scholarly journals THE DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE AND TASK PERFORMANCE OF LOW VISION LEARNERS ATTENDING INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Doreen Ashioya ◽  
Teresa Okoth
Keyword(s):  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Task Performance ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Low Vision ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Inclusive Schools ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
The Status ◽  
Functional Vision ◽  
Set Up

Background: Task performance of the low vision learners is a key factor in influencing their comfort while at school and possibly cubing the increasing school dropouts in these schools. Purpose: This study aimed at investigating the task performance of low vision learners attending inclusive schools in Kakamega County. Setting: The study was conducted in public primary inclusive schools which hosts low vision learners in Kakamega County, Kenya. Methods: A census survey identified 21 low vision learners attending 11 primary public inclusive schools in Kakamega County. Out of the 21 low vision learners who were selected, 19 (90.5%) were assessed. The participants were guided to respond to a functional vision questionnaire, the LV Prasad Functional Vision Questionnaire, which was meant to elicit their ease of performing activities of daily living. Data was entered into SPSS version 25 software and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Data was summarized and presented using tables. Results: There were 13 (68.4%) males and 6 (31.6%) females who participated in this study. Participants were aged between 10 and 21 years old. The mean age was 14 while the modal age was 13 years. The highest number of low vision learners, six (31.6%), were in grade eight while the lowest number recorded, one each (5.3%), were in grades two and three. There was poor performance in the activities of daily living among the participants, which majorly included difficulty in participation in sports and games (78.9%), reading (89.5%) and orientation and mobility (57.9%). The findings enabled the study to determine the status of day-to-day task -performance at school. Conclusion: Most low vision learners attending inclusive schools have difficulty in performance of activities of daily living hence the need to device ways of addressing their visual demands in an inclusive school set-up. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0720/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Design of a 5-DOF Rehabilitation Robot Mechanism for Upper Limb and its Kinematics Analysis

2010 ◽  
Vol 29-32 ◽  
pp. 293-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi Lan ◽  
Zhen Liang Li ◽  
Ya Li
Keyword(s):  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Trajectory Planning ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Rehabilitation Robot ◽  
Kinematics Analysis ◽  
Important Data ◽  
Upper Limb Rehabilitation ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Limb Rehabilitation

A novel 5-DOF upper limb rehabilitation robot, which can implement single joint and multi-joint complex motions and provide activities of daily living (ADL) training for hemiplegic patients, was presented. The solutions of the robot’s kinematics equation were set up by the method of D-H according to the 5-DOF rehabilitation robot for upper limb. Based on the software of ADAMS, the mechanism was simulated and analyzed. Thus the movement of robot is determinate in a certain condition of importation. It offered important data for the trajectory planning and the actual intellective control of rehabilitating robot.

Improvement in Activities of Daily Living Using the Freehand: A System Designed for People with Tetraplegia

2003 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 113-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Esnouf ◽  
Paul Taylor ◽  
John Hobby
Keyword(s):  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Functional Ability ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Tendon Transfer ◽  
Hand Function ◽  
International Classification ◽  
Home Work ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Implanted Device ◽  
At Home

The Freehand system is an implanted device for people with C5/6 tetraplegia, international classification 0, 1 and 2. The implant is designed to improve hand function, particularly in those who lack voluntary muscles suitable for tendon transfer. This study investigated how the Freehand system was being used at home, work and leisure. Twelve participants, who were assessed, implanted and trained with the Freehand system, were reviewed against their preoperative goals. Prior to surgery, eight activities of daily living goals that the participant would like to perform with the Freehand system were selected by him or her. Each task was assessed in three sections: the set-up of the task, the performance and the take-down. The amount of assistance for each section was recorded. This was repeated after training had been completed and daily use established. Each participant was also asked to state a preference on how the tasks would be completed, whether with the system or by the method prior to surgery. The results of this study show an improvement in the participants' functional ability in their selected goals when using the Freehand system. The preference for using the Freehand system to complete tasks applied to 84% of the total 96 tasks chosen by the 12 participants in this study.

scholarly journals Comparison of Dexterous Task Performance in Virtual Reality and Real-World Environments

