Abstract
Abstract:Background: Due to hospitalization, medical treatment and/or rehabilitation stays, children and adolescents with diseases of the central nervous system (CNS; e.g. tumors, epilepsies or traumatic brain injuries) often cannot participate in everyday school life to the same extent as their peers. To counteract social isolation and negative consequences (e.g. lack of a sense of belonging, reduced well-being and self-esteem, more frequent class repetitions or low educational attainment) telepresence systems are increasingly being discussed as a way to enable participation for children and adolescents with chronic illnesses. Method: This paper presents different telepresence systems and their advantages and disadvantages, effects of use, and potential difficulties. Conclusion: Telepresence systems offer an innovative and promising perspective to enable patients with CNS-associated diseases to participate in everyday school life.
Zusammenfassung:Theoretischer Hintergrund: Kinder und Jugendliche mit Erkrankungen des zentralen Nervensystems (ZNS; beispielsweise Hirntumoren, Epilepsien oder Schädel-Hirn-Traumata) können aufgrund von Krankenhausaufenthalten, Behandlungen und/oder Rehabilitationsaufenthalten oftmals nicht im selben Ausmaß am schulischen Alltag teilhaben wie Gleichaltrige. Um sozialer Isolation und negativen Folgeerscheinungen wie einem fehlenden Zugehörigkeitsgefühl, reduziertem Wohlbefinden und Selbstwert, häufigeren Klassenwiederholungen oder niedrigen Bildungsabschlüssen entgegenzuwirken, werden zunehmend Telepräsenzsysteme als Möglichkeit diskutiert, um Partizipation für Kinder und Jugendliche mit chronischen Erkrankungen weiterhin zu ermöglichen. Methode: In diesem Beitrag werden unterschiedliche Telepräsenzsysteme vorgestellt und deren Vor- und Nachteile, Effekte des Einsatzes sowie potenzielle Schwierigkeiten diskutiert. Schlussfolgerung: Telepräsenzsysteme bieten eine innovative und vielversprechende Perspektive, um Patient_innen mit ZNS-assoziierten Erkrankungen die Teilhabe am schulischen Alltag zu ermöglichen.
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