scholarly journals Inclusive Design: Systems Interaction Society - Textile Means of Rehabilitation - Child

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 198-206
Author(s):  
A. Golubchikova ◽  
N. Korobtseva
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
The Body ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
External Appearance ◽  
Design Systems ◽  
And Function

One of the goals of rehabilitation of children with disabilities (HHS) is to improve their quality of life. For this purpose, various technical means, devices and adaptations which solve a number of problems in life of the child are developed. But there is another aspect that affects the quality of life of such children — is the attitude of people around them. The child is emotionally unstable individual, his psyche is very vulnerable to react to negative emotions. In this case the saying that ‘meet on clothes’ is very applicable. And if the child looks aesthetically pleasing, then others perceive him positively. But in some diseases (physical deviations from the norm) there is no ergonomic and aesthetic clothing. The paper considers the interaction of the systems Society — Textile means of rehabilitation — Child. It is revealed that textile means of rehabilitation, including inclusive clothing have an impact not only on the child’s condition, but also on the emotional state of the society in contact with him, especially his parents. Research on the systematization of information about violations of the structure and function of the body allowed to identify and group the possible causes of violations of the proportions of the child’s body. Some can be compensated by the use of fixing products, others through the use of illusions that contribute to the visual alignment of the proportions of the child. The article formulates the basic principles of designing textile means of rehabilitation and inclusive clothing for children with disabilities, aimed at harmonizing the perception of the external appearance of the child.

scholarly journals Kids’ Outcomes And Long-term Abilities (KOALA): protocol for a prospective, longitudinal cohort study of mild traumatic brain injury in children 6 months to 6 years of age

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. e040603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam H Beauchamp ◽  
Fanny Dégeilh ◽  
Keith Yeates ◽  
Isabelle Gagnon ◽  
Ken Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Brain Structure And Function ◽  
And Function

IntroductionMild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is highly prevalent, especially in children under 6 years. However, little research focuses on the consequences of mTBI early in development. The objective of the Kids’ Outcomes And Long-term Abilities (KOALA) study is to document the impact of early mTBI on children’s motor, cognitive, social and behavioural functioning, as well as on quality of life, stress, sleep and brain integrity.Methods and analysesKOALA is a prospective, multicentre, longitudinal cohort study of children aged 6 months to 6 years at the time of injury/recruitment. Children who sustain mTBI (n=150) or an orthopaedic injury (n=75) will be recruited from three paediatric emergency departments (PEDs), and compared with typically developing children (community controls, n=75). A comprehensive battery of prognostic and outcome measures will be collected in the PED, at 10 days, 1, 3 and 12 months postinjury. Biological measures, including measures of brain structure and function (magnetic resonance imaging, MRI), stress (hair cortisol), sleep (actigraphy) and genetics (saliva), will complement direct testing of function using developmental and neuropsychological measures and parent questionnaires. Group comparisons and predictive models will test the a priori hypotheses that, compared with children from the community or with orthopaedic injuries, children with mTBI will (1) display more postconcussive symptoms and exhibit poorer motor, cognitive, social and behavioural functioning; (2) show evidence of altered brain structure and function, poorer sleep and higher levels of stress hormones. A combination of child, injury, socioenvironmental and psychobiological factors are expected to predict behaviour and quality of life at 1, 3 and 12 months postinjury.Ethics and disseminationThe KOALA study is approved by the Sainte-Justine University Hospital, McGill University Health Centre and University of Calgary Conjoint Health Research Ethics Boards. Parents of participants will provide written consent. Dissemination will occur through peer-reviewed journals and an integrated knowledge translation plan.

scholarly journals THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR STUDENTS IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: CURRENT SITUATIONS AND BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOHYGIENIC IMPROVEMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (11) ◽  
pp. 2750-2754
Author(s):  
Oksana V. Tymoshchuk ◽  
Roman Z. Han ◽  
Iryna Y. Makoida ◽  
Olha B. Molodovets ◽  
Iryna B. Romash ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
The Body ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Adolescent Boys ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Psychophysiological Functions ◽  
Development Processes

