This current study addresses potential impediments to attachment that may differentiate between incarcerated juveniles who have committed sexual crimes and incarcerated juveniles who have not committed such offenses. The exploration of such potential barriers to attachment has been organized around Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model. Subjects were 2948 incarcerated male adolescents adjudicated to the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice and were divided based solely upon adjudicating offense: Juvenile non-violent, non-sexual offenders (JNVNSO, n=1149), Juvenile violent, non-sexual offenders (JVNSO, n=1433) and Juvenile sexual offenders (JSO, n=366). Results indicated that JSOs differed from JNVNSOs and JVNSOs in their histories of sexual abuse as well as placements in foster care. Attachment impairment and the number of risk factors present were also found to be significantly related. Future research directions and potential policy repercussions are also addressed.

TITLE Alternative rehabilitation methods in therapy of Parkinson's disease OBJECTIVE The aim of work is to assemble new findings relating the rehabilitation of people with Parkinson disease. Furthermore to elaborate these information in form of literature search to allow their use in common practice. METHODS Up till now there were accomplished many studies which dealt with less common ways of therapy, but didn't find use in common practice. In this work these studies will be presented (in form of literature search). This work will be divided into two parts, where the first will sum up the issue of Parkinson's disease and the second part will deal with the alternative methods. Into this part studies detecting effects of dance therapy, tai-chi, qigong, treadmill training and box on symptoms of Parkinson's disease were chosen. Besides that, in discussion I plan on mentioning conventional therapy (rehabilitation) in Parkinson's disease as well as some guidelines written up in the Czech Republic. KEY WORDS Parkinson's disease, rehabilitation, physiotherapy, dance, therapy, tai chi, taiji, treadmill, gait

Os modelos de regressão logística ordinais são usados para descrever a relação entre uma variável resposta categórica ordinal e uma ou mais variáveis explanatórias. Uma vez ajustado o modelo de regressão, se faz necessário verificar a qualidade do ajuste do modelo. As estatísticas qui-quadrado de Pearson e da razão de verossimilhanças não são adequadas para acessar a qualidade do ajuste do modelo de regressão logística ordinal quando variáveis contínuas estão presentes no modelo. Para este caso, foram propostos os testes de Lipsitz, a versão ordinal do teste de Hosmer-Lemeshow e os testes qui-quadrado e razão de verossimilhanças de Pulkistenis-Robinson. Nesta dissertação é feita uma revisão das técnicas de diagnóstico disponíveis para os Modelos logito cumulativo, Modelos logito categorias adjacentes e Modelos logito razão contínua, bem como uma aplicação a fim de investigar a relação entre a perda auditiva, o equilíbrio e aspectos emocionais nos idosos. / Ordinal regression models are used to describe the relationship between an ordered categorical response variable and one or more explanatory variables which could be discrete or continuous. Once the regression model has been fitted, it is necessary to check the goodness-of-fit of the model. The Pearson and likelihood-ratio statistics are not adequate for assessing goodness-of-fit in ordinal logistic regression model with continuous explanatory variables. For this case, the Lipsitz test, the ordinal version of the Hosmer-Lemeshow test and Pulkstenis-Robinson chi-square and likelihood ratio tests were proposed. This dissertation aims to review the diagnostic techniques available for the cumulative logit models, categories adjacent logit models and continuous ratio logistic models. In addition, an application was developed in order to investigate the relationship between hearing loss, balance and emotional aspects in the elderly.