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janell S. Joyner ◽  
Monifa Vaughn-Cooke ◽  
Heather L. Benz
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Task Performance ◽  
Real World ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Task Environment ◽  
User Performance ◽  
Environment Design ◽  
Testing Environment ◽  
User Training

Virtual reality is being used to aid in prototyping of advanced limb prostheses with anthropomorphic behavior and user training. A virtual version of a prosthesis and testing environment can be programmed to mimic the appearance and interactions of its real-world counterpart, but little is understood about how task selection and object design impact user performance in virtual reality and how it translates to real-world performance. To bridge this knowledge gap, we performed a study in which able-bodied individuals manipulated a virtual prosthesis and later a real-world version to complete eight activities of daily living. We examined subjects' ability to complete the activities, how long it took to complete the tasks, and number of attempts to complete each task in the two environments. A notable result is that subjects were unable to complete tasks in virtual reality that involved manipulating small objects and objects flush with the table, but were able to complete those tasks in the real world. The results of this study suggest that standardization of virtual task environment design may lead to more accurate simulation of real-world performance.

scholarly journals DISTINGUISHING SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCE FROM OBJECTIVE FACTORS IN DECISION MAKING AND PERCEIVED EFFORT

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S616-S616
Author(s):  
Richard Gonzalez ◽  
Patricia Abbott ◽  
James Ashton-Miller ◽  
Jacqui Smith
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Subjective Experience ◽  
Objective Measures ◽  
Subjective Measures ◽  
Perceived Effort ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Fully Connected ◽  
Fully Functioning

Abstract We use self-reported and behavioral data from the HomeLab to comment on the theoretical and methodological implications of integrating objective and subjective measures of experience. To illustrate, we will focus on two domains that vary in the nature of objective and subjective measurements examined. One domain will be decision making where subjective measures include subjective probability and utility and the respective objective measures include probability and actual outcomes. The second domain will be activities of daily living where the subjective measure is perceived effort and the objective measures include various data from sensor such as EDA (arousal) and EMG (muscle contraction). The presentation will discuss the benefits of conducting such research in a realistic standardized context such as the HomeLab, which is a fully connected, fully functioning apartment set up as a standardized lab in order to study activities of daily living.

Apathy in Dementia: Relations with Depression, Functional Competence, and Quality of Life

2008 ◽  
Vol 102 (3) ◽  
pp. 718-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine A. Yeager ◽  
Lee Hyer
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Executive Functioning ◽  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Dementia Patients ◽  
Global Cognition ◽  
The Relationship

This study set out to clarify the association of apathy and depression in dementia as well as apathy's association with basic (ADLs) and instrumental (IADLs) activities of daily living and quality of life. 68 outpatients with mild dementia were assessed on apathy, depression, global cognition, traditional ADLs/IADLs, complex daily living activities requiring intact executive functioning (DAD: Disability Assessment for Dementia Scale), and quality of life. The sample was stratified into high and low global cognition groups and compared. While no relationship was found between scores on apathy and depression in the high cognition group, there was a significant relationship between apathy and depression in the low cognition group. Further, high and low cognition groups differed in the relationship between apathy and ability to perform basic and complex activities of daily living. Specifically, in the high cognition group, increased apathy was correlated with diminished ability to perform traditional IADLs as well as those activities requiring intact executive functioning (i.e., DAD). In the low cognition group, increased apathy was associated with poor performance on traditional ADLs and IADLs, but was not related to performance on independent daily activities demanding good executive functioning. Finally, increased apathy was significantly associated with worse quality of life, but this held for the high cognition group only, suggesting that dementia patients with better cognition have insight into their deficits and, perhaps, experience poor quality of life as a result.

Developing an Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Tool as Part of the Low Vision Assessment of Daily Activities Protocol

2014 ◽  
Vol 55 (12) ◽  
pp. 8458-8466 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. P. Finger ◽  
S. C. McSweeney ◽  
L. Deverell ◽  
F. O'Hare ◽  
S. A. Bentley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Low Vision ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Instrumental Activities ◽  
Vision Assessment
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