scholarly journals Evaluation of a Tele-assistance Technological Tool in Activities of Daily Life of People with Visual Disabilities

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
Camilo Barrera Valencia ◽  
Consuelo Vélez Álvarez ◽  
Héctor Darío Escobar Góme ◽  
Paola Tatiana Henao Chic
Keyword(s):  
Information Needs ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Video Conference ◽  
Blind Person ◽  
Visual Disability ◽  
Visual Disabilities ◽  
Activities Of Daily Life ◽  
Technological Tool ◽  
Selection Of

Introduction: Blind people lose an important degree of independence, which makes it difficult to carry out different activities of daily life. Objective: To develop and evaluate a telecare model that consisted of guiding a person with visual disability through a video conference to carry out activities of daily life. Methods: The telecare model is based on the guidance through voice commands. Telecare begins when a blind person, through a mobile device, transmits images, video and voice (video conference) in real-time to a person with normal vision in a different place that works as a guide, so that the guide knows the details of the blind person. The environment of the person that can solve immediate information needs, location or selection of objects requires visual support. It was evaluated with 37 people with visual disabilities through the Lawton & Brody scale. Results: It is an improved progressive evolution in the level of independence of the Lawton and Brody scale, which presents an advance of just over 2 points in the scale thanks to the tele-assistance application (p = 0.000). Conclusion: The participants were at a moderate level of dependence and, after the tele-assistance tests, their level was mild. The highest score was obtained in activities related to money management and purchases. In contrast, participants had less value activities within the home. The results allowed us to verify the effectiveness of telecare to improve the independence and well-being of people with visual disabilities.

Machine Learning Applied to Datasets of Human Activity Recognition-An Applications of Data Analysis in HealthCare

2022 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Patricia Ariza-Colpas ◽  
Enrico Vicario ◽  
Shariq Aziz Butt ◽  
Emiro De-la_Hoz-Franco ◽  
Marlon Alberto Piñeres-Melo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Predictive Model ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Quality Metrics ◽  
Indoor Environments ◽  
Activities Of Daily Life ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Selection Of

Background: Older adults who have poor health, such as those in personal conditions motivate them to remain active and productive, both at home and in geriatric homes, they need a combination of advanced methods of visual monitoring, optimization, pattern recognition and learning, that provide safe and comfortable environments and that once serve as a tool to facilitate the work of family members and workers. It should be noted that this also seeks to recreate a technology that gives these adults autonomy in indoor environments. Objective: Generate a prediction model of activities of daily living through classification techniques and selection of characteristics, to contribute to the development in this area of knowledge, especially in the field of health, to carry out an accurate monitoring of activities of the elderly or people with some type of disability. Technological developments allow predictive analysis of activities of daily life, contributing to the identification of patterns in advance, to take actions to improve the quality of life of the elderly. Method: The vanKasteren, CASAS Kyoto and CASAS Aruba datasets were used, which have certain variability in terms of occupation and the number of activities of daily life to be identified, to validate a predictive model capable of supporting their identification. activities in indoor environments. Results: After implementing 12 classifiers, among which the following stand out: Classification Via Regression, OneR, Attribute Selected, J48, Random SubSpace, RandomForest, RandomCommittee, Bagging, Random Tree, JRip, LMT and REP Tree, are analyzed in the light of precision and recall quality metrics, those classifiers that show better results when identifying activities of daily life. For the specific case of this experimentation, the Classification Via Regression and OneR classifiers obtain the best results. Conclusion: The efficiency of the predictive model based on classification is concluded, showing the results of the two classifiers Classification Via Regression and OneR with quality metrics higher than 90% even when the datasets vary in occupation and number of activities

scholarly journals THE CONCEPT OF AURAH: ISLAMIC DRESSING CODE AND PERSONAL GROOMING ACCORDING TO FIQH LAW

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zanirah Mustafa@Busu ◽  
Sıtı Fatimah Tasir ◽  
Nor Asmira Mat Jusoh
Keyword(s):  
Daily Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Dress Code ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Dress Codes ◽  
Guiding Principles ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Selection Of

The method and manner of dressing, whether it is halal or haram have been extensively discussed by many scholars to ensure that the clothes Muslims wear go beyond covering their bodies; it also has to do with the well-being of the individuals as well as the community. All the dress codes specified by Allah and His Messenger form the guiding principles for Muslims as part of their way of life. This article discusses the dressing code in terms of clothing and accessories in Islam for both men and women. This code illustrates what is allowed and not allowed in the selection of clothing and accessories as well as the justifications for obeying this code in daily life. This study covers the actual definition of the concept of aurah according to Islam, women's hijab and veil, jewelry for women and men, and the dress codes of women and men. The findings of the study indicate that in Islam, fashion involving clothing and accessories can fulfil the current needs of society as long as the dress code is adhered to. Keywords: Dress, Adornment, Halal, Haram