Platsannonser är medveten kommunikation från arbetsgivare med avsikten att framförallt locka nya medarbetare, men fungerar även som marknadsföring av den rekryterande organisationen. I platsannonser är efterfrågan på personliga egenskaper hos den som ska anställas ett vanligt förekommande fenomen. Dessa egenskaper är av intresse i denna studie. ”Personliga egenskaper i platsannonser” är en kvantitativ innehållsanalysstudie av platsannonser från media och kommunikationsområdet där förekomsten av efterfrågade personliga egenskaper är vad som analyseras. Studien syftar till att belysa hur platsannonser kan ses som strategiska i sin kommunikation i form av att efterfråga personliga egenskaper. Hur denna efterfråga ser ut och om det finns någon skillnad mellan storstad och landsbygd i Sverige kommer utredas. För att ta reda på vilka personliga egenskaper som efterfrågas oftast utformades ett kodningsschema och 654 platsannonser samlades in från Arbetsförmedlingen jobbförmedlartjänst Platsbanken. De 20 mest efterfrågade egenskaperna från dessa genomgick sedan ett chi2-test för att se om det fanns någon statistisk signifikant skillnad mellan kommuner i storstad och landsbygd eftersom storlek på kommun kan ha betydelse för hur arbetet utförs. Teorierna som studien baseras på är strategisk kommunikation och femfaktorteorin eller big five teorin som den heter som den heter på engelska. Dessa teorier visar på varför en platsannons kan ses som strategisk kommunikation och hur personlighet utgör en aspekt i rekryteringsprocessen. Femfaktorteorin bygger på att människans personlighet bygger på de fem faktorerna. Dessa faktorer består av adjektiv som beskriver personlighet, såsom t.ex. ansvarsfull, nyfiken och noggrann Alla människor har mer eller mindre av dessa faktorer. Studiens resultat visar att vissa personliga egenskaper efterfrågas mer frekvent än andra och från ett femfaktorteoretiskt perspektiv är vissa av dess faktorer mer förekommande än andra. Vilket i sin tur pekar på att platsannonser är strategisk kommunikation. Det fanns skillnader mellan storstad och landsbygd i vilka egenskaper som efterfrågas men likheterna var fler än olikheterna. Den vanligaste personliga egenskapen som efterfrågades i det insamlade materialet var strukturerad. Denna egenskap tillhör personlighetsfaktorn samvetsgrannhet. Att inneha mer av faktorn samvetsgrannhet är en bra indikation på framtida yrkesmässiga lycka, nöjdhet och prestation.

The main research objective of this thesis is to determine if, or how, the verbal communication of a youth football coach differs from the coaches at the club level of the regional competitions and republic competitions. The theoretical section of the thesis deals with coaching and communication. The first chapter describes the work of a football coach as an educator. The second chapter, focused on communication, further describes concepts such as verbal, pedagogical and effective communication. The empirical section presents the results of a quantitative survey. It has been shown that coaches' communica- tion with players varies significantly, for example, in the content of commands, remorse, vulgarism, or in frequency of shouting towards a player after his mistake. The frequency of occurrence of the above-mentioned communication features is higher for coaches at regional club level.

O presente trabalho teve por objetivos propor um método para testar a contribuição de cada genótipo e ambiente para a interação genótipos X ambientes em ensaios multi-ambientais através de um teste F e implementar uma rotina computacional para a realização da análise de dados segundo o teste proposto. O estudo avalia quatro conjuntos de dados, cada um com diferentes números de genótipos dentro de ambientes com quatro blocos. Para um dos conjuntos, simulou-se as somas de quadrados das linhas (genótipos) e colunas (ambientes) da matriz de interação genótipos X ambientes (GE) gerando 500, 5000 e 10000 experimentos para verificar a distribuição empírica. Os resultados indicaram um ajuste à distribuição qui-quadrado não-central para as linhas e colunas da matriz de interação GE, verificados também pelo teste de Kolmogorov-Smirnov e o gráfico QQplot. Na aplicação do teste F proposto aos quatro conjuntos de dados, identificou-se os genótipos e ambientes que contribuiram mais para a interação genótipos X ambientes. Dessa forma, os melhoristas podem selecionar bons genótipos e ambientes nos seus estudos. / The objective of the present work was to propose a method for testing the con- tribution of each element in a genotypes X environments interaction using multi-environment analyses by means of an F test and implementation of a computational routine to analyze the data according to the test proposed. The study evaluated four data sets, each with a di®erent number of genotypes and environments, in a block design with four repetitions. In one group, the sum of squares within rows (genotypes) and columns (environments) of the genotypes X environments (GE) matrix was simulated, generating 500, 5000 and 10000 experiments to verify the empirical distribution. Results indicate a non-central chi-squared distribution for rows and columns of the GE interaction matrix, which was also verified by the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and QQplot graph. Application of the F test to the four data sets identified the genotypes and environments that contributed the most to the genotypes X environments interaction. In this way, geneticists can select good genotypes and environments in their studies.

