scholarly journals Diagnosis and proposals for tables adapted to wheelchair users: a case study on usability in a childhood and teenage care institution

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-94
Author(s):  
Juliana Maria Moreira Soares ◽  
Andrea Regina Martins Fontes ◽  
Cleyton Fernandes Ferrarini ◽  
Miguel Ángel Aires Borrás
Keyword(s):  
Wheelchair Users ◽  
Care Institution

scholarly journals Provincial treatment and care asylums for the mentally ill in East Prussia as forgotten cultural heritage: case study of the asylum in Allenberg (now Znamensk, Russian Federation)

2022 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 41-55
Author(s):  
Daria Bręczewska-Kulesza
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Poor Condition ◽  
Care Institution ◽  
Model Solutions ◽  
East Prussia

The article focuses on issues demonstrating the role of architecture in the development of Prussian psychiatry in the nineteenth and the early twentieth century. The Provincial Treatment and Care Institution Allenberg (now Znamensk, Russian Federation) is used as a case study to demonstrate the perception of model solutions used in Prussian asylums located in distant provinces. The asylum discussed in this article met the contemporary requirements, proving that these models and newest trends reached East Prussia very quickly. The asylum complex in Allenberg was a testimony to the development of Prussian and European architectural thought in the service of medicine. Unfortunately, today the former asylum remains in a poor condition and is treated as unwanted legacy rather than a cultural monument.

User Attitudes Towards Wheelchairs: A Mexican Case Study with Special Focus on Vulnerable Wheelchair Users and Wheelchair Assistants

2019 ◽  
pp. 282-291
Author(s):  
Paulina Manzano-Hernandez ◽  
Maria Giovanna Trotta ◽  
Carlos Aceves-Gonzalez ◽  
Alberto Rossa-Sierra ◽  
Fabiola Cortes-Chavez
Keyword(s):  
Special Focus ◽  
Wheelchair Users ◽  
User Attitudes

Westbury House: a case study in data protection law

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 463-465
Author(s):  
Jeanette Burgess ◽  
Christian Brundell
Keyword(s):  
Data Protection ◽  
Care Institution ◽  
Data Protection Law

Even though it has been over a year since the GDPR data-protection law came into force, not every care institution seems to comply. Jeanette Burgess and Christian Brundell explain the regulation and the consequences of non-compliance.

scholarly journals RAILWAY SYSTEM ACCESSIBILITY EVALUATION FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS: CASE STUDY IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Transport ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaroslav Matuška
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Rail Transportation ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Wheelchair Users ◽  
Accessibility Evaluation ◽  
Train Services ◽  
Weak Points ◽  
Railway System ◽  
Barrier Free

This paper deals with accessibility of rail transportation as a system. Presented methods bring ways of rail infrastructure and train accessibility evaluation. Applied two-stage model enables evaluation of departure halls accessibility. The level of train accessibility is defined by coefficients of time and direction non-uniformity. While opportunities for barrier-free travelling are relatively balanced in monitored regions, coefficients show a time imbalance in the results. Opportunity to travel barrier-free (according to the non-uniformity coefficients) shows that there are fluctuations at weekends and on weekdays. These are not of crucial importance. However, the train services are barrier-free particularly for travelling on long distances, whilst suburban and regional ones are still mostly inaccessible for wheelchairs, which is not very favourable. Since 2010 the accessibility level has improved in this area in the Czech Republic. Comparison with neighbouring countries showed strong and weak points of guaranteed barrier-free services in each country.

Patterns of community participation across the seasons: A year-long case study of three Canadian wheelchair users

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 722-731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacquie Ripat ◽  
Jaimie F. Borisoff ◽  
Lea E. Grant ◽  
Franco H. N. Chan
Keyword(s):  
Community Participation ◽  
Wheelchair Users

scholarly journals A best space for assisted wheelchair users

2016 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Abraham ◽  
Rob I Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Tool Use ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Wheelchair Users ◽  
Confined Spaces ◽  
Highest Weight ◽  
Practice Assistant ◽  
Percentage Weight ◽  
Manual Handling ◽  
Set Up

Introduction Occupational therapists lack manual-handling sensitive tools to assist individual adaptation specifications for assisted wheelchair users, for example, corridor-room turns for extra-long wheelchairs. Method Engineering-based methods identified an experimental set-up. This provided a useful representation of possible manoeuvres in five tasks and proposed a turn difficulty order. Experienced wheelchair assistants ( n = 22) selected their maximum comfortable wheelchair weight for each turn. Results Some participants (3/22) were insensitive to turning-space but all other participants (19/22) chose their lowest maximum comfortable weight for the tightest turning-space and 17/19 chose their highest weights for space permitting a slow turn. Mean percentage weight increased by 30% from tight to slow turning-space. Results are statistically significant and clinically important. Experimental set-up was similar to assisting in confined spaces; participants were experienced in working in spacious environments and had recent manual-handling training so results are supported by good manual-handling practice. Assistant-size impact on easiest (highest weight) turning-space is small. Results are applicable to all floor coverings and wheelchair sizes but not to self-propelling wheelchair users. Results are incorporated into a tool, demonstrated by case study. Conclusion Tool-use specifies a best adaptation.

scholarly journals Rational use of antibiotics in stationary health care institution: Case study

2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-71
Author(s):  
Jovana Brkić ◽  
Ljiljana Tasić ◽  
Ivana Jokić
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Institution ◽  
Rational Use ◽  
Care Institution ◽  
Rational Use Of Antibiotics
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