Assessment of health related issues in individuals’, couples’, and families’ daily life

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 146-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meinrad Perrez ◽  
Michael Reicherts ◽  
Yves Hänggi ◽  
Andrea B. Horn ◽  
Gisela Michel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Ecological Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Lower Variability

Abstract. Most research in health psychology is based on retrospective self reports, which are distorted by recall biases and have low ecological validity. To overcome such limitations we developed computer assisted diary approaches to assess health related behaviours in individuals’, couples’ and families’ daily life. The event- and time-sampling-based instruments serve to assess appraisals of the current situation, feelings of physical discomfort, current emotional states, conflict and emotion regulation in daily life. They have proved sufficient reliability and validity in the context of individual, couple and family research with respect to issues like emotion regulation and health. As examples: Regarding symptom reporting curvilinear pattern of frequencies over the day could be identified by parents and adolescents; or psychological well-being is associated with lower variability in basic affect dimensions. In addition, we report on preventive studies to improve parental skills and enhance their empathic competences towards their baby, and towards their partner.

THE COLOUR VISION DEFICIENCIES AMONG STUDENTS OF HUE SECONDARY SCHOOL OF TRANSPORTATION

2013 ◽  
pp. 76-81
Author(s):  
Thi Anh Thu Nguyen ◽  
Thi Mai Dung Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Colour Vision ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Visual Disabilities ◽  
Occupation Group ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Colour Blindness ◽  
Critical Requirement

Background: Colorblind disability causes difficulties for people in daily life. Derived from the critical requirement to detect the patients in order to help prevent inappropriate careers, especially careers related to transportation, this research aim to determine the situations and the distributions of different types of visual disabilities. Materials: 1174 students (787 boys and 387 girls) including 2 groups: occupation group and transportation group were tested with ISHIHARA chromatic plates for colour vision deficiencies (CVD) (CVD iclude the total colour blindness, red- green blindness, red-blindness, green- blindness). The results are showed as follow: (i) Frequency of CVD boys among boy group is 4.70%; (ii) Frequency of CVD girls among girls group is 2.58%; (iii) In boy group, among 3 types of red- green blindness, the green-blindness has the higher frequency (3.18%) comparision with these ones of the red- green blindness and red-blindness. The total colour defiency was hardly; (iv) Frequency of CVD students among occupation group is 4.15%; (v) Frequency of CVD students among transportation group is 3.83%.

Teaching Resilience to People With Visual Disabilities

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Inger Solange Maitta Rosado ◽  
Jenmer Maricela Pinargote Ortega ◽  
Eva Alcivar Medranda ◽  
Elisa Ximena Coello Basurto
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Conceptual Analysis ◽  
Psychological Support ◽  
Visual Disability ◽  
Visual Disabilities ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Technical University

The objective of the research is to develop resilience in people with visual disabilities at the Technical University of Manabí. The work offers a conceptual analysis on visual disability in students. It deals with what is related to the conceptual understanding of resilience, where several authors who have studied the subject are analyzed. The resilient capacity of students with visual impairment and the importance of psychological support is analyzed. The importance of the intervention in resilience is exposed, where the content of the Manual of Intervention in Resilience of Eugenio Saavedra 2011 is analyzed. The results of the measurement of resilience are shown in the students of the Technical University of Manabí who suffer from a visual disability and the situation that could be verified after applying the work of training in resilience to said personnel. Finally, the conclusions of the work are exposed, where the relevance of the study is demonstrated and a group of recommendations is made based on the importance of the results obtained in the research.

scholarly journals Physical activity as a therapeutic strategy in mental health: an integrative review with implication for nursing care

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno da Silva Lourenço ◽  
Maria Angélica de Almeida Peres ◽  
Isaura Setenta Porto ◽  
Rosane Mara Pontes de Oliveira ◽  
Virginia Faria Damásio Dutra
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Therapeutic Strategy ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Healthy Lifestyles ◽  
Practical Effect ◽  
Selection Of

Abstract This study is an integrative review with the aim to identify and describe the scientific evidence of the practical effect of physical activity in people with mental disorders. For the selection of articles, the databases CINAHL, MEDLINE, LILACS, SciELO, Cochrane and Scopus were used. The sample of this review consisted of eight articles. Their analysis resulted in the categories: obesity and metabolic syndrome, specialized nursing, sedentary and healthy lifestyles, support and social network, incentive to the practice of physical activity, and anxiety and physical activity. The benefits to physical health were partially elucidated by the sample. The implications for nursing care arise from the therapeutic efficacy of physical activity by people with mental disorders, adding individual and collective benefits that provide socialization and promotion of well-being.

