Authors Article type: Review Abstract: Eating disorders are conditions characterized by a distorted perception of one’s body and an unhealthy attitude towards food, resulting in impaired mental and physical health as well as altered social functioning. Since these disorders are almost always accompanied by psychiatric comorbidities, pharmacotherapy plays an important role in their treatment. Psychotherapy is also indispensable, and physiotherapy is gaining increasing significance. In physiotherapy, the most commonly used methods include massage, autogenic training, hydrotherapy, and especially kinesitherapy. Physiotherapy requires an individualized approach tailored to each patient, regardless of diagnosis or age. The physiotherapist must collaborate within the medical…
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Authors Article type: Review Abstract: Guide to Evidence-Based Physical Therapist Practice is a 450-page book that offers a straightforward guide on how to conduct an evaluation of medical evidence and apply it to the practice of physical therapy. The main purpose of this book, written as a practical guide, is to teach the knowledge and skills required to evaluate medical evidence and understand how to apply this knowledge to everyday physical therapy practice. It is a comprehensive resource for all physical therapists and students working with patients who want to translate their clinical knowledge and findings into measurable evidence. The…
Authors Article type: Review Abstract: In scientific research, the population represents the largest statistical group, encompassing all subjects studied within a specific time and place. Due to inherent variability among subjects, samples drawn from a population can never be identical but only similar. It is often impractical to study the entire population because of constraints such as limited research time, financial resources, and the actual availability of subjects. Therefore, researchers use sampling methodologies to select a subset of the population, called a sample. Sampling not only produces a sample but also introduces sampling error, which is quantified statistically by the…
Authors Article type: Review Abstract: In our fifteen years of social-pedagogical work in special education classes at Fran Franković Elementary School in Rijeka, working with students with learning difficulties, we have identified several obstacles these students face in their development. After completing their education in regular high schools, many of them remain unemployed, spend more time at home, go out less frequently, and become socially isolated, often relying on their families for care. Participation in the mentoring program has helped to bridge or at least alleviate these challenges. After three years in the “Friends” mentoring program, these individuals report feeling…