Before the main study commenced, empirical work was conducted to establish and validate the Chinese version of the Satisfaction with the Nursing Home Instrument (SNHI-C), which was an instrument used to measure resident satisfaction in the main study. Testing was conducted on a cluster sample of 330 residents from 16 elderly residential care homes in Hong Kong. Findings demonstrated that the SNHI-C had good content validity with an index of .93. It also demonstrated high construct validity by having significant correlation with depression (r = -.42, p < .001), the physical component of health-related quality of life (r = .16, p < .05), the mental component of health-related quality of life (r = .41, p < .001), and global quality of care (r = .49, p < .001). The SNHI-C also demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency and good stability by having a Cronbach's alpha of .79 and intra-class correlation coefficient of .94, respectively. / Current study adds new knowledge to the psychosocial health benefits of Tai Chi for the residents living in elderly residential care homes. Findings were discussed in relation to previous research findings and in the context of elderly residential care setting. The present study has the strength of evaluating the health benefit of Tai Chi using a more stringent research design, in comparing with the previous studies. Limitations of this study included the use of convenience sampling, without random assigning participants into groups, and inadequacy in quantifying Tai Chi learning. The implications of the findings support incorporating Tai Chi training in routine elderly residential care. Based on the study experience, recommendations for a successful implementation of a Tai Chi program were provided. Future research is advised to further explore the most beneficial mode of a Tai Chi program particularly for the elderly residential care home residents. Evaluation of its effect over a longer period of time and using various approaches are also suggested for obtaining a more comprehensive picture of the health benefit of Tai Chi. Finally, it is also worthwhile to investigate the experience of practicing Tai Chi through a qualitative approach to complement present findings. / Like many areas in the world, Hong Kong is facing an aging population. To accommodate the increasing elderly population, particularly those who are frail and have limited family support, elderly residential care homes are growing in size and number. Despite of the escalating demand, it has been documented repeatedly that the nature of residential living can predispose the residents to a number of psychosocial challenges. Study findings highlight consistently that residents are prone to experience lowered self-esteem, poor social support, and poor health-related quality of life. Providing psychosocial support to the residents is an important dimension in elderly residential care. It is because older residents, despite of their deteriorating physical functions that cannot be cured, can still have the potential to live with optimum psychosocial well-being. Even though a number of interventions have been considered in the past to address the residents' psychosocial needs, evaluation on the effectiveness of these interventions is inconclusive. There is still a paucity of evidence suggesting a promising intervention that can promote psychosocial health for the residents. Given the general consensus that exercise is beneficial for the psychosocial health, and considering that the characteristics of Tai Chi are particularly suitable for the elderly population, Tai Chi is considered as a possible means to promote psychosocial health for the residents. This study aimed to examine the psychosocial effects of a Tai Chi program on the residents of the elderly residential care homes. / The main study adopted a non-equivalent pretest-posttest control group design to examine the psychosocial effect of Tai Chi on residents of elderly residential care homes. Residents were recruited from six elderly residential care homes in Hong Kong by convenience sampling. The experimental group (n = 66) joined a 26-week Tai Chi program three times per week with each session lasted for one hour. The control group (n = 73) continued their daily activities as usual. Outcome variables encompassing state self-esteem, the physical component of health-related quality of life, the mental component of health-related quality of life, social support network, and social support satisfaction were assessed at baseline, the 13th and 26th week of the intervention period. Doubly multivariate analysis of covariance was performed to examine the effect of the Tai Chi program. / With the confounding effect of resident satisfaction controlled, findings demonstrated that participants in the experimental group experienced greater improvement in the psychological composite outcome of state self-esteem, the physical component of health-related quality of life, and the mental component of health-related quality of life (p < .05). No significant changes were detected in any of the three individual psychological outcome variables. Non-significant result was also found regarding the social effect of Tai Chi program on the participants. / Lee Yin King. / "May 2006." / Advisers: Diana Lee; Jean Woo. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 68-03, Section: B, page: 1558. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-269). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / School code: 1307.