scholarly journals The effect of exercise on quality of life and activities of daily life in frail older adults: A systematic review of randomised control trials

2021 ◽  
Vol 147 ◽  
pp. 111287
Author(s):  
Evan Campbell ◽  
Fanny Petermann-Rocha ◽  
Paul Welsh ◽  
Carlos Celis-Morales ◽  
Jill P. Pell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Frail Older Adults ◽  
Activities Of Daily Life ◽  
Randomised Control Trials

scholarly journals Validation of questionnaire-reported chest wall abnormalities with a telephone interview in Swiss childhood cancer survivors

BMC Cancer ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahel Kasteler ◽  
Christa Lichtensteiger ◽  
Christina Schindera ◽  
Marc Ansari ◽  
Claudia E. Kuehni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Childhood Cancer ◽  
Chest Wall ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Childhood Cancer Survivors ◽  
Thoracic Wall ◽  
Medical Attention ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Chest wall abnormalities are a poorly studied complication after treatment for childhood cancer. Chest wall abnormalities are not well-described in the literature, and little is known on the impact on daily life of survivors. Methods We investigated prevalence and risk factors of chest wall abnormalities in childhood cancer survivors in a nationwide, population-based cohort study (Swiss Childhood Cancer Survivor Study) with a questionnaire survey. We then interviewed a nested sample of survivors to validate types of chest wall abnormalities and understand their impact on the daily life of survivors. Results Forty-eight of 2382 (95%CI 2–3%) survivors reported a chest wall abnormality. Risk factors were older age at cancer diagnosis (16–20 years; OR 2.5, 95%CI 1.0–6.1), lymphoma (OR 3.8, 95%CI 1.2–11.4), and central nervous system tumors (OR 9.5, 95%CI 3.0–30.1) as underlying disease, and treatment with thoracic radiotherapy (OR 2.0, 95%CI 1.0–4.2), surgery to the chest (OR 4.5, 95%CI 1.8–11.5), or chemotherapy (OR 2.9, 95%CI 1.0–8.1). The nature of the chest wall abnormalities varied and included thoracic wall deformities (30%), deformations of the spine (5%) or both (55%), and scars (10%). Chest wall abnormalities affected daily life in two thirds (13/20) of those who reported these problems and necessitated medical attention for 15 (75%) survivors. Conclusion It is important that, during follow-up care, physicians pay attention to chest wall abnormalities, which are rare late effects of cancer treatment, but can considerably affect the well-being of cancer survivors.

scholarly journals The Experience of Empathy in Everyday Life

2021 ◽  
pp. 095679762199520
Author(s):  
Gregory John Depow ◽  
Zoë Francis ◽  
Michael Inzlicht
Keyword(s):  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Perspective Taking ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Trait Empathy

We used experience sampling to examine perceptions of empathy in the everyday lives of a group of 246 U.S. adults who were quota sampled to represent the population on key demographics. Participants reported an average of about nine opportunities to empathize per day; these experiences were positively associated with prosocial behavior, a relationship not found with trait measures. Although much of the literature focuses on the distress of strangers, in everyday life, people mostly empathize with very close others, and they empathize with positive emotions 3 times as frequently as with negative emotions. Although trait empathy was negatively associated only with well-being, empathy in daily life was generally associated with increased well-being. Theoretically distinct components of empathy—emotion sharing, perspective taking, and compassion—typically co-occur in everyday empathy experiences. Finally, empathy in everyday life was higher for women and the religious but not significantly lower for conservatives and the wealthy.

Sleepless in Taipei: The application of photovoice method to explore the major challenges perceived by homeless people facing multifaceted social exclusion

2021 ◽  
pp. 026101832098184
Author(s):  
Yi-Wen Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Final Stage ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Homeless People ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Housing First ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Main Station ◽  
Policies And Practices

Homeless people typically experience multiple social exclusions that severely affect their well-being. Therefore, based on clients’ participation, this study aims to explore what homeless people facing multifaceted social exclusion perceive as their biggest challenges in daily life, thereby rethinking the current homelessness policies and practices in Taiwan. Using the photovoice method, six homeless people living in the vicinity of the Taipei Main Station participated in the three-stage project. They took photographs to illustrate the main life difficulties and satisfactions they faced and engaged in dialogues through the images presented in the photographs. Through the photovoice workshops, ‘poor sleep’ was identified as their major common predicament, and all participants responded with strong emotions about the dire need to sleep well. In the final stage, homeless participants proposed the ‘Sleep First’ solution based on their own perspectives, which supported the philosophy of the ‘Housing First’ approach to addressing homelessness.

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