Liliana COMAN pedagog-coordonator al DGPDC, master în psihologie, doctorandă la Institutul de Şti... more Liliana COMAN pedagog-coordonator al DGPDC, master în psihologie, doctorandă la Institutul de Ştiinţe ale Educaţiei Rezumat Articolul pune în evidență tendințele de dezvoltare ale copiilor preșcolari, asociate cu caracteristicile socializării moderne. Astăzi, procesul de incluziune a copilului în cultură are o serie de trăsături specifi ce. Un adult încetează să mai fi e un purtător unic al culturii pentru copil, efi cacitatea practicilor tradiționale de creștere și predare devine ambiguă, scade intensitatea comunicării dintre un copil cu adulții și cu alți copii. Unul dintre motivele acestor schimbări este introducerea rapidă a tehnologiilor digitale în viața de zi cu zi a copilului. Internetul, computerul, tableta, telefonul și alte gadgeturi, pe care un preșcolar le stăpânește, adesea mai bine decât părinții săi. Gadgeturile devin nu doar o jucărie, ci și un mijloc de socializare. Pentru a defi ni și descrie noua fațetă a socializării copilului, se folosește termenul "socializare digitală", care se caracterizează prin următoarele: utilizarea de către copii a unui arsenal de tehnologie digitală de înaltă tehnologie, durata prezenței unui copil în spațiul online, o creștere a riscurilor asociate mediului online, o creștere a alfabetizării tehnice a copiilor în comparație cu părinții lor, o scădere a universalității fi gurii adulte și rolul acesteia în relațiile părinte-copil ș.a. Cuvinte cheie: context cultural și istoric al copilăriei, copilărie modernă, adult, socializare, socializare digitală.
Physical medicine and rehabilitation research, 2020
Inadequate access to healthcare resources resulting in unmet needs is a global issue that needs t... more Inadequate access to healthcare resources resulting in unmet needs is a global issue that needs to be addressed. Canada and the United States have substantially distinct healthcare systems that have the potential to differ in the prevalence and presentation of "unmet needs." Physiotherapists, in collaboration with other healthcare professionals, are in a unique position to contribute to closing gaps in access. The purpose of this scoping review is to explore unmet needs for community-based physiotherapy services in adults in Canada and the United States. Methods: A scoping review methodology will be used to guide an in-depth literature search in three electronic databases: Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid EMBASE and EBSCOhost CINAHL. All titles and abstracts identified by the search will be screened by two independent reviewers, according to specific inclusion criteria such as language, publication date and population. The full texts of articles which are considered to meet all inclusion criteria will be reviewed in Covidence, by two independent reviewers and assessed for inclusion in the scoping review. Data will then be extracted from each article by two independent reviewers, using a data extraction table. This extracted data will be displayed in tables and results will be connected to the objective of this review through a narrative summary. The data collected from the proposed review will explore unmet needs for adult physiotherapy services in the community. Potential barriers to access, as well as shared and unique unmet needs in Canada and the United States will be identified.
auteurs ont proce ´de ´a `un examen syste ´matique des e ´tudes portant sur la corre ´lation entr... more auteurs ont proce ´de ´a `un examen syste ´matique des e ´tudes portant sur la corre ´lation entre les e ´valuations de la fonction obtenues a `l'aide de mesures de l'auto-e ´valuation et de la performance chez les personnes a ˆge ´es qui re ´sident dans la communaute ´. ME ´THODES : Les articles ayant servi a `cet examen ont e ´te ´de ´termine ´s a `l'aide de la recherche e ´lectronique des mots anglais MEDLINE, CINHAL et AGELINE et d'un de ´pouillage manuel. Deux re ´viseurs ont se ´lectionne ´les e ´tudes re ´pondant aux crite `res d'inclusion, extrait les donne ´es, et e ´value ´la qualite ´me ´thodologique des donne ´es. RE ´SULTATS : Dix-sept e ´tudes re ´pondaient aux crite `res d'inclusion requis pour l'examen. La corre ´lation entre l'auto-e ´valuation et la performance allait de À0,72 a `0,60. Soixante pour cent des e ´tudes ont compare ´les instruments d'auto-e ´valuation utilise ´s pour de ´terminer le degre ´d'incapacite ´a `l'aide de mesures de la performance portant sur la limitation fonctionnelle. Dans les e ´tudes qui e ´valuaient la limitation fonctionnelle des me ˆmes ta ˆches a `l'aide des deux me ´thodes, la corre ´lation variait de 0,60 a `0,86. CONCLUSION : Lorsque le construct mesure ´a `l'aide des deux me ´thodes e ´tait le me ˆme, la corre ´lation e ´tait de moyenne a `e ´leve ´e et la mesure des limitations fonctionnelles en fonction de l'auto-e ´valuation ou de la performance refle ´tait donc une e ´valuation similaire de la fonction.
