Učestalost cerebralnog oštećenja vida kod djece školske dobi

master's thesis

• Title (english): Prevalence of cerebral visual impairment among school-aged children
• Author: Marina Kulfa
• Mentor: Sonja Alimović (mentor)
• Committee member: Sonja Alimović (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Tina Runjić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Dominik Sikirić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2019-09-19, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Education/Rehabilitation Sciences

Abstract

Cerebralno oštećenje vida (CVI) najčešći je uzrok oštećenja vida u razvijenim zemljama svijeta. CVI obuhvaća širok raspon otežanog vidnog funkcioniranja, od potpune sljepoće do uredne oštrine vida, a uzrokuje specifične poteškoće u svakodnevnom funkcioniranju djeteta. CVI često ostaje neprepoznat ili pak zamijenjen nekom drugom teškoćom. Sukladno tome, u praksi se nerijetko događa da djeca školske dobi, uslijed pogrešne interpretacije njihova ponašanja, budu podvrgnuta nerazumijevanju ili kritiziranju osoba iz svoje okoline. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je istražiti kakva je učestalost cerebralnog oštećenja vida kod djece školske dobi. Također, ovim istraživanjem nastojala se otkriti razlika između roditelja, učitelja i razrednika djece u prepoznavanju specifičnih ponašanja koja bi mogla značiti postojanje rizika za cerebralno oštećenje vida kod djece. U istraživanju su sudjelovali roditelji i učitelji, odnosno razrednici djece od trećeg do osmog razreda iz dvije zagrebačke, osnovne škole koji su popunjavali Flamanski upitnik za probir na cerebralno oštećenje vida. Upitnici su popunjavani na roditeljskim sastancima u školi ili su ih roditelji popunjavali kod kuće pa ih zatvorene u kuverti vraćali učiteljima, odnosno razrednicima. Roditelji su popunili Upitnike za ukupno 311 djece, dok su učitelji i razrednici popunili Upitnike za 424 djece. Deskriptivnom statističkom obradom podataka u programu SPSS dobiveni su rezultati koju su upućivali na učestalost od 3,5% djece u riziku od cerebralnog oštećenja vida na našem uzorku. Korištenjem Mann-Whitney U testa pronađena je statistički značajna razlika u prepoznavanju specifičnih ponašanja između grupe roditelja i grupe učitelja i razrednika djece. Također, za utvrđivanje razlika unutar grupe učitelja i grupe razrednika korišten je Mann-Whitney U test, no nije pronađena statistički značajna razlika između grupa. Rezultati ovog istraživanja mogli bi služiti kao poticaj za buduća, daljnja istraživanja ovog područja kako bi se unaprijedila važnost poznavanja specifičnih uzoraka ponašanja za roditelje i stručnjake koji rade s djecom školske dobi te važnost pravovremene dijagnoze i kreiranja primjerenih rehabilitacijskih programa za djecu.

Abstract (english)

Cerebral visual impairment (CVI) is the most common cause of visual impairment in children in the developed world. It comprises a spectar of difficulties in visual functioning, from blindness to normal visual acuity and it causes specific problems in child's everyday functioning. CVI often remain unrecognized or replaced by another developmental disability. In everyday practice it is not unusual that school-aged children can be misunderstood or criticized from persons in their own environmet, because of the wrong interpretation of their behaviour. The aim of this research was to examine the prevalence of cerebral visual impairment in school- aged children. In addition, in this research an effort was made to establish differences between parents, teachers and classteachers in identifying specific behaviours that could mean there is a risk of having CVI. The study involved parents, teachers, and classteachers of children from the third to the eighth grade from two elementary schools in Zagreb, who completed a Flemish screening questionnaire for cerebral visual impairment. The Questionnaires were filled in at parental meetings at school or filled in by parents at home and then returned to the teachers or classteachers in schools in envelopes. Parents completed the Questionnaires for a total of 311 children, while teachers and classteachers completed the Questionnaires for 424 children. Descriptive statistical processing of data in the SPSS program yielded results that suggested a frequency of 3.5% of children at risk of cerebral visual impairment in our sample. Using the Mann-Whitney U test, a statistically significant difference was found in the recognition of specific behaviors between the parent group and the teacher and classteacher group. The Mann-Whitney U test was also used to determine differences between the teacher group and the classteacher group, but no statistically significant difference was found between these groups. The results of this study could serve as an impetus for future, further research in this area to improve the importance of knowing specific behavioral patterns for parents and professionals working with school-age children, and the importance of timely diagnosis and the creation of appropriate rehabilitation programs for children.

• Keywords: cerebralno oštećenje vida; učestalost; djeca školske dobi; probir
• Keywords (english): cerebral visual impairment; prevalence; school aged children; screening
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:158:254204
• Study programme: Title: Graduate study of Educational Rehabilitation; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra edukacijske rehabilitacije (magistar/magistra edukacijske rehabilitacije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2019-10-30 08:25:24