F-4-03-05
MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PEOPLE'S QUALITY OF LIFE
Kersti Poldemaa (Tallinn Pedagogical University, Tallinn, Estonia)
The main goal of the research work was to map quality of life by determining factors and central components of quality of life, and describing mentally disabled people's quality of life through these.
The research included the analysis of living environment of mentally handicapped people and group discussions. For living environment analysis the Timo Saloviita's Adaptive Behaviour Scale (1988) was used. The main stress was put to the group discussion method, based on the David Gooden's method (1988),which was used in Estonia for the first time.
Mentally handicapped people experienced that although they live in the society as members of society and have possibilities to live according to their needs, several shortages are in their life. It was also perceived that they do not have right to work and decide where to live.
Discussions left impression, that this group discussion method develops communication with each other. Group discussions may support mentally disabled people so that they could influence their lives themselves by presenting their opinions and visions, which should be life with high quality.
F-4-03-06
PSYCHOLOGICAL REHABILITATION OF CHERNOBYL DISASTER SURVIVORS
Georgiy V. Korobeiynikov (Institute of Gerontology, Kiev, Ukraine)
There are many medical consequences obtained eleven years before accident. Long stay in ecological disaster region is resulted of evolution of the psychoneurological disorders.
The complex methods of rehabilitation of psychoneurological status were elaboration. Nine groups on 16-20 patients who Chernobyl disaster survivors has rehabilitation course during 21 days.
The study of influence psycho-emotional rehabilitation course on health of Chernobyl disasters survivors was showed the improvement of psycho-emotional status and normalization of neuro-regulatory systems. Thus signifying the relaxation and reduction of tension of the neuro-regulation of organism.
The results of this investigation may be used on rehabilitation of people who live in ecological disaster region.
