Self Determination Education
Mostrando 13-18 de 18 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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13. Espaços lusófonos: uma abordagem entre Brasil e Portugal
Speaking a language is the necessary condition of an individual that belongs to a society, of a certain nation. This subject concerns the autonomy of the people, in their identity and self-determination, as well as to the establishment and the maintenance of social relationships. Taking that into account, this study will analyze two journalistic speeches of
Publicado em: 2008
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14. Nada sobre nós sem nós: os sentidos de vida independente para os militantes de um movimento de pessoas com deficiência / Nothing about us without us: the meanings of independent living for militants of a deficient peoples movement
The social movements created by deficient people have had a profound effect on the quality of their lives. Such initiatives pertain to education, work, health and the involvement of these people in every social aspect of life. This work is about one of these movements, the Independent Living Movement (ILM). In this study, we aimed to identify the terms used
Publicado em: 2007
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15. A percepção e os conhecimentos das epilepsias e dos transtornos mentais pelos clínicos atuantes em ambulatórios do sistema de saúde pública de Belo Horizonte
The World Health Organization (WHO) has pointed to epilepsy as one of the most common and prevalent neurological chronic diseases, present in 1% of the world population. In developing countries, aggravating factors, such as diseases associated with this condition, bad hygienic practices and poor schooling, contribute to increase the figures. The WHO has alwa
Publicado em: 2007
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16. Escolha e desempenho no trabalho de adultos com deficiência mental.
Choice making is a fundamental skill for all individuals. Choice opportunities are related with important questions of human development, and of paramount importance to the development of clinical and educational programs for mentally retarded individuals. Despite its practical importance, little is known about the effects that choice may have in the work en
Publicado em: 2007
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17. Relationships between various attitudes towards self-determination in health care with special reference to an advance directive.
OBJECTIVES: The subject of patient self-determination in health care has gained broad interest because of the increasing number of incompetent patients. In an attempt to solve the problems related to doctors' decision making in such circumstances, advance directives have been developed. The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between public at
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18. Patients' understanding and use of advance directives.
The Patient Self-Determination Act was implemented in December 1991. Before and after its implementation, we used a structured interview of 302 randomly selected patients to determine their awareness, understanding, and use of advance directives. Implementation of the Act did not have a major effect on these. Although more than 90% of patients were aware of