Motor Development in Early Childhood
Fig. 2.1 New presentation of locomotion (© Largo 2007, p. 130) 2.1.1.4 24–36 Months (Third Year) At the start of the third year the motor skills are being tried out and…
Graphomotor Skills
Labyrinth-Test (LT) – Hand and finger dexterity – Visuomotor coordination – Anticipation of movement – Assessing hand dominance, if necessary Task-Test (TT) – Visuomotor coordination – Form constancy and shape…
Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) – the Condition
The Blistering of EB Basement membrane zone Localisation of the blister Fig. 1.1 Site of the blistering of EB (Waldhör) In each of these main types there are many subdivisions…
Development of Hand Functions
Fig. 4.1 Playing with building bricks. a Placing shapes into a shape sorting box. b Building a tower When manipulating small balls, precision grip, accuracy and eye–hand coordination can be…
Client-Directed Therapy Using the COSA
Fig. 7.1 Items 1–5 of the self-assessment form (Keller et al. 2006, p. 29) The ‘Intended Meaning Reference Guide’ can be used to further clarify the meaning of the COSA statements when…
Conclusion
Hedwig Weiß and Florian PrinzOccupational Therapy in Epidermolysis Bullosa1A Holistic Concept for Intervention from Infancy to Adult10.1007/978-3-7091-1139-0_10© Springer Wien New York 2013 10. Conclusion Hedwig Weiß1 and Florian Prinz1 (1) University Clinic for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,…
Epidemiologic Measures
3.1 Measures of disease frequency Background Measures of disease frequency quantify how often a disease or condition occurs within a given population. Thus, measures of disease frequency are also called…
Confidence Intervals and p-Values
13.1 Introduction Parameters and estimates This chapter discusses the traditional methods used to address random error in quantitative research. Before discussing these methods, we should recall the distinction between statistical…
Survival Analysis
17.1 Introduction Survival analysis encompasses a wide variety of techniques that focus on how long given states “persist” over time. This type of analysis has wide application whenever time to…
to Exercises and Review Questions
Chapter 1: Epidemiology past and present Review questions R.1.1 epi = “upon”; demos = “the people”; ology = “to speak of” or “to study.” R.1.2 A personal response is requested….
