scholarly journals Design and Prototyping of an Electronic Cane for an Indoor Guide System for the Blind

Ingeniería ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 425-436
Author(s):  
Arnaldo Andres Gonzalez Gomez ◽  
Yesid Díaz Gutiérrez ◽  
Wilson David Flórez Barboza
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Blind People ◽  
Blind Person ◽  
Daily Life Activities ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
Guide System

Context: Blindness is a physical-sensory disability that limits the ability of affected people to carry out daily-life activities and deteriorates their quality of life. It is estimated that there are 296.000 blind people throughout the Colombian territory. Method: This article presents the development of an electronic baton that works with a system of guiding lines and information points, together with an application for mobile devices. This research is based on the quantitative method, seeking to investigate the characteristics of the device in terms of its use. A descriptive investigation is performed which can be classified as ex post facto. Results: As a result, a device is developed which can guide a blind person to their destination in closed areas, although the time used for movement is greater compared to a journey with human assistance. Conclusions: There are solutions aimed at guiding a blind person in closed spaces that achieve this goal, although they require bulky hardware, which prevents the dimensions of the device from resembling those of the walking sticks normally used as a tool by the blind population. This limits the natural use of this kind of devices.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Discharge Planning and The Quality of Life of Patients with Diabetic Ulcer

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Candra Kusuma Negara ◽  
Abd Basid ◽  
Sri Erliani ◽  
Inaya Turahman
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Discharge Planning ◽  
Diabetic Ulcer ◽  
Diabetic Ulcers ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
Ex Post Facto Study

Introduction: Diabetic ulcer is one of the chronic complications of diabetes mellitus. Several studies in Indonesia reported that the mortality rate of gangrene ulcers in people with diabetes ranged from 17-32%, and diabetic ulcers affected the quality of life of sufferers. All patients hospitalized require discharge planning. From the explanation above, it can be concluded that Diabetes Mellitus is a degenerative disease that indeed requires hospitalization. The purpose of this study is to find out whether the Discharge planning process has a relationship with the quality of life of patients with Diabetic Ulcers. Methods: With the Ex post facto study design, 28 respondentwho were in accordance obtained measurements of discharge planning processes using interview methods and measurements on quality of life using the WHOQOL-BREEF questionnaire with spearman rank non parametric correlation analysis methods. Results: The results of the value are obtained: a = 0.05 with = rs table (0.707), RHO count (0.949)>rs table then categorized in the table Relationship Strengths correlation results obtained in this category is very strong / near perfect with the value 0.76- 1.00. Conclusions:This shows that there is a significant relationship with the strength of a very strong / near-perfect relationship according to the table.

scholarly journals Influence of socioeconomic factors on daily life activities and quality of life of Thai elderly

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ratana Somrongthong ◽  
Sunanta Wongchalee ◽  
Chandrika Ramakrishnan ◽  
Donnapa Hongthong ◽  
Korravarn Yodmai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Daily Life Activities

<em>Background</em>: The increasing number of older people is a significant issue in Thailand, resulted in growing demands of health and social welfare services. The study aim was to explore the influence of socioeconomic factors on activities of daily living and quality of life of Thai seniors. <br /><em>Design and methods:</em> Using randomised cluster sampling, one province was sampled from each of the Central, North, Northeast and South regions, then one subdistrict sampled in each province, and a household survey used to identify the sample of 1678 seniors aged 60 years and over. The Mann-Whitney U-test and binary logistic regression were used to compare and determine the association of socioeconomic variables on quality of life and activities of daily living. <br /><em>Results</em>: The findings showed that sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors were significantly related to functional capacity of daily living. Education levels were strongly associated with daily life activities, with 3.55 adjusted ORs for respondents with secondary school education. Gender was important, with females comprising 61% of dependent respondents but only 47% of independent respondents. Seniors with low incomes were more likely to be anxious in the past, present and future and less likely to accept death in the late stage, with 1.40 Adjusted ORs (95%CI: 1.02-1.92), and 0.72 (95%CI: 0.53-0.98), respectively. However, they were more likely to engage in social activities. <br /><em>Conclusions</em>: While socioeconomic factors strongly indicated the functional capacity to live independently, a good quality of life also required other factors leading to happiness and life satisfaction.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AFTER STROKE ON QUALITY OF LIFE AND DAILY LIFE ACTIVITIES

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 6-11
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Post Stroke ◽  
Daily Life Activities ◽  
The Impact

Stroke is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. Cognitive impairment is commonly seen after stroke and might significantly affect the functional outcome. The study aimed to investigate the impact of cognitive impairment after stroke on quality of life and daily life activities. This was a cross-sectional study involving 38 post stroke patients, consisted of 23 males (60.5%) and 15 females (39.5%). All patients underwent neuropsychology examination and assessment of quality of life and activity daily living. The proportion of post-stroke cognitive impairment was 44.7%. Cognitive impairment after stroke affects several domains, including attention, memory, executive function and visuospatial. Cognitive impairment was significantly associated with worse performance in daily life activities

scholarly journals Effects of Acupuncture Treatment on Daily Life Activities and Quality of Life

Stroke ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 29 (10) ◽  
pp. 2100-2108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunilla Gosman-Hedström ◽  
Lisbet Claesson ◽  
Ulrika Klingenstierna ◽  
Jane Carlsson ◽  
Bengt Olausson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Acupuncture Treatment ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Daily Life Activities

Artificial Intelligence, Other Minds, and Human Factor Development

2020 ◽  
pp. 205-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ikedinachi Ayodele Power Wogu ◽  
Jesse Oluwafemi Katende ◽  
Ayotunde Elegbeleye ◽  
Comfort Olushola Roland-Otaru ◽  
Hosea Abalaka Apeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Extinction Risk ◽  
Other Minds ◽  
Intelligent Machines ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Human Endeavor ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
Life On Earth

While the majority of scientists agree that artificial intelligence (AI) technology have provided excellent platforms for inventing tools beneficial for enhancing man's quality of life on earth, there are a host of others who have identified existential and ontological hazards associated with the proliferation of super-intelligent machines (SIM), now utilized for virtually every human endeavor. The Marxian alienation theory was adopted for the study while Creswell's qualitative and Marilyn's ex-post facto research design approaches were adopted as viable methodologies for the study. Justifiable grounds by which existentialist scholars continue to promote the ‘extinction risk threat' and the impending job annihilation theory were identified. Scientists and existentialist scholars are therefore enjoined to urgently identify pathways for aligning the goals of SIM with those of mankind.

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