The aim: To develop the key principles of psychohygienic improvement of the processes of personality formation and enhancement of the quality of life of pupils and students of modern educational institutions of various types. Materials and methods: While working out the basic principles of psychohygienic correction of the processes of personality development and improvement of the quality of life of pupils and students of modern educational institutions of various types, we have conducted surveys of the adolescent boys and girls studying at five modern educational institutions in Ivano-Frankivsk city, namely Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk Finance Commercial Cooperative College named after Stepan Hranat, Ivano-Frankivsk State Music School named after Denys Sichynskyi, Ivano-Frankivsk Vocational Lyceum of Road Transport and Construction No. 15, and Ivano-Frankivsk Boarding Lyceum for Gifted Young People from Rural Areas. A total of 420 pupils and students studying at different types of educational institutions took part in the survey. They were in both natural and preformed conditions due to application of the program of psychophysiological effects on the body, psychohygienic correction of personality development processes and improvement of the quality of life of pupils and students. Results: While conducting the research, we have noted that the practical application of the program of psychophysiological effects on the body, psychohygienic correction of personality development processes and improvement of the quality of life of pupils and students occurs at mental, personal and psychophysiological levels of the adolescent boys and girls, anticipating correction of emotional, motivational and behaviour-based key characteristics of personality, psychophysiological adaptation and quality of life, thus being a platform for development of creative potential, self-analysis, self-expression and self-control skills, as well as discovery of positive landmarks and meaning of life of the boys and girls. Conclusions: The obtained data demonstrate that implementation of the program of psychophysiological effects on the body, psychohygienic correction of personality development processes and improvement of the quality of life of pupils and students, which includes: study of the level of development of psychophysiological functions, personality characteristics and indicators of the quality of life in each of the participants as well as taking into account the leading areas of their development within certain frameworks of educational process (the milestone of psychodiagnostics and assessment of the level of development of psychophysiological functions and personality traits); performing a set of exercises to relieve muscle spasms, isometric and respiratory gymnastics, as well as exercises of asymmetric gymnastics (the milestone of physical impact); application of psychophysiological component (the milestone of psychophysiological influence); introduction of a psychohygienic component (the milestone of psychohygienic correction) serves the basis for creating the foundation for activating positive changes in the peculiarities of psychophysiological and mental adaptation and characteristics of the quality of life of modern youth at educational institutions of various types.

Long-Term Results of Surgically Treated Radial Polydactyly – An Outcome Correlation Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (03) ◽  
pp. 264-269
Author(s):  
Ching Man Yeung ◽  
Alexander Kai Yiu Choi ◽  
Jennifer Wing Sze Tong ◽  
Winnie Fok ◽  
Yat Fai Chan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Long Term Results ◽  
Activity Restriction ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
And Function

Background: Thumb polydactyly is one of the commonest congenital hand differences. Traditional surgeon-based outcome scores capture outcomes mainly on bodily structure and function. Outcomes on the long-term well-being of the patients in the domains of activity and participation are not fully studied. Methods: Forty-eight thumbs in forty-five Chinese patients with radial polydactyly underwent surgical treatment at or before 3 years old were recruited. Mean follow-up was 11.6 years. Surgical outcomes were collected and compared to the normal opposite thumb. The results were compiled into the Japanese Society for Surgery of the Hand (JSSH) score, Cheng score and Tada score. Patients’ activity involving hands were assessed by both objective tools and patient-reported outcome measure while their health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was assessed by Patient- and Parent-reported Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL). Correlations between outcomes were analysed. Results: Overall, both parents and patients themselves reported good quality of life with mean score of 86.6% and 92.1% respectively in PedsQL. The combined surgical scores ranged from 52% good or excellent results using JSSH score to 100% good result using Cheng score. None of the outcomes on bodily structure and function showed positive correlation with patient’s well-being. Negative correlation was noted in total passive range of movement, active movement and Cheng score. All patients reported no activity restriction. Writing test did not show significant slowing. The operated hands had significantly poorer fine motor dexterity than normal. No significant correlation is noted between activity outcomes and PedsQL. Conclusions: Outcomes on bodily structure, function and activity showed little correlation with patients’ well-being after thumb polydactyly correction. It should be careful in using or analysing patient/parent-reported outcome measures on HRQoL as outcome assessment of surgical treatment of radial polydactyly.

scholarly journals Roles of AMPK and Its Downstream Signals in Pain Regulation

Life ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 836
Author(s):  
Shenglan Wang ◽  
Yi Dai
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Animal Models ◽  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Adenosine Monophosphate ◽  
Central Nervous Systems ◽  
Metabolic Sensor ◽  
And Function ◽  
Pain Regulation

Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional state that decreases quality of life. A metabolic sensor, adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK), which is ubiquitously expressed in mammalian cells, has recently attracted interest as a new target of pain research. Abnormal AMPK expression and function in the peripheral and central nervous systems are associated with various types of pain. AMPK and its downstream kinases participate in the regulation of neuron excitability, neuroinflammation and axonal and myelin regeneration. Numerous AMPK activators have reduced pain behavior in animal models. The current understanding of pain has been deepened by AMPK research, but certain issues, such as the interactions of AMPK at each step of pain regulation, await further investigation. This review examines the roles of AMPK and its downstream kinases in neurons and non-neuronal cells, as well as their contribution to pain regulation.

scholarly journals Maternal Emotional States in Relation to Offspring Weight and Health-Related Quality of Life: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study