Overall, the analysis indicates that both year 1 and year 2 students felt that descriptors needed... more Overall, the analysis indicates that both year 1 and year 2 students felt that descriptors needed improvement and the descriptors for year 2 should be raised to a higher level. Year 2 students acknowledged there was a steep learning curve to develop the skills that lead to being well-organized and efficient. In looking back to how they had been in their first semester, they saw an amazing growth in their knowledge and skills. Implications: The descriptors of the year 2 evaluation tool should be changed, to reflect the more advanced levels of knowledge and skills expected. The process should involve students, faculty and tutors. The information gathered through this project has implications beyond the physiotherapy program and will be of interest to all programs in health education that employ problem-based learning. The results of this pilot study will inform a larger study that will involve a higher number of students in both, physiotherapy and occupational therapy programs.
The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of fatigue in survivors of critical illness ... more The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of fatigue in survivors of critical illness a year or more post intensive care unit (ICU) discharge. Methods: This study used a mixed methods design, incorporating both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis. Semi-structured interviews with five survivors of critical illness were conducted, a year or more post ICU discharge. Interview transcripts were analyzed using Colaizzi's interpretation of the phenomenological method to identify key themes in the experiences of fatigue in survivors of critical illness. Participants also completed the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS), and descriptive data was gathered relating to the participants' time in intensive care. Interviews were conducted at the
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Nov 25, 2022
În urmă cu un deceniu, doar specialiştii din domeniul sociologiei şi psihologiei sociale operau c... more În urmă cu un deceniu, doar specialiştii din domeniul sociologiei şi psihologiei sociale operau cu conceptul "socializare", iar pedagogia descria toate mecanismele de formare a personalităţii prin categoria "educaţie". Acum, în numeroase lucrări pedagogice, totul este aranjat cu "exact viceversa": unii autori, cu entuziasmul "pionierilor", pur și simplu desființează educația și declară tot ceea ce anterior era legat de socializare, parcă de dragul unei anumite mode. Ei exclud definițiile familiare și ușor de înțeles în pedagogie, nu adaugă un nou sens științific; unii consideră educația morală și civică ca fiind socializare și încearcă să rezolve cea mai dificilă problemă a schimbării valorilor de viață și a imperativelor morale în societatea noastră prin intermediul socializării; alții, însă, numesc socializare toate influențele spontane, neechipate din punct de vedere pedagogic asupra copilului și, prin urmare, o scot din sfera disciplinei pedagogice. Cuvinte-cheie: socializare, educați, proces de socializare a copilului, formarea și dezvoltarea lui, mediu social, formarea caracterului, comportamentului, personalității. A decade ago, only specialists in the field of sociology and social psychology worked with the concept of "socialization", and pedagogy described all the mechanisms of personality formation through the category of "education". Now, in numerous pedagogical works, everything is arranged "exactly vice versa": some authors, with the enthusiasm of "pioneers", simply abolish education and declare everything that was previously related to socialization, as if for the sake of a certain fashion, they exclude familiar and easily understood definitions in pedagogy, do not add new scientific meaning; others consider moral and civic education as socialization and try to solve the most difficult problem of changing life values and moral imperatives in our society by means of socialization; but others call socialization all spontaneous, pedagogically unequipped influences on the child and, therefore, remove it from the sphere of pedagogical discipline.
Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 2016
Although problem-based learning (PBL) has been linked to several theories of teaching and learnin... more Although problem-based learning (PBL) has been linked to several theories of teaching and learning, how these theories are applied remains unclear. The objective of this paper is to explore how theories of teaching and learning relate to and can inform problem-based learning within health professional education programs. We conducted a scoping review on current theories of teaching and learning and considered their relevancy to the problem-based learning approach. The findings suggest that no single theory of teaching and learning can fully represent the complexity of learning in PBL. Recognizing the complexity of the PBL environment and the fluidity between theories of teaching and learning, we proposed eight principles from across 11 theories of teaching and learning that can inform how PBL is operationalised in university-based health professional education: 1) Adult learners are independent and self-directed; 2) Adult learners are goal oriented and internally motivated; 3) Learn...
The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of fatigue in survivors of critical illness ... more The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of fatigue in survivors of critical illness a year or more post intensive care unit (ICU) discharge. Methods: This study used a mixed methods design, incorporating both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis. Semi-structured interviews with five survivors of critical illness were conducted, a year or more post ICU discharge. Interview transcripts were analyzed using Colaizzi's interpretation of the phenomenological method to identify key themes in the experiences of fatigue in survivors of critical illness. Participants also completed the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS), and descriptive data was gathered relating to the participants' time in intensive care. Interviews were conducted at the
Primary Health Care Research & Development, 2010
The primary objective of this study was to determine whether adults with a chronic illness within... more The primary objective of this study was to determine whether adults with a chronic illness within a primary care setting who received a rehabilitation intervention in this setting showed greater improvement in health status and had fewer hospital admissions and emergency room visits compared with adults who do not receive the intervention. Background: More than half of Canadians (16 million people) live with chronic illness. Persons with chronic illness in primary care, especially older persons who are most at risk for functional decline, are currently not receiving effective management. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was used. A rehabilitation multi-component intervention was delivered by a physiotherapist (PT) and occupational therapist in a primary care setting and included collaborative goal setting for rehabilitation needs, a six-week chronic disease self-management (SM) workshop, referral to community programs and a web-based education programme. Findings: Three hundred and three patients participated, n 5 152 intervention group and n 5 151 in the control group. There was a significant difference between the groups for planned hospital days (F 5 6.3, P 5 0.00) with an adjusted difference 0.60 day per person, and increased satisfaction with rehabilitation services however no difference on health status or emergency room visits. This rehabilitation intervention which had a strong SM component prevented planned hospitalizations that resulted in a conservative estimated cost saving from reduced hospitalizations of $65 000. Future research needs to examine which patient groups with chronic illness show positive responses to rehabilitation and self-management.
Background/aim: Evidence that the physical environment is a fall risk factor in older adults is ... more Background/aim: Evidence that the physical environment is a fall risk factor in older adults is inconsistent. The study evaluated and summarised evidence of the physical environment as a fall risk factor. Methods: Eight databases (1985–2006) were searched. Investigators evaluated quality of two categories (cross‐sectional and cohort) of studies, extracted and analysed data. Results: Cross‐sectional: falls occur in a variety of environments; gait aids were present in approximately 30% of falls. Cohort: Home hazards increased fall risk (odds ratio (OR) = 1.15; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.97–1.36) although not significantly. When only the high quality studies were included, the OR = 1.38 (95% CI: 1.03–1.87), which was statistically significant. Use of mobility aids significantly increased fall risk in community (OR = 2.07; 95% CI: 1.59–2.71) and institutional (OR = 1.77; 95% CI: 1.66–1.89) settings. Conclusions: Home hazards appear to be a significant risk factor in older comm...