Chan, Wai Kiu. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 233-256). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract and appendix also in Chinese.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T18:47:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Leandro Assis Teixeira.pdf: 22670572 bytes, checksum: acd4b06d1b8c8d8e0a17ac183e1cfcea (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-09-23 / This work sought to investigate the practice of Tai Chi Chuan among elderly people, based on their participation in open groups of health programs organized the municipality of Santo André, State of São Paulo, Brazil. In my experience as a teacher of Chinese martial arts, especially the Tai Chi Chuan, I noticed that in spite of being a Chinese millennial art, which encourages mental concentration and control of body movements, it performs a preventive action, reducing the effects of degenerative diseases and providing psychological welfare. Aging is, doubtless, a process of discoveries and transformations experienced in an orderly rhythm of facts. Physical activity can benefit people of all ages; it is especially important to elderly people health. The practice of Tai Chi Chuan develops physical and mental capacity so that the individual can have a long and healthy life. Thus, I attempted to transform a real situation that is close to me into an object of investigation and analysis. As a survey instrument of the quality-of-life profile, the SF36® Form was used (The Medical Outcomes Study: 36-Item Short Form Health Survey), translated and validated in Brazil by CICONELLI. This study did not intend to exhaust the subject of Tai Chi Chuan or the therapeutic techniques used during aging process but provide a new complementary view for health professionals. Thai Chi Chuan is a set of Chinese disciplinary exercises that seek harmony of body, mind and spirit / Este trabalho buscou investigar a prática de Tai Chi Chuan entre idosos, a partir da participação em grupos abertos, em programas de saúde realizados pela Prefeitura no município de Santo André SP. Em minha experiência como professor das artes corporais chinesas, em especial o Tai Chi Chuan, observei que apesar de ser uma arte marcial chinesa milenar, que encoraja a concentração mental e o controle dos movimentos corporais, a mesma atua como forma preventiva, minimizando os efeitos das doenças degenerativas e propiciando bem estar psicológico. O envelhecimento é, sem dúvida, um processo de descobertas e transformações vividas em um ritmo ordenado de acontecimentos. A atividade física é capaz de beneficiar pessoas de todos os grupos etários; ela é especialmente importante para a saúde dos idosos. A prática do Tai Chi Chuan desenvolve a capacidade física e mental do indivíduo, para que tenha uma vida longa e com saúde. Desta forma, procurei transformar uma realidade que me é próxima em objeto de investigação e análise. Como instrumento para avaliação do perfil da Qualidade de Vida, foi utilizado o Questionário SF36® (The Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short Form Health Survey), traduzido e validado no Brasil por CICONELLI. O presente estudo não visou esgotar o assunto Tai Chi Chuan ou as técnicas terapêuticas, utilizadas durante o processo de envelhecimento, mas proporcionar uma nova visão complementar para os profissionais da área da saúde. O Tai Chi Chuan é um conjunto de exercícios disciplinares chineses, que visam a harmonia do corpo, da mente e do espírito

Hong Wai Lin. / "July 2004." / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-211) / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese.