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Ermanno, 61 years old. Autonomy in daily life for a person on hemodialysis
Editorial data: ESPERIENZE
Abstract: Ermanno has been on hemodialysis for about 25 years and has experienced two kidney transplants. Although in the last ten years the motor situation has worsened, he never lost his nerve and he used several strategies in order to improve his functions and make the environment more likely to have social interaction. By now, Ermanno has been using the manual wheelchair for three years. The adaptation of his house particularly enhanced the use of the bathroom. Outdoor spaces in the district have been partially modified to allow the passage of a wheelchair on the sidewalk after a request to the Local Authority. This project is aimed at further improving home accessibility and activities related to daily living (ADL). Moreover, in order to promote Ermanno’s need for autonomy when moving outside, we will proceed to the prescription of a power wheelchair. Currently, only part of this project has been realized, but the changes made so far have already led to an improvement of his quality of life and a lower burden of care.
Year of publication: 2009
Type of document: Case studies/experiences
Last update: July 2011
Ghirardelli M
Gio, age 61, motor disability: improving independence at home
Editorial data: Portale SIVA Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus
Abstract: Several problems concerning motion and coordination were left by a pair of surgical interventions. The use of special assistive aids allowed a gradual but steady recovery of several domestic and social activities.
Year of publication: 2003
Type of document: Case studies/experiences
Last update: May 2003
Groppo G
Gabri, age 20, motor disability: improving independence at home and in the neighbourhood
Editorial data: Portale SIVA Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus
Abstract: The assistive aid as a means for overcoming the limits imposed by the pathology and for improving knowledge of one's own body in order to reach greater independence.
Year of publication: 2003
Type of document: Case studies/experiences
Last update: May 2003
Tonussi E
Clemy, age 52, motor disability: improving independence at home
Editorial data: Portale SIVA Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus
Abstract: Clemy is a 52 year old woman affected by spastic-dystonic tetraplegia as a consequence of perinatal suffering. She is completely independent in personal care, transfers and eating. Since her childhood she has tried to be independent in movements, in her personal choices and most of all in communication. Because of a sudden motor impairment, now Clemy can't use her electronic wheelchair any more and she has difficulties in maintaining the seated posture, which causes pain to her. She also finds it tiring to use the PC that she controls with a metal point fixed to her left foot and a standard keyboards with shield. Clemy would like to be independent in calling for help any time she needs to do it. She also would like to take a weight off her mother, who looks after her during transfers and in the bathroom.
Year of publication: 2005
Type of document: Case studies/experiences
Last update: February 2005
Verza R
Mattia, age 8, motor disability: improving independence at home and school integration
Editorial data: Portale SIVA Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus
Abstract: The use of assistive devices enables the child to do everyday and school activities with other children without needing any considerable adult people intervention.
Year of publication: 2003
Type of document: Case studies/experiences
Last update: July 2003
Ghiraldelli M
L'Autonomia va Sempre Ricercata? Il caso di Gilberto
Editorial data: Tesi Corso di Perfezionamento "Tecnologie per l'Autonomia". Università Cattolica Milano e Fondazione Don Gnocchi, a.a. 1999-2000
Abstract: (text automatically translated from Italian) ***Gilberto, 61 years, suffers from outcomes of twofold participation (1986-1993) of removal of ***cervico ependymoma dorsal ***C4 - ***D2. ***Dal 1995 I follow its motor recovery and during this period they have been made various proposals of assistive devices. The job is proposed to analyze to the proposals and the adopted solutions and, to the light of the new acquired knowledge in this course, to program participations that improve the independence of ***Gilberto.
Year of publication: 2000
Type of document: Thesis
Last update: May 2003
Groppo R
Autonomia come emancipazione: il caso di Gabriele
Editorial data: Tesi Corso di Perfezionamento "Tecnologie per l'Autonomia". Università Cattolica Milano e Fondazione Don Gnocchi, a.a. 1998-1999
Abstract: (text automatically translated from Italian) The independence is an element of the life of the man who demands knowledge of himself, courage in applying it and determination in realizing it. The history of Gabriele is that one of a young person in wheelchair that has need to experience the own abilities, like man, student and future manager of the own life. The road passes through several is made: the own determination in the familiar environment, the acquisition of greater independence, the emancipation in the world that is around himself. In this project it has need of the supports adapts to you, as the manual wheelchair of agile use (and beautiful presence), the electronic wheelchair for the outputs outside and a functional system of posture. Dream in the slide valve: to go to the university without the aid of the family, being been involved the friends/connects of study.
Year of publication: 1999
Type of document: Thesis
Last update: May 2003
Verza R
E che nessuno dica di no! Il percorso di Mattia verso una vita autonoma
Editorial data: Tesi Corso di Perfezionamento "Tecnologie per l'Autonomia". Università Cattolica Milano e Fondazione Don Gnocchi, a.a. 2000-2001
Abstract: (text automatically translated from Italian) Protagonist of this study is Mattia, a child of nine years. Its pathology, spastic tetraparesis, the physical point of view imposes it remarkable limits ***dal; however its strong desire to explore the truth and to get in contact with with the other persons pushes to try it always new solutions in order to catch up its objectives. Our participation aimed to estimate and to supply the technological supports adapts for ***consentirgli participating to you in way more and more activates to the social life: to school, in family and the community. They come considered ambles you to it of mobility (proposing an uprising electronic wheelchair, for ***permettergli moving in erected position), of the posture (realizing a system in order to play to carpet without need of the continuous support of the adult) and the communication (characterizing a modality of access to the computer that facilitates it in the writing, rendering it fast like the companions).
Year of publication: 2001
Type of document: Thesis
Last update: May 2003
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