Submitted diploma thesis deals with the topic of Marketing in Occupational Therapy. The work is divided into theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part is focused on two main areas - Marketing and Occupational Therapy. The first part is focused on the familiarization with this field. The second part is devoted to marketing, where its general level to specific characteristic rising from the health care are described. The practical part offers the introduction of Children's Rehabilitation Centre Lentilka, where the questionnaire research based on the charting of satisfaction and evaluation of the occupational therapy service by parents of the occupational therapy clients took place. There was also conducted the quantitative study in the form of questionnaire research among doctors of specific specialism working in the region of Pardubice. This questionnaire research among doctors was concentrated on the charting of the foreknowledge in the occupational therapy field and its possibilities. Based on the analysis of the actual condition of the occupational therapy propagation and doctors' necessity to better understand the field, there are proposals for improving the marketing and promotion of occupational therapy in the Czech Republic. Those proposals are primarily focused on the professional...

This diploma thesis deals with the theme of horticultural therapy in the Czech Republic. The thesis is especially focused on the utilization of this therapy with seniors. The theoretical part contains chapters dealing with age, needs, and horticultural therapy, which is an effective way of meeting the needs of the elderly. The horticultural therapy is presented from the historical point of view. In addition the state of the horticultural therapy in Czech Republic is described in general. Furthermore this chapter describes the usage of the horticultural therapy abroad. Key features of the horticultural therapy are presented in order to ensure effectiveness of this method. Therapeutic gardens are defined in this part, as well as key differences between horticultural therapy and other generally used therapeutic approaches. The research is based on semi-structured interviews with relevant persons in the Czech Republic. The interviews were conducted with three groups of people. The first group consists from individuals who are mainly oriented in the theoretical level of horticultural therapy. For example they have an overview of the state of horticultural therapy in the Czech Republic, especially in the realization of horticultural therapy or legislative issues. The second group are those who practice...

Occupational therapy is currently an essential part of comprehensive rehabilitation. Occupational therapy is a relatively new field that is continuously evolving. It tries to keep up with time and its demands. The main goal of this thesis was to capture a detailed profile of the occupational therapy profession in the Czech Republic. The thesis is divided into two main units, namely the theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part describes the basic aspects of the field of occupational therapy and the work of occupational therapists in the Czech Republic according to the literature search. The practical part of the thesis contains the methodology of the work and the results of the questionnaire survey. Three hundred and fifteen respondents participated in the research. Processed and analysed data are presented using graphs, tables and figures. Detailed results from the questionnaire survey describe the description of the current profession of the occupational therapist. At the end of the thesis, a profile of the occupational therapy profession is compiled from these results. Information from the practical and theoretical part of the thesis is then compared in a discussion. The output of the thesis is a depiction of the real profile of the occupational therapy profession in the Czech...

Occupational therapy is currently an essential part of comprehensive rehabilitation. Occupational therapy is a relatively new field that is continuously evolving. It tries to keep up with time and its demands. The main goal of this thesis was to depiction a real profile of the occupational therapy profession in the Czech Republic. The thesis is divided into two main units, namely the theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part describes the basic aspects of the field of occupational therapy and the work of occupational therapists in the Czech Republic according to the literature search. The practical part of the thesis contains the methodology of the work and the results of the questionnaire survey. Three hundred and fifteen respondents participated in the research. Processed and analysed data are presented using graphs, tables and figures. At the end of the thesis, a profile of the occupational therapy profession is compiled from these results. Information from the practical and theoretical part of the thesis is then compared in a discussion. The output of the thesis is a depiction of the real profile of the occupational therapy profession in the Czech Republic according to information obtained from respondents. Keywords: Occupational therapy Czech Republic Survey Occupational therapist work

The thesis described quality issues in occupational therapy. The theoretical part contained characteristic occupational therapy, quality and descriptions of stroke. The empirical part provides a qualitative research exploring the views, attitudes standard for occupational therapists in occupational therapy, based on which the pilot made standard in occupational therapy, a client with a stroke.

