Contexts: Assistive Technology at Home, School, Work, and in the Community

1990 ◽  
pp. 15-40
Author(s):  
D BRYEN
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Home School ◽  
School Work ◽  
At Home

scholarly journals Psychosocial health of school-aged children during the initial COVID-19 safer-at-home school mandates in Florida: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah L. McKune ◽  
Daniel Acosta ◽  
Nick Diaz ◽  
Kaitlin Brittain ◽  
Diana Joyce- Beaulieu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Psychosocial Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Home School ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
K 12 ◽  
At Home

Abstract Background Given the emerging literature regarding the impacts of lockdown measures on mental health, this study aims to describe the psychosocial health of school-aged children and adolescents during the COVID-19 Safer-at-Home School mandates. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in April 2020 (n = 280) among K-12 students at a research school in North Central Florida. Bivariate analysis and logistic and multinomial logistic regression models were used to examine socio-demographic and knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) predictors of indicators of anxiety-related, depressive, and obsessive-compulsive disorder(OCD)-related symptoms. Outcomes (anxiety, OCD, and depressive related symptoms) were measured by indices generated based on reported symptoms associated with each psychosocial outcome. Results Loss of household income was associated with increased risk for all three index-based outcomes: depressive symptoms [aOR = 3.130, 95% CI = (1.41–6.97)], anxiety-related symptoms [aOR = 2.531, 95%CI = (1.154–5.551)], and OCD-related symptoms [aOR = 2.90, 95%CI = (1.32–6.36)]. Being female was associated with being at higher risk for depressive symptoms [aOR = 1.72, 95% CI = (1.02–2.93)], anxiety-related symptoms [aOR = 1.75, 95% CI = (1.04–2.97)], and OCD-related symptoms [aOR = 1.764, 95%CI = (1.027–3.028)]. Parental practices protective against COVID-19 were associated with children being at higher risk of depressive symptoms [aOR = 1.55, 95% CI = (1.04–2.31)]. Lower school level was associated with children being at higher risk of anxiety-related and OCD-related symptoms. Conclusions As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, schools should prioritize mental health interventions that target younger, female students, and children of families with income loss. Limiting the spread of COVID-19 through school closure may exacerbate negative psychosocial health outcomes in children, thus school administrators should move quickly to target those at greatest risk.

scholarly journals Indoor Air Quality Problems at Home, School, and Work

2018 ◽  
Vol 198 (1) ◽  
pp. P1-P2
Author(s):  
Anne S. Mainardi ◽  
Carrie A. Redlich
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Indoor Air Quality ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Home School ◽  
At Home

scholarly journals If you do not know the child's temperament you do not know the child

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmelo Calluen ◽  
Thomas Oakland
Keyword(s):  
Home School ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Behavioral Characteristics ◽  
Theoretical Orientations ◽  
Imaginative Thinking ◽  
Cross National ◽  
At Home

Current scholarship generally characterizes temperament as stylistic and relatively stable traits that subsume intrinsic tendencies to act and react in somewhat predictable ways to people, events, and other stimuli. An understanding of children's temperament preferences aids our understanding of the origins of behaviors as well as normal attitudes children display at home, school, and elsewhere. The purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction to children's temperament along with a desire that this information serve to stimulate further research and applications in Brazil. The concept of temperament has evolved from a classic (Hippocrates and Galen) to a modern (Jung and Myers and Briggs) perspective. Two theoretical orientations (Thomas and Chess as well as Oakland and colleagues) provide somewhat popular methods to explain temperament constructs displayed by children and youth. This paper focuses on Oakland and colleagues' approach to temperament in children ages 8-17 in terms of the eight basic styles that are grouped into four bipolar traits: extroverted or introverted, practical or imaginative, thinking or feeling, and organized or flexible styles. Descriptions of the temperament styles and their corresponding behavioral characteristics in children are included. Findings from cross-national research on children's temperaments also are discussed.

scholarly journals Differences in assistive technology installed for people with dementia living at home who have wandering and safety risks

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleanor Curnow ◽  
Robert Rush ◽  
Sylwia Gorska ◽  
Kirsty Forsyth
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Living Situation ◽  
Caregiver Support ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Multiple Characteristics ◽  
Person Characteristics ◽  
Person With Dementia ◽  
The Impact ◽  
At Home

