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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 11 avhandlingar innehållade ordet PEDI.

  1. 1. Mobility, Sitting Posture and Reaching Movements in Children with Myelomeningocele

    Författare :Simone Norrlin; Lennart von Wendt; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pediatrics; myelomeningocele; PEDI; mobility; sitting posture; reaching; motor adaptation; Pediatrik; Paediatric medicine; Pediatrisk medicin; pediatrik; Pediatrics;

    Sammanfattning : Children with myelomeningocele (MMC) usually have problems with daily life activities, but the background to their problems is not altogether obvious. An understanding of the possible causes of activity problems is a prerequisite for the effectiveness of physical therapy. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of two questionnaires for the assessment of occupational performance in children with disability : Children's Hand-use Experience Questionnaire (CHEQ) and Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI)

    Författare :Ahmed Amer; Liselotte Norling Hermansson; Ann-Christin Eliasson; Åsa Lundgren-Nilsson; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Measurement tool; occupational performance; Rasch analysis; reliability; cross-cultural; validity evidence; Jordan; Uganda;

    Sammanfattning : Globally, 93–150 million children live with some form of disability, most of them live in developing countries. Occupational performance describes a person’s ability to execute tasks that are meaningful, in the context in which the person lives. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Measuring activities of daily living in children : validation of the German version of the pediatric evaluation of disability inventory (PEDI-G)

    Författare :Christina Schulze; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Activity limitations;

    Sammanfattning : Activities of daily living (ADL) are crucial for children with and without activity limitations because they enable them to participate in everyday life. For the evaluation of children’s ADL performance, health professionals such as occupational therapists use standardized ADL assessments, e.g. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Measurements of Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy

    Författare :Eva Nordmark; Barns och familjers hälsa; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; kinesitherapy; Physical medicine; epidemiology; function; Cerebral palsy; measurement; children; revalidation; rehabilitation; Rehabilitering medicinsk och social ;

    Sammanfattning : Cerebral palsy (CP) is a term for a group of conditions associated with motor disabilities, that are very heterogeneous, i.e. symptoms, severity, associated impairments, functional outcome and needs. The overall purpose of this thesis was to study the prevalence and gross motor function and to evaluate and adapt measurements in children with CP. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Cerebral palsy in Mulago hospital, Uganda : comorbidity, diagnosis and cultural adaptation of an assessment tool

    Författare :Angelina Kakooza-Mwesige; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Cerebral palsy;

    Sammanfattning : Background and aim: Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common form of chronic motor disability that begins in early childhood and persists throughout life. The clinical features, including motor function, comorbidities and nutritional status, have not been investigated in Uganda. LÄS MER