2021 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Parnian Parvin ◽  
Parisa Amiri ◽  
Sara Jalali-Farahani ◽  
Mehrdad Karimi ◽  
Mina Moein Eslam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
The Body ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Z Score ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Background: Maternal characteristics have been known to be associated with parenting practices, which could eventually influence their child’s weight and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Objectives: This study aimed to assess the direct and indirect associations of maternal emotional states (depression, anxiety, and stress) with body mass index (BMI) and HRQoL in their children. Methods: This study was conducted within the framework of the Tehran lipid and glucose study (TLGS). Participants were the children (n = 231) enrolled in TLGS during 2014 - 2016, who had complete data on maternal emotional states. The body weight and height of children were measured using the standard protocol, and BMI Z-score was determined using Anthroplus. Also, HRQoL in children and emotional states in mothers were assessed using the Iranian version of the pediatric quality of life inventory (PedsQLTM4.0) and the depression, anxiety, and stress scale (DASS-21), respectively. Structural equations modeling (SEM) was used to assess the direct and indirect relations of maternal emotional states with children’s BMI Z-score and HRQoL. Results: Mean age, BMI Z-score, and HRQoL total score in children were 13.8 ± 3.1 years, 0.74 ± 1.5, and 84.7 ± 11.3, respectively. In the mothers, median DASS-21 scores (interquartile ranges) in the three scales of depression, anxiety, and stress were 4 (0 - 10), 6 (2 - 12), and 14 (8 - 20), respectively. Maternal level of education was significantly associated with the DASS-21 score (β = -0.23, 95% CI: -0.37,-0.07). Maternal DASS-21 score was significantly associated with BMI Z-score only in girls (β = 0.25, 95% CI: 0.06, 0.53). Significant determinants of HRQoL in boys were the child’s age (β = -0.21, 95% CI: -0.40, -0.01) and maternal education (β = -0.24, 95%CI: -0.44, -0.02) and emotional state (β = -0.24, 95% CI: -0.44, -0.03). The child’s age (β = -0.33, 95% CI: -0.53, -0.10) and maternal emotional state (β = -0.31, 95% CI: -0.54, -0.08) were significantly associated with HRQoL in girls. Conclusions: Our results indicated that the maternal emotional state was an important determinant of HRQoL in children, regardless of their weight status. Further research is recommended to examine the current hypothesized model in rural and suburban populations, taking into consideration more influential factors.

scholarly journals Evaluating Quality of Life of Parents Having a Child with Disability

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Rita Kumari Ban ◽  
Iswari Luitel ◽  
Kalpana Regmi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
The Body ◽  
World Health ◽  
Physical Domain ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Social Domain ◽  
The Social

Introduction: Disability is the condition of difficulty in carrying out daily activities normally and in taking part in social life due to problems in parts of the body and the physical system. Children with disabilities are one of the most marginalized and excluded groups in society. Facing daily discrimination in the form of negative attitudes, Estimates suggest that there are at least 93 million children with disabilities in the world, but numbers could be much higher. Method: A descriptive-analytical research design was used to identify the quality of life of parents/caretakers having a child with disability/ies in Illam district. Systematic random sampling was used and collected data from 244 participants. World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief (WHOQOL-BREF) Questionnaire was adopted Association between the socio-demographic variables and four domains of WHOQOL was determined using one way ANOVA. In the end, multiple linear regression analysis was performed to find the predictors of domains of WHOQOL and to control the confounding effect. Results: The quality of parents having a child with a disability has a good quality of life in a social relationship mean 15.6±1.3.The physical domain is weakly correlated with the social domain. There is a moderate positive correlation between psychosocial and social domains. Cognitive disability means the score was highest on the social domain that is 14.91and lowest on the physical domain (13.87). Conclusion:  To improve the quality of life of parents, health care and welfare professionals should focus on particular people with higher age group, disadvantaged and marginalized groups illiterate, those who are unmarried, divorced or separated and those engaged in agriculture and carry out interventions aimed at improving their quality of life. Keywords: Parents /caretaker, Quality of life, Children with disability

Yoga and Aging

2021 ◽  
pp. 317-329
Author(s):  
Rui F. Afonso ◽  
Danilo F. Santaella ◽  
Elisa Harumi Kozasa
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
General Population ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Cognitive Impairments ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Brain Structure And Function ◽  
And Function

Governments and societies need to be prepared to confront population aging. Such preparation includes policies that can improve quality of life, functional capacity, and health of the general population, encouraging a more active and healthier lifestyle. Normal aging is associated with changes in brain structure and function, which may cause behavioral and cognitive impairments. It is important to understand which changes make some individuals healthier than others. Yoga has been associated with improved quality of life, cognition, and physical health as well as brain functional and structural changes.

scholarly journals Vascular structure and function and their relationship with health-related quality of life in the MARK study

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis García-Ortiz ◽  
◽  
José I. Recio-Rodríguez ◽  
Sara Mora-Simón ◽  
John Guillaumet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Vascular Structure ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
And Function
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