ObjectiveTo examine the determinants of the modest correlation between self‐report and performanc... more ObjectiveTo examine the determinants of the modest correlation between self‐report and performance‐related measures in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee.MethodsMeasures included the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS), the self paced walk, timed up‐and‐go, and stair test. Each performance measure consisted of 3 domains: time, pain (visual analog scale), and exertion (Borg scale). Activity specificity was assessed by examining correlations between the LEFS with single activity and multiple activity time scores. Domain specificity was examined by comparing correlations between the LEFS and single and multiple domain scores. The impact of measurement error was considered.ResultsIncreasing the number of activity time scores had no effect. Forming a composite performance score based on time, pain, and exertion substantially increased the correlation from 0.44 (composite timed score) to 0.59 (pooled domain and activity score) (P = 0.009).ConclusionPerformance scores base...
Romanian Journal of Oral Rehabilitation Vol. 2, No. 2, April 2010 25 STUDY ON CERTAIN POSTURAL CO... more Romanian Journal of Oral Rehabilitation Vol. 2, No. 2, April 2010 25 STUDY ON CERTAIN POSTURAL CORRELATIONS IN ORAL REHABILITATION O. Szasz, S. Popsor, Lia Maria Coman, Liana Claudia Şoaita University of Medecine and PharmacyTîrgu-Mureş Faculty of Dental Medecine, ...
Psihologia. Revista științifico-practică = Psychology. Scientific-practical journal, 2021
The article highlights the development trends of preschool children, associated with the characte... more The article highlights the development trends of preschool children, associated with the characteristics of modern socialization. Today, the process of including the child in culture has a number of specifi c features. An adult ceases to be a unique carrier of culture for the child, the eff ectiveness of traditional parenting and teaching practices becomes ambiguous, decreases the intensity of communication between a child with adults and other children. One of the reasons for these changes is the rapid introduction of digital technologies into the child’s daily life: the Internet, the computer, the tablet, the phone and other gadgets that a preschooler often masters better than his parents. Gadgets become not only a toy, but also a means of socializing. To defi ne and describe the new facet of the child’s socialization, the term „digital socialization” is used, which is characterized by the following: children’s use of an arsenal of high-tech digital technology, the duration of a c...
Liliana COMAN pedagog-coordonator al DGPDC, master în psihologie, doctorandă la Institutul de Şti... more Liliana COMAN pedagog-coordonator al DGPDC, master în psihologie, doctorandă la Institutul de Ştiinţe ale Educaţiei Rezumat Articolul pune în evidență tendințele de dezvoltare ale copiilor preșcolari, asociate cu caracteristicile socializării moderne. Astăzi, procesul de incluziune a copilului în cultură are o serie de trăsături specifi ce. Un adult încetează să mai fi e un purtător unic al culturii pentru copil, efi cacitatea practicilor tradiționale de creștere și predare devine ambiguă, scade intensitatea comunicării dintre un copil cu adulții și cu alți copii. Unul dintre motivele acestor schimbări este introducerea rapidă a tehnologiilor digitale în viața de zi cu zi a copilului. Internetul, computerul, tableta, telefonul și alte gadgeturi, pe care un preșcolar le stăpânește, adesea mai bine decât părinții săi. Gadgeturile devin nu doar o jucărie, ci și un mijloc de socializare. Pentru a defi ni și descrie noua fațetă a socializării copilului, se folosește termenul "socializare digitală", care se caracterizează prin următoarele: utilizarea de către copii a unui arsenal de tehnologie digitală de înaltă tehnologie, durata prezenței unui copil în spațiul online, o creștere a riscurilor asociate mediului online, o creștere a alfabetizării tehnice a copiilor în comparație cu părinții lor, o scădere a universalității fi gurii adulte și rolul acesteia în relațiile părinte-copil ș.a. Cuvinte cheie: context cultural și istoric al copilăriei, copilărie modernă, adult, socializare, socializare digitală.
Physical medicine and rehabilitation research, 2020
Inadequate access to healthcare resources resulting in unmet needs is a global issue that needs t... more Inadequate access to healthcare resources resulting in unmet needs is a global issue that needs to be addressed. Canada and the United States have substantially distinct healthcare systems that have the potential to differ in the prevalence and presentation of "unmet needs." Physiotherapists, in collaboration with other healthcare professionals, are in a unique position to contribute to closing gaps in access. The purpose of this scoping review is to explore unmet needs for community-based physiotherapy services in adults in Canada and the United States. Methods: A scoping review methodology will be used to guide an in-depth literature search in three electronic databases: Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid EMBASE and EBSCOhost CINAHL. All titles and abstracts identified by the search will be screened by two independent reviewers, according to specific inclusion criteria such as language, publication date and population. The full texts of articles which are considered to meet all inclusion criteria will be reviewed in Covidence, by two independent reviewers and assessed for inclusion in the scoping review. Data will then be extracted from each article by two independent reviewers, using a data extraction table. This extracted data will be displayed in tables and results will be connected to the objective of this review through a narrative summary. The data collected from the proposed review will explore unmet needs for adult physiotherapy services in the community. Potential barriers to access, as well as shared and unique unmet needs in Canada and the United States will be identified.
auteurs ont proce ´de ´a `un examen syste ´matique des e ´tudes portant sur la corre ´lation entr... more auteurs ont proce ´de ´a `un examen syste ´matique des e ´tudes portant sur la corre ´lation entre les e ´valuations de la fonction obtenues a `l'aide de mesures de l'auto-e ´valuation et de la performance chez les personnes a ˆge ´es qui re ´sident dans la communaute ´. ME ´THODES : Les articles ayant servi a `cet examen ont e ´te ´de ´termine ´s a `l'aide de la recherche e ´lectronique des mots anglais MEDLINE, CINHAL et AGELINE et d'un de ´pouillage manuel. Deux re ´viseurs ont se ´lectionne ´les e ´tudes re ´pondant aux crite `res d'inclusion, extrait les donne ´es, et e ´value ´la qualite ´me ´thodologique des donne ´es. RE ´SULTATS : Dix-sept e ´tudes re ´pondaient aux crite `res d'inclusion requis pour l'examen. La corre ´lation entre l'auto-e ´valuation et la performance allait de À0,72 a `0,60. Soixante pour cent des e ´tudes ont compare ´les instruments d'auto-e ´valuation utilise ´s pour de ´terminer le degre ´d'incapacite ´a `l'aide de mesures de la performance portant sur la limitation fonctionnelle. Dans les e ´tudes qui e ´valuaient la limitation fonctionnelle des me ˆmes ta ˆches a `l'aide des deux me ´thodes, la corre ´lation variait de 0,60 a `0,86. CONCLUSION : Lorsque le construct mesure ´a `l'aide des deux me ´thodes e ´tait le me ˆme, la corre ´lation e ´tait de moyenne a `e ´leve ´e et la mesure des limitations fonctionnelles en fonction de l'auto-e ´valuation ou de la performance refle ´tait donc une e ´valuation similaire de la fonction.
Overall, the analysis indicates that both year 1 and year 2 students felt that descriptors needed... more Overall, the analysis indicates that both year 1 and year 2 students felt that descriptors needed improvement and the descriptors for year 2 should be raised to a higher level. Year 2 students acknowledged there was a steep learning curve to develop the skills that lead to being well-organized and efficient. In looking back to how they had been in their first semester, they saw an amazing growth in their knowledge and skills. Implications: The descriptors of the year 2 evaluation tool should be changed, to reflect the more advanced levels of knowledge and skills expected. The process should involve students, faculty and tutors. The information gathered through this project has implications beyond the physiotherapy program and will be of interest to all programs in health education that employ problem-based learning. The results of this pilot study will inform a larger study that will involve a higher number of students in both, physiotherapy and occupational therapy programs.
The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of fatigue in survivors of critical illness ... more The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of fatigue in survivors of critical illness a year or more post intensive care unit (ICU) discharge. Methods: This study used a mixed methods design, incorporating both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis. Semi-structured interviews with five survivors of critical illness were conducted, a year or more post ICU discharge. Interview transcripts were analyzed using Colaizzi's interpretation of the phenomenological method to identify key themes in the experiences of fatigue in survivors of critical illness. Participants also completed the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS), and descriptive data was gathered relating to the participants' time in intensive care. Interviews were conducted at the
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Nov 25, 2022
În urmă cu un deceniu, doar specialiştii din domeniul sociologiei şi psihologiei sociale operau c... more În urmă cu un deceniu, doar specialiştii din domeniul sociologiei şi psihologiei sociale operau cu conceptul "socializare", iar pedagogia descria toate mecanismele de formare a personalităţii prin categoria "educaţie". Acum, în numeroase lucrări pedagogice, totul este aranjat cu "exact viceversa": unii autori, cu entuziasmul "pionierilor", pur și simplu desființează educația și declară tot ceea ce anterior era legat de socializare, parcă de dragul unei anumite mode. Ei exclud definițiile familiare și ușor de înțeles în pedagogie, nu adaugă un nou sens științific; unii consideră educația morală și civică ca fiind socializare și încearcă să rezolve cea mai dificilă problemă a schimbării valorilor de viață și a imperativelor morale în societatea noastră prin intermediul socializării; alții, însă, numesc socializare toate influențele spontane, neechipate din punct de vedere pedagogic asupra copilului și, prin urmare, o scot din sfera disciplinei pedagogice. Cuvinte-cheie: socializare, educați, proces de socializare a copilului, formarea și dezvoltarea lui, mediu social, formarea caracterului, comportamentului, personalității. A decade ago, only specialists in the field of sociology and social psychology worked with the concept of "socialization", and pedagogy described all the mechanisms of personality formation through the category of "education". Now, in numerous pedagogical works, everything is arranged "exactly vice versa": some authors, with the enthusiasm of "pioneers", simply abolish education and declare everything that was previously related to socialization, as if for the sake of a certain fashion, they exclude familiar and easily understood definitions in pedagogy, do not add new scientific meaning; others consider moral and civic education as socialization and try to solve the most difficult problem of changing life values and moral imperatives in our society by means of socialization; but others call socialization all spontaneous, pedagogically unequipped influences on the child and, therefore, remove it from the sphere of pedagogical discipline.
Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 2016
Although problem-based learning (PBL) has been linked to several theories of teaching and learnin... more Although problem-based learning (PBL) has been linked to several theories of teaching and learning, how these theories are applied remains unclear. The objective of this paper is to explore how theories of teaching and learning relate to and can inform problem-based learning within health professional education programs. We conducted a scoping review on current theories of teaching and learning and considered their relevancy to the problem-based learning approach. The findings suggest that no single theory of teaching and learning can fully represent the complexity of learning in PBL. Recognizing the complexity of the PBL environment and the fluidity between theories of teaching and learning, we proposed eight principles from across 11 theories of teaching and learning that can inform how PBL is operationalised in university-based health professional education: 1) Adult learners are independent and self-directed; 2) Adult learners are goal oriented and internally motivated; 3) Learn...
The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of fatigue in survivors of critical illness ... more The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of fatigue in survivors of critical illness a year or more post intensive care unit (ICU) discharge. Methods: This study used a mixed methods design, incorporating both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis. Semi-structured interviews with five survivors of critical illness were conducted, a year or more post ICU discharge. Interview transcripts were analyzed using Colaizzi's interpretation of the phenomenological method to identify key themes in the experiences of fatigue in survivors of critical illness. Participants also completed the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS), and descriptive data was gathered relating to the participants' time in intensive care. Interviews were conducted at the
Primary Health Care Research & Development, 2010
The primary objective of this study was to determine whether adults with a chronic illness within... more The primary objective of this study was to determine whether adults with a chronic illness within a primary care setting who received a rehabilitation intervention in this setting showed greater improvement in health status and had fewer hospital admissions and emergency room visits compared with adults who do not receive the intervention. Background: More than half of Canadians (16 million people) live with chronic illness. Persons with chronic illness in primary care, especially older persons who are most at risk for functional decline, are currently not receiving effective management. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was used. A rehabilitation multi-component intervention was delivered by a physiotherapist (PT) and occupational therapist in a primary care setting and included collaborative goal setting for rehabilitation needs, a six-week chronic disease self-management (SM) workshop, referral to community programs and a web-based education programme. Findings: Three hundred and three patients participated, n 5 152 intervention group and n 5 151 in the control group. There was a significant difference between the groups for planned hospital days (F 5 6.3, P 5 0.00) with an adjusted difference 0.60 day per person, and increased satisfaction with rehabilitation services however no difference on health status or emergency room visits. This rehabilitation intervention which had a strong SM component prevented planned hospitalizations that resulted in a conservative estimated cost saving from reduced hospitalizations of $65 000. Future research needs to examine which patient groups with chronic illness show positive responses to rehabilitation and self-management.
Background/aim: Evidence that the physical environment is a fall risk factor in older adults is ... more Background/aim: Evidence that the physical environment is a fall risk factor in older adults is inconsistent. The study evaluated and summarised evidence of the physical environment as a fall risk factor. Methods: Eight databases (1985–2006) were searched. Investigators evaluated quality of two categories (cross‐sectional and cohort) of studies, extracted and analysed data. Results: Cross‐sectional: falls occur in a variety of environments; gait aids were present in approximately 30% of falls. Cohort: Home hazards increased fall risk (odds ratio (OR) = 1.15; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.97–1.36) although not significantly. When only the high quality studies were included, the OR = 1.38 (95% CI: 1.03–1.87), which was statistically significant. Use of mobility aids significantly increased fall risk in community (OR = 2.07; 95% CI: 1.59–2.71) and institutional (OR = 1.77; 95% CI: 1.66–1.89) settings. Conclusions: Home hazards appear to be a significant risk factor in older comm...
ObjectiveTo examine the determinants of the modest correlation between self‐report and performanc... more ObjectiveTo examine the determinants of the modest correlation between self‐report and performance‐related measures in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee.MethodsMeasures included the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS), the self paced walk, timed up‐and‐go, and stair test. Each performance measure consisted of 3 domains: time, pain (visual analog scale), and exertion (Borg scale). Activity specificity was assessed by examining correlations between the LEFS with single activity and multiple activity time scores. Domain specificity was examined by comparing correlations between the LEFS and single and multiple domain scores. The impact of measurement error was considered.ResultsIncreasing the number of activity time scores had no effect. Forming a composite performance score based on time, pain, and exertion substantially increased the correlation from 0.44 (composite timed score) to 0.59 (pooled domain and activity score) (P = 0.009).ConclusionPerformance scores base...
Romanian Journal of Oral Rehabilitation Vol. 2, No. 2, April 2010 25 STUDY ON CERTAIN POSTURAL CO... more Romanian Journal of Oral Rehabilitation Vol. 2, No. 2, April 2010 25 STUDY ON CERTAIN POSTURAL CORRELATIONS IN ORAL REHABILITATION O. Szasz, S. Popsor, Lia Maria Coman, Liana Claudia Şoaita University of Medecine and PharmacyTîrgu-Mureş Faculty of Dental Medecine, ...
Psihologia. Revista științifico-practică = Psychology. Scientific-practical journal, 2021
The article highlights the development trends of preschool children, associated with the characte... more The article highlights the development trends of preschool children, associated with the characteristics of modern socialization. Today, the process of including the child in culture has a number of specifi c features. An adult ceases to be a unique carrier of culture for the child, the eff ectiveness of traditional parenting and teaching practices becomes ambiguous, decreases the intensity of communication between a child with adults and other children. One of the reasons for these changes is the rapid introduction of digital technologies into the child’s daily life: the Internet, the computer, the tablet, the phone and other gadgets that a preschooler often masters better than his parents. Gadgets become not only a toy, but also a means of socializing. To defi ne and describe the new facet of the child’s socialization, the term „digital socialization” is used, which is characterized by the following: children’s use of an arsenal of high-tech digital technology, the duration of a c...
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