The purpose of this Master thesis was to evaluate the effects of the Mirror program on upper- limb motor recovery, self-sufficiency and active range of wrist movement in patients after brain injury. It was included sixteen participants within maximal four months after stroke. Patients were separated into experimental and control group, both with eight members. Experimental group underwent Mirror therapy. Both group participated in a standard rehabilitation program included Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy, physical therapy and movement practice on device. Experimental group patients additionally participated in Mirror therapy program for 30 mins, four times a week, for three weeks. The Fugl-Meyer Assessment, Functional Independence Measure and goniometric measurement of active movement were used to assess recovery of upper-limb movement. Mirror therapy improve upper-limb motor recovery in patients after brain injury. This research demonstrates it with significant difference between both groups, where the experimental group have improved (0,02). I have also proved Mirror therapy, when included in occupational therapy, improves the self-sufficiency of people with neurological deficit. Comparing the data from Functional Independence Measurement, I found the difference between groups statistically...

The aim of this study was to develop methodics of occupational therapy for patients with moelectric prosthesis, which is used by patients with amputation of upper limbs as well as patients with congenital problems. In the Czech republic there are no complex methodics about occupational therapy and myoelectric prosthesis, despite the huge mount of foreign studies of this topic. Myoelectric prosthesis uses the principle of sensing myoelectrical signals which are then transformed to the motor output in the terminal portion of the prosthesis. Occupational therapy intervention begins at the preprosthetic phase, the occupational therapist assesses the general potential for the use of myoelectric prosthesis and picks up myoelectric signals from the stump. In interprosthetic phase occupational therapist is dedicated to the training of activities of daily living with myoelectric prosthesis and training residual stump on the basis of myotest. The phase after prosthetic content of occupational therapy evaluation and assessment, which focus on patients ability of myoelectric control and prosthesis involvement in activities of daily living and training of grip. Within the training of grip, occupational therapist is dedicated to training proper grip within the pace, grip strength and targeted movements. The...

The aim of this thesis is to determine the use of surface electromyography for functional diagnostic of upper limb in spinal cord injury patients from an occupational therapy perspective. Functional diagnostic is focused on personal activities of daily living (pADL). So far, no one has commented this topic from an occupational therapy perspective in the Czech Republic. The thesis should offer another possibility of objective evaluation. The theoretical part deals with the description of upper limb, including kinesiology, the types of grasps of quadriplegic patients and the muscles involved in performing personal activities of daily living. There are problem areas of activities of daily living in spinal cord injury patients and their classification. At the end of the theoretical part is described electromyography, interconnection with occupational therapy and use of surface electromyography. There is also described interdisciplinary team. The practical part consists of six case reports, in which subjects were measured muscle activity during performing personal activities of daily living using surface electromyography. This section presents a diverse use of application of surface electromyography both in terms of graphical imaging and wide age dispersion of patients. Keywords: surface...

This diploma thesis deals with the issue of robotic-assisted therapy, namely with the mechanical exoskeleton robotic device Armeo Spring, and it is focused on an acute stroke population. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of a robotic-assisted therapy using Armeo Spring device and to compare it with the efficiency of a common individual occupational therapy focused on improving motor function of upper extremity of patients with the acute stroke. There were 19 patients involved in the research, who were hospitalized in early rehabilitation acute beds. They were selected on the basis of entry criteria and further divided into two groups. An experimental group included 10 participants (n=10), a control group included 9 participants (n=9). The patients in the experimental group using Armeo Spring device underwent four to five 30-minutes therapies per week for three week period, the control group underwent the same amount of individual occupational therapies focused on improving motor function of a paretic upper limp. Each participant, evaluated before and after the intervention, underwent the total number of 12 therapy sessions. In the face of the determined hypothesis, following methods were used to evaluate the sample of patients: Function Independence Measure (FIM) for evaluating...

This diploma thesis deals with the issue of robotic-assisted therapy, namely with the mechanical exoskeleton robotic device Armeo Spring, and it is focused on an acute stroke population. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of a robotic-assisted therapy using Armeo Spring device and to compare it with the efficiency of a common individual occupational therapy focused on improving motor function of upper extremity of patients with the acute stroke. There were 19 patients involved in the research, who were hospitalized in early rehabilitation acute beds. They were selected on the basis of entry criteria and further divided into two groups. An experimental group included 10 participants (n=10), a control group included 9 participants (n=9). The patients in the experimental group using Armeo Spring device underwent four to five 30-minutes therapies per week for three week period, the control group underwent the same amount of individual occupational therapies focused on improving motor function of a paretic upper limp. Each participant, evaluated before and after the intervention, underwent the total number of 12 therapy sessions. In the face of the determined hypothesis, following methods were used to evaluate the sample of patients: Function Independence Measure (FIM) for evaluating...