Assessment of Psychophysical Abilities of People with Disabilities During Occupational Rehabilitation

• Autorzy: Kurkus-Rozowska B. , Najmiec A. , Tokarski T. , Konarska M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Designing objective and subjective methods of studying the abilities of disabled people is one of the most important things to be done before employing them. That is why new assessment methods are proposed. Evaluation as a testing procedure used for defining the abilities of disabled people - general capacity, range, and strength of the main groups of muscles and extremities, psychological tests, and many others-were developed by an interdisciplinary team. In total, 48 testing procedures, including physiological, psychological, and biomechanical ones, were prepared. We also propose another subjective assessment method because it is also very important to know what an individual person with disability needs, wants to do, or what kind of job he or she prefers. The subjective evaluation of abilities, possibilities, and needs might be done by using a questionnaire. These testing procedures offer a chance to use the same methods in all diagnostic centres so the criteria of health and work ability will be the same and easily comparable. Using the same tests for assessment will be helpful in observing the results and progress of medical, social, and vocational rehabilitation, too.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

disabled people; employment; ability; assessment; testing procedure

PL

zatrudnienie; osoby niepełnosprawne; zdolność; oszacowanie

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2000
• Tom: Zeszyt Specjalny
• Strony: 127--134
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 11 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Kurkus-Rozowska B.

• Department of Ergonomics, Central Institute for Labour Protection, Warsaw, Poland

autor

Najmiec A.

• Department of Ergonomics, Central Institute for Labour Protection, Warsaw, Poland

autor

Tokarski T.

• Department of Ergonomics, Central Institute for Labour Protection, Warsaw, Poland

autor

Konarska M.

• Department of Ergonomics, Central Institute for Labour Protection, Warsaw, Poland

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