In children, balance develops in everyday activities through play and exercise. It is essential for learning, and participation in educational work and physical activities. The aim of the study was to evaluate the balance abilities of younger children with typical development and children with moderate intellectual disability. The survey was conducted on a sample of 38 male children (23 with typical development and 15 with moderate intellectual disability). To assess the balance we used Bruininks - Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, 2nd edition - BOT 2 (Bruininks & Bruininks, 2005), subtest 5. Results show that total average achievement of children with typical development at all the tasks was 31.07, and 11.34 for children with intellectual disability. Statistically significant difference was achieved on 6 of 9 tasks (p <0.05). Compared to the norms, children with typical development are within the average, while respondents with moderate intellectual disabilities are below average on balance test. Obtained results of this study, can be used as a basis for further research in the field of (special) education and rehabilitation. They can be used to create programs of preventive and corrective work in order to support and assist students in school activities, also.
At home, parents expressed a desire for change more intensely through the range of activities, while parents of children with TD emphasized participation frequency. In the community, parents of children with CP equally perceived participation diversity and focused more on frequency and involvement.
The Serbian version of PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales could be successfully used to evaluate physical, emotional, social and school functioning of hospitalized children and adolescent. Schoolchildren hospitalized for prolonged tumor treatment have poorer HRQOL scores compared to general healthy population, however the level of remaining physical, emotional and social parameters should provide solid foundation for their potential rehabilitation, education and inclusion.
Our research shows that elderly people are subject to social exclusion, especially those with malignant diseases. Special care should be dedicated to monitoring of social functioning during treatment of patients with malignant disease considering the detected trend of deterioration and significance for further recover and cure.
Сажетак Релевантна доступна литература наглашава благотворне ефекте социјалне подршке на добробит појединца. Постоје убедљиви докази о њеним корисним ефектима, нарочито онима који долазе од стране породице или пријатеља. Циљ истраживања је био да проценимо ниво опажене социјалне подршке особама са и без повреде кичмене мождине. У истраживање је било укључено 100 испитаника који живе на територији Р. Србије. Основни критеријуми за формирање Е групе били су: старост између 18 и 65 година, дијагноза пара или тетраплегије, без повреда мозга, без изразитих урођених обољења и психијатријских болести. Истраживање је спроведено у Клиници за рехабилитацију "Др Мирослав Зотовић" у Београду. Критеријуми за формирање К групе били су: старост између 18 и 65 година, без карактеристичних соматских обољења, без изразитих урођених обољења и психијатријских болести. Узорак је формиран у Дому здравља "Др Симо Милошевић" у Београду. Инструмент истраживања била је Мултидимензиона скала опажене социјалне подршке (MSOPSS), која процењује опажену социјалну подршку сагледавајући три субскале: подршке од стране породице, пријатеља и других, за пацијента важних особа. Упитник се састојао од 12 изјава, на седмостепеној скали ликертовог типа.
The aim of this paper is to allocate studies dealing with the identification of predictors and the definition of the importance, nature and extent of social participation of children with cerebral palsy in the school environment. A review of literature dealing with the subject will be carried out and the knowledge of the field systematized. The selected studies will be analyzed and the predictors and determinants of participation defined. Based on the analysis guidelines for the upgrade of social participation of children with cerebral palsy will be outlined and suggestions for the implementation of this knowledge in the practical work in inclusive terms given. The results suggest that there is a complex relation between disability, participation and school environment and that the predictors cannot be viewed as isolated entities but only as combined models of the interactive physical and cognitive-behavioral variables. The key steps in the professional intervention comprise the development of strategies that will enable children with cerebral palsy to take full advantage of the opportunities provided by daily school activities in terms of active social inclusion.Key words: social integration, disability, peers. -----SAŽETAKCilj rada je da se, revijalnim pregledom literature, izdvoje istraživanja koja su u svoj fokus postavila identificiranje prediktora i utvrđivanje značenja, prirode i obujma socijalne participacije djece s cerebralnom paralizom u školskom okruženju i da se, analizom izdvojenih studija, sistematiziraju saznanja iz ovog područja, što bi rezultiralo kreiranjem smjernica za unaprjeđenje društvenog sudjelovanja ove djece i implementacijom ovako sumiranih saznanja u praktičan rad u inkluzivnim uvjetima.Dobiveni rezultati upućuju na zaključak da postoji složen odnos između onesposobljenosti, participacije i školske sredine i da se prediktori ne mogu izdvojiti i promatrati kao izolirani entiteti, već isključivo kao kombinirani modeli interaktivnih fizičkih i kognitivno-bihevioralnih varijabli. Ključni koraci u stručnom interveniranju podrazumjevaju razvijanje strategija kojima će se omogućiti djeci s cerebralnom paralizom da u punoj mjeri iskoriste mogućnosti koje svakodnevne školske aktivnosti pružaju u pogledu aktivnog socijalnog uključivanja.Ključne riječi: socijalna integracija, onesposobljenost, vršnjaci.
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