Stavovi i informiranost edukacijskih rehabilitatora o biofeedback metodi

master's thesis

• Title (english): Educational rehabilitators' attitudes and awareness of biofeedback method
• Author: Ema Zemunik
• Mentor: Renata Martinec (mentor)
• Committee member: Renata Martinec (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Renata Pinjatela (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Damir Miholić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-02-24, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Education/Rehabilitation Sciences

Abstract

Biofeedback se odnosi na svaku informaciju o stanju/procesima u našem organizmu, dok biofeedback metoda predstavlja kompjuterizirano vizualno i/ili auditivno praćenje i mjerenje određenih fizioloških funkcija u cilju njihove svjesne kontrole i samoregulacije. Biofeedback metoda može povećati svijest osobe o tome kako njezina ponašanja, emocije i misli mogu utjecati na fiziološke funkcije, te kako usvojiti strategije samoregulacije u cilju podržavanja pozitivnog psihofizičkog statusa. Ovu vrstu intervencije s korisnicima mogu provoditi stručnjaci različitih disciplina, a ovim istraživanjem se nastojalo ispitati koliko je biofeedback metoda primijenjena u okviru edukacijske rehabilitacije, odnosno kakvi su stavovi i informiranost edukacijskih rehabilitatora o biofeedback metodi. Postavljene su dvije hipoteze: 1) informiranost edukacijskih rehabilitatora o biofeedback metodi utječe na stavove o uspješnosti ove metode, i 2) informiranost i stavovi edukacijskih rehabilitatora o biofeedback metodi utječu na stopu njezine primjene u području edukacijske rehabilitacije. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 37 edukacijskih rehabilitatora, a podaci su se prikupljali u periodu od svibnja do rujna 2022. godine. Za potrebe ovog istraživanja konstruiran je online anketni upitnik koji se sastojao od 34 pitanja otvorenog i zatvorenog tipa, podijeljenih u četiri skupine: a) Sociodemografski podaci, b) Osobno iskustvo, c) Informiranost i d) Stavovi. Rezultati su prezentirani u obliku grafičkih prikaza te su obrađeni deskriptivnom analizom. Zaključeno je da je osrednja informiranost edukacijskih rehabilitatora o biofeedback metodi u skladu s neutralnošću stavova prema istoj što potvrđuje jednu od hipoteza. Premda pozitivni stavovi i informiranost utječu na iskazanu potrebu za širom stopom primjene biofeedback metode, ona nije ostvarena na željenoj razini zbog manjka edukacija i troškova nabave biofeedback instrumentarija, što upućuje na to da druga hipoteza nije potvrđena. Budući da postoje i neki drugi mogući uzroci niske stope primjene biofeedback metode potrebno je provesti dodatna istraživanja kako bi se dobile detaljnije spoznaje koje bi omogućile širu primjenu ovog pristupa, kao komplementarne metode, u području terapije, edukacije i rehabilitacije.

Abstract (english)

Biofeedback refers to any information about the state/processes in our organism, while the biofeedback method represents computerized visual and/or auditory monitoring and measurement of certain physiological functions with the aim of their conscious control and self-regulation. The biofeedback method can increase a person's awareness of how their behaviors, emotions and thoughts can affect their physiological functions, and how they can adopt self-regulation strategies in order to support a positive psychophysical status. This type of intervention with users can be carried out by experts of different disciplines, and this research tried to examine how much the biofeedback method was applied in educational rehabilitation, more precisely, what are the attitudes and awareness of educational rehabilitators about the biofeedback method. Two hypotheses were put forward: 1) the awareness of educational rehabilitators about the biofeedback method affects the attitudes about the success of this method, and 2) the awareness and attitudes of educational rehabilitators about the biofeedback method influence the rate of its application in the field of educational rehabilitation. 37 educational rehabilitators participated in the research, and the data was collected in the period from May to September 2022. For the purposes of this research, an online questionnaire was constructed, consisting of 34 open and closed questions, divided into four groups: a) Sociodemographic data, b) Personal experience, c) Knowledge and d) Attitudes. The results are presented in the form of graphical representations and are processed through descriptive analysis. It was concluded that the average awareness of educational rehabilitators about the biofeedback method is consistent with the neutrality of attitudes towards it, which confirms one of the hypotheses. Although positive attitudes and awareness influence the expressed need for a wider rate of application of the biofeedback method, it was not achieved at the desired level due to less education and costs of purchasing biofeedback instruments, which indicates that the second hypothesis was not confirmed. Since there are some other possible reasons for the low rate of application of the biofeedback method, it is necessary to conduct additional research in order to obtain more detailed knowledge that would enable the wider application of this approach, as a complementary method, in the field of therapy, education and rehabilitation.

• Keywords: biofeedback; stavovi; informiranost; edukacija; rehabilitacija
• Keywords (english): biofeedback; attitudes; awareness; education; rehabilitation
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:158:242310
• Study programme: Title: University graduate study of Educational Rehabilitation; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni magistar/magistra edukacijske rehabilitacije (sveučilišni magistar/magistra edukacijske rehabilitacije)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-03-16 08:44:47