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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 61 avhandlingar innehållade orden the International Classification of Functioning.
1. Functioning after stroke : An application of the International Classification of Functioning,Disability and Health (ICF)
Sammanfattning : Objective. The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate the biopsychosocial consequences after stroke and test the validity of the ICF Core Sets for Stroke during one year post-stroke. Material and Methods. LÄS MER
2. Functioning and disability in adults with hearing loss : the preparatory studies in the ICF Core sets for hearing loss project
Sammanfattning : Hearing loss (HL) is a health condition that affects more than 360 million people worldwide. The findings from previous research point at the adverse relationship between adults with hearing loss and important aspects of everyday life such as social relations, communication and work-related tasks. LÄS MER
3. Applicability of the ICF-CY to describe functioning and environment of children with disabilities
Sammanfattning : The aim of the thesis, with four empirical studies, was to explore the applicability of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, version for children and youth (ICF-CY) to describe functioning and environment of children with disabilities. The components and categories in the ICF-CY were explored by studying items in ICF-CY based questionnaires in studies I and II and by linking texts of individual habilitation plans to the ICF-CY in studies III and IV. LÄS MER
4. Which Entitlements and for Whom? The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Ideological Antecedents
Sammanfattning : The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), adopted by the UN in 2006, represents the coming of age of a human rights approach to disability. In doing so, it provides answers to the questions what ‘disability’ is, who ‘persons with disabilities’ are and what entitlements are legitimate and relevant in relation to ‘disability’. LÄS MER
5. The challenge of communication during home mechanical ventilation
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore and describe experience of communication during home mechanical ventilation (HMV) in adults, thereby contributing to increased knowledge and awareness of issues related to ventilator-supported communication. Mechanical ventilatory support seriously affects speaking and communication. LÄS MER