Abstract Background Assistive Technology for people with dementia living at home is not meeting their care needs. Reasons for this may be due to limited understanding of variation in multiple characteristics of people with dementia including their safety and wandering risks, and how these affect their assistive technology requirements. This study therefore aimed to explore the possibility of grouping people with dementia according to data describing multiple person characteristics. Then to investigate the relationships between these groupings and installed Assistive Technology interventions. Methods Partitioning Around Medoids cluster analysis was used to determine participant groupings based upon secondary data which described the person characteristics of 451 people with dementia with Assistive Technology needs. Relationships between installed Assistive Technology and participant groupings were then examined. Results Two robust clustering solutions were identified within the person characteristics data. Relationships between the clustering solutions and installed Assistive Technology data indicate the utility of this method for exploring the impact of multiple characteristics on Assistive technology installations. Living situation and caregiver support influence installation of assistive technology more strongly than level of risk or cognitive impairment. People with dementia living alone received different AT from those living with others. Conclusions Results suggest that caregiver support and the living situation of the person with dementia influence the type and frequency of installed Assistive Technology. Reasons for this include the needs of the caregiver themselves, the caregiver view of the participants’ needs, caregiver response to alerts, and the caregiver contribution to the assistive technology assessment and selection process. Selection processes should be refined to account for the needs and views of both caregivers and people with dementia. This will require additional assessor training, and the development of validated assessments for people with dementia who have additional impairments. Policies should support the development of services which provide a wider range of AT to facilitate interventions which are focused on the needs of the person with dementia.

Living at home with acquired cognitive impairment – Can assistive technology help?

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 91-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Göran Molin ◽  
Christina Pettersson ◽  
Oskar Jonsson ◽  
Ulf Keijer
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Assistive Technology ◽  
At Home

The ethical evaluation of assistive technology for practitioners: a checklist arising from a participatory study with people with dementia, family and professionals

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatrice Godwin
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Ethical Evaluation ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Monitoring And Surveillance ◽  
At Home

PurposeUncertainty over ethical impact may hinder uptake of assistive technology (AT) in dementia. This study aims to examine whether AT contributes to person‐centred care, whether users can participate in research and to explore ethical dilemmas with users, family and professional carers.Design/methodology/approachPeople with dementia, at home or in residential care, and carers were allocated equipment and consulted about ethics. In a small, qualitative study, data were collected using semi‐structured interviews and vignettes and content‐analysed to establish themes.FindingsAT in person‐centred dementia care requires meticulous assessment, reliability and availability in rapidly evolving situations. Users displayed insight, logic and empathy in ethical evaluation. They disliked remote monitoring and surveillance, whereas carers were pragmatic, prioritising safety.Research limitations/implicationsThis research provides further evidence that users with dementia can be included in research. It demonstrates a significant potential role for AT in dementia care, with an ethical checklist to help professionals evaluate ethical dilemmas.Originality/valueAT potentially increases wellbeing, enabling users to remain longer at home, delaying or avoiding moves to or between homes.

Start at Home to Improve Home-School Relations

1989 ◽  
Vol 73 (513) ◽  
pp. 23-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold Hester
Keyword(s):  
Home School ◽  
At Home

scholarly journals Character Education Through Dola Bololo in Early Childhood at Afe Taduma Ternate North Maluku, Indonesia.

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sida Said ◽  
Yufiarti . ◽  
Moch.Syarief Sumantri
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Character Education ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Home School ◽  
Mutual Assistance ◽  
At Home

The purpose of this article is to know the character education through Dola Bololo can give to early childhood, place,and time Dola Bololo is expressed to educate characters in early childhood in Afe Taduma Ternate. This study used ethnography qualitative methods to determine character education through Dola Bololo individually or in groups. The results show that character education can be provided through Dola Bololo for the formation of early childhood characteristics such as religious education, mutual assistance, togetherness, love of the nation, caring for nature. The Character education can be given at home, school and the environment. Dola Bololo is pronounced in poetry, syarhil, and sung at certain times.

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