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{"title":"Comparison of Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication Between Deaf Children with no Cochlear Implantation and Deaf Children 12-24 Months After Cochlear Implantation","authors":"N. Jalilevand, Mona Ebrahimipour, M. M. Zarandi, M. Kamali, Leyla Fayazi","doi":"10.30699/FDISJ.1.3.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30699/FDISJ.1.3.1","url":null,"abstract":"Article Info Comparison of Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication Between Deaf Children with no Cochlear Implantation and Deaf Children 12-24 Months After Cochlear Implantation Nahid Jalilevand1*, Mona Ebrahimipour2, Masoud Motasaddi Zarandi3, Mohamad Kamali4, Leyla Fayazi5 1. PhD, Department of Speech Therapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. PhD, Department of Speech Therapy, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3. PhD, .Department of Otolaryngology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 4. PhD , Department of Rehabilitation Management, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 5. PhD Student in Linguistics, Department of Speech & Language Pathology, Special Education Organization, Tehran, Iran Background and Objectives: It has been shown that cochlear implant significantly improves verbal communication in deaf children. The aim of the current study was to investigate and compare the verbal and non-verbal communication abilities in two groups of deaf children: without cochlear implant (CI), and children using CI for 1224 months. The results were then compared with typically-developing children as the control group. Methods: 87 children participated in this cross-sectional, descriptive analytical study, (14 deaf children without CI, 25 children with CI that their hearing ages were 12 to 24 months and 48 normal children aged 12 to 24 months). A reliable verbal and non-verbal checklist was completed by parents and nonparametric method was used for data analyzing. Results: The results indicated that non-verbal communication skills were similar in all groups with no significant difference (P>0.05). However, verbal abilities in deaf children without CI were significantly impaired compared to the children with CI and control group (P<0.05). Furthermore, there was no significant difference between the verbal communication scores of children with CI and normal children (P>0.05). Conclusion: It can be expected that deaf children who receive CI, will reach the verbal communication abilities of 12-24-month-old typically children, at least 12 to 24 months post-implantation","PeriodicalId":330157,"journal":{"name":"Function and Disability Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129442249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Effects of Auditory Training by Erber Method on Improvement of the Auditory Skills in 3-4 Year-Old Hearing-Impaired Children","authors":"F. Jarollahi, Afsaneh Alinejad Kashani, M. Keyhani, Atefeh Kamalvand","doi":"10.30699/FDISJ.1.3.36","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30699/FDISJ.1.3.36","url":null,"abstract":"Article Info The Effects of Auditory Training by Erber Method on Improvement of the Auditory Skills in 3-4 Year-Old Hearing-Impaired Children Farnoush Jarollahi*1, Afsaneh Alinejad Kashani2, MohammadReza Keyhani3, Atefeh Kamalvand4 1. PhD in Audiology, Audiology Department, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. BS in Audioloy, Audiology Department, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3. MSc in Statistics, Basic Sciences Department, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 4. MSc in Audiology, Audiology Department, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran Background & Objectives: Auditory sense is important for the learning of speech and language in childhood. Sensory-neural hearing loss can cause serious consequences in the development of auditory and communicational skills. Auditory training is of great importance in the aural rehabilitation services for decreasing these effects. Currently, there are several methods such as AVT, SKI-HI, DASL and also the Erber method. Given the specific characteristics of the Erber method, its benefit has not been shown in available researches yet. Therefore, this study aimed to apply Erber method to examine the improvement of auditory skills in sensorineural hearing-impaired children. Methods: This clinical trial study was performed on 13 toddlers with severe-toprofound hearing loss. The Erber method was applied for auditory training. Exercises were performed over the first three months (only language therapy), and following that, auditory training was increased for six months. This 9-month period was repeated once. The assessments were repeated every three months by the “Tavana” test. The data of five repetitions of the Tavana test were analyzed by paired t-test. Results: No significant difference was observed between the results from tests 1, 2 and 4, 5 tests. However, noticeable difference was observed between the results from the 2, 4 and 5, 7 tests. These findings revealed the auditory training by Erber method, which greatly improved the auditory skills. Conclusion: Mere use of appropriate hearing-aid with language therapy without auditory training, would not lead to the improvement of auditory skills. Theseskills were rather improved by auditory training in hearing-impaired children. So, the Erber method was an appropriate and effective method for auditory training.","PeriodicalId":330157,"journal":{"name":"Function and Disability Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130156334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigating the Effect of Participation-based Individualized Occupational Therapy on Functional Mobility of Children with Cerebral Palsy in School: A Single-blind Randomized Clinical Trial","authors":"Atefeh Kalooti, M. Zarei, Malek Amini","doi":"10.30699/fdisj.1.4.62","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30699/fdisj.1.4.62","url":null,"abstract":"Article Info Investigating the Effect of Participation-based Individualized Occupational Therapy on Functional Mobility of Children with Cerebral Palsy in School: A Single-blind Randomized Clinical Trial Atefeh Kalooti1, Mehdi Alizadeh Zarei2*, Malek Amini2 1. MSc. Student, Occupational Therapy Department, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. Rehabilitation Research Center, Occupational Therapy Department, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Background and Objectives: Cerebral palsy is a non-progressive disorder in the growing brain that disrupts movement and ultimately limits the individual’s performance and participation in a variety of areas, such as everyday life, play, and school activities. Individualized occupational interventions help these children receive appropriate services and supports based on their needs, abilities, and disabilities. Current research aimed at investigating effect of individualized occupational therapy interventions on mobility in children with cerebral palsy in the schools. Methods: This is a Single-blind randomized clinical trial, in which 18 children with cerebral palsy at ages 6-12 were selected using convenience method, and were divided into control and intervention groups using block randomization method. During the research period, the control group like before the research received the conventional occupational therapy interventions for 5 weeks and 12 sessions. The intervention group received occupational interventions based on the individualized appropriate goals. Both groups were assessed by School Function Assessment (SFA). Results: The average age of participants was 10.17 years old. Of these children, 52% used wheelchair .Difference in changes of mobility variables was significant between control and intervention group (P<0.05). Conclusion: The results showed that individual occupational therapy based on participation of children with cerebral palsy in exceptional schools had significant impact on mobility of children in non-academic activities of the school, which requires further studies.","PeriodicalId":330157,"journal":{"name":"Function and Disability Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129648887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Acoustic Parameters in Persian-Speaking Patients with Dysphonia","authors":"Farhad Torabinenezhad, F. Izadi, A. Pourshahbaz, M. Bijankhan, Moharam Eslami, M. Rohani, Mona Ebrahimipor","doi":"10.30699/FDISJ.1.3.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30699/FDISJ.1.3.8","url":null,"abstract":"Article Info Acoustic Parameters in Persian-Speaking Patients with Dysphonia Farhad Torabinenezhad1, Farzad Izadi2, Abbas Pourshahbaz*3, Mahmood Bijankhan4, Moharam Eslami5, Mohammad Rohani6, Mona Ebrahimipor7 1. Assistant Professor, Department of Speech & Language Pathology, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. Professor, Department of ENT, Hazrat Rasoul Medical Complex, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3. Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences University, Tehran, Iran 4. Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran 5. Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran 6. Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Hazrat Rasoul Medical Complex, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 7. Assistant Professor, Department of Speech Therapy, Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences University, Tehran, Iran Background & Objectives: Studying voice acoustic parameters in vowel production is a crucial component of every standard voice evaluation. Voice Analysis is non-invasive. Nowadays, computerized Voice Analysis is growing rapidly. Therefore, understanding acoustic parameters in healthy and unhealthy individuals is more significant than before. This research is a step toward boosting our knowledge about voice acoustic parameters. The main purpose of this research is to study acoustic characteristics in dysphonic and healthy Iranian individuals. Methods: The current study was descriptive-analytic. Vowel Analysis was conducted through Praat software. Voices of 50 dysphonic patients and 50 healthy participants were evaluated. The acoustic parameters included average, standard deviation, and range of fundamental frequency, jitter, shimmer, the number and degree of voice breaks, and harmonic to noise ratio. Results: In all studied acoustic characteristics, patients’ mean scores were higher than controls’ mean scores, except for harmonic to noise ratio which was higher in the healthy individuals. Although, the number of voice breaks in healthy male and female population was zero, it was 1.8 in male patients and 4.4 in female patients (P<0.05). jitter and shimmer in patients were dramatically higher (P<0.05) than their amount in healthy controls; moreover, patients’ fundamental frequency range (male: 54.6±59.0, female: 78.6±68.4) was extremely broader than individuals with normal voices (male: 9.7±4.1, female: 16.2±7.3). Conclusion: It was clarified that there are considerably significant differences in some acoustic features. These differences may be used as a foundation for diagnosis and intervention in dysphonic patients. This study illustrated that Acoustic Analysis can differentiate healthy individuals from patients. Hence, it can be used as a noninvasive, fast and accurate method.","PeriodicalId":330157,"journal":{"name":"Function and Disability Journal","volume":"10 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129103985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Misdiagnosis of Patients with Cervicogenic Headache: A Case Series Study","authors":"M. A. Tehrani, M. Akbari, Mehdi Dadgoo","doi":"10.30699/fdisj.1.4.54","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30699/fdisj.1.4.54","url":null,"abstract":"Article Info Misdiagnosis of Patients with Cervicogenic Headache: A Case Series Study Mohammad Amir Bonakdar Tehrani 1, Mohammad Akbari2*, Mehdi Dadgoo3 1. MSc. Student, Department of Physiotherapy, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3. Assistant Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Background and Objectives: Cervicogenic headache is considered to be one of the most controversial headaches because of its diagnostic challenges. It has several pathogeneses resulting in different signs and symptoms that make therapists prone to misdiagnosis. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of diagnostic errors in cervicogenic headache patients. Methods: In this study that was conducted in the physiotherapy ward of the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare clinic in summer 2018, 60 patients with chronic headache were examined using the International Headache Society Diagnostic criteria and five physical tests. The aim of this study was to determine the number of the patients with cervicogenic headache who were not diagnosed or were misdiagnosed before this study. Results: Fifty-three of the volunteers had cervicogenic headache. Only four of them were diagnosed correctly before this study, indicating that 92% of the cervicogenic headache patients were not diagnosed properly in this study. Conclusion: There is a significantly high rate of misdiagnosis in patients with cervicogenic headache. Because of the physical mechanisms that induce this type of headache, applying valid and reliable physical tests together with diagnostic criteria may lead to accurate diagnosis of cervicogenic headache.","PeriodicalId":330157,"journal":{"name":"Function and Disability Journal","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116005427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Syntax Comprehension in 4-6 Year Old Foster Children","authors":"Ali Jafari Naimi, Z. Kashani, Reyhane Mohamadi, Mahboobeh Rasouli","doi":"10.30699/FDISJ.1.3.45","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30699/FDISJ.1.3.45","url":null,"abstract":"Article Info Syntax Comprehension in 4-6 Year Old Foster Children Ali Jafari Naimi1, Zohre Arani Kashani2, Reyhane Mohamadi2*, Mahboobeh Rasouli3 1. MSc Student, Speech Pathology Department, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. Assistant Professor, Speech Pathology Department of Speech & Language Pathology, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran 3. Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Background & Objectives: The educational environment and family are of the most important factors in the growth and development of linguistic and verbal skills of a child. Certain conditions such as environment can influence the linguistic characteristics of the child. This study aimed to examine the syntax comprehension of Persian language speaking children among foster families and typically-developing children. Methods: 72 Persian speaking children living in orphanages between the ages 4 to 6 and 75 typically-developing 4 to 6 year-old children were assessed by the Persian syntax comprehension test. This test measures 24 syntactic constructs of Persian language