Graduation date: 1994

published_or_final_version / Criminology / Master / Master of Social Sciences

published_or_final_version / Social Work / Master / Master of Social Work

<p><strong><p>Sammanfattning</p></strong></p><p>Syftet med vår uppsats är att med en komparativ ansats studera hur integrerings- och</p><p>normaliseringsmål uppnås för personer med intellektuella funktionsnedsättningar inom den</p><p>dagliga verksamheten i Polen. Vi vill även se hur personalen upplever att de uppnår dessa</p><p>mål. Huvudmetoden för studien var kvalitativ intervju. I vår analys har vi valt att använda oss</p><p>av KASAM-teorin som kan förklara hur personalen på den dagliga verksamheten upplever att</p><p>integrerings- och normaliseringsmålen uppnås. Vi använder oss av begrepp som</p><p>empowerment, normalisering och integration. Vad som framkommer är att personalen</p><p>upplever att deras integrerings- och normaliseringsmål i verksamheten uppnås, men att det</p><p>finns brister som gör att man inte når ända fram. För att uppnå målen behövs mera resurser</p><p>och en annan syn på människor med intellektuella funktionsnedsättningar.</p>

A modified version of the Rockport Fitness Walking Test (RFWT) has been determined to be reliable for persons with mental retardation. Previous investigations have used one pacer for each participant. While this protocol may be reliable, it is not likely feasible in most school or community-based settings. Therefore, the purpose of this study is twofold: first to evaluate the reliability of a modified version of the RFWT using one pacer per five participants; second, to determine the agreement among the one to one protocol and the proposed five to one protocol. This study compared the end completion times and mean peak heart rates of three different one-mile walking sessions of 35 participants with mild mental retardation. Eighteen females (21.1 �� 2.7 yr.) and 17 males (19.7 �� 2.8 yr.) participated in each testing session. Each participant randomly completed two sessions of walking with one pacer per five participants and one session of one pacer per participant on an indoor surface 1/9th of a mile long. Results from ANOVA indicated end completion times and mean peak heart rates did not differ based on gender (p=0.798), sessions (p=0.053), and gender x sessions (p=0.855). To determine agreement, intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were calculated for end completion times for the first five to one and the one to one (R=0.83) and the second five to one and the one to one (R=0.85). ICC's were calculated for mean peak heart rates for the first five to one and the one to one (R=0.95) and for the second five to one and the one to one (R=0.93). The results support that the five to one modified walking protocol produces results similar to the results using the one to one testing. / Graduation date: 1998

This retrospective study investigated the incidence, characteristics, and risk factors of bone fracture among a group of 518 adults with severe mental retardation between 25 and 75 years old. Data were collected from a large state developmental center in the Western United States between April 1, 1991 and March 31, 1996. Ninety-six of 271 males and 133 of 247 females experienced 291 fractures during the study period. Relative risk of fracture for all males was .658 compared to 1.540 for females. Menopausal status did not significantly influence the risk of fractures among females. Risk of fracture by self-feeding ability ranged from 1.675 for individuals who were tube fed to .343 for those requiring no assistance during meals. As a group, individuals with a body mass index (BMI) less than 20 were at the greatest risk of fracture (RR=2.416). Males with BMI values between 20-25 (RR=.560) and greater than 25 (RR=.373) had a decreased risk of fracture. Ambulatory males and females had a significantly decreased risk of fracture (RR=.356 and .559 respectively). Rib, femur, vertebrae, and radial fractures accounted for nearly 60% of all fractures. The etiology of the 41% of fractures was of unknown origin. Transfers by developmental training personnel (10.3%), falls to the ground (15.8%), and accidents (32.6%) were also frequently related to fracture cause. Logistic regression analysis revealed the occurrence of any fracture was significantly associated with ambulation, calcium intake, body weight, self-feeding ability, and body mass index. / Graduation date: 1997

Sammanfattning Syftet med vår uppsats är att med en komparativ ansats studera hur integrerings- och normaliseringsmål uppnås för personer med intellektuella funktionsnedsättningar inom den dagliga verksamheten i Polen. Vi vill även se hur personalen upplever att de uppnår dessa mål. Huvudmetoden för studien var kvalitativ intervju. I vår analys har vi valt att använda oss av KASAM-teorin som kan förklara hur personalen på den dagliga verksamheten upplever att integrerings- och normaliseringsmålen uppnås. Vi använder oss av begrepp som empowerment, normalisering och integration. Vad som framkommer är att personalen upplever att deras integrerings- och normaliseringsmål i verksamheten uppnås, men att det finns brister som gör att man inte når ända fram. För att uppnå målen behövs mera resurser och en annan syn på människor med intellektuella funktionsnedsättningar.

Special Olympics International, an organization committed to providing sport opportunities for children and adults with mental retardation, has been a major advocate in promoting competitive experiences for the mentally retarded. Few studies have focused on the effects of participation in competitive athletics on individuals who are mentally retarded. The purpose of this study was to investigate the self-concept of winners, non-winners, and losers after participation in a Special Olympics competitive meet. The study also examined the attitude of mentally retarded participants toward competition and the perceived importance of competing in the event. The subjects for this investigation were participants from the Texas Special Olympics State Swimming Meet. The study included 95 males and 56 females. Comparisons were made among athletes placing first, second, and last in races at the swim meet. Following competition, subjects were administered a sub-scale of the Piers Harris Self Concept Scale (PHSCS) and asked questions relative to attitudes toward competition. A followup interview was conducted eight to twelve weeks following the swimming meet to determine the importance of having competed in the Special Olympics State Swimming Meet. No significant differences in self-concept levels existed among winners, non-winners, and losers immediately following competition. While all three groups expressed positive feelings toward participation in Special Olympics, the last place finishers were slightly more negative about swimming in the race when interviewed immediately following their participation. Also, immediately following the race, more second place finishers preferred to swim when racing other people than did winners and last place finishers. In a followup interview eight to twelve weeks after participation, no significant differences were found among groups regarding their attitude toward competing in the Special Olympics Swim Meet. Also, the perceived importance of the Texas Special Olympics State Swim Meet was not significantly different for winners, non-winners, and losers, as measured by responses to the followup interview. / Graduation date: 1991

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Thesis (MPsych(Clin))--University of South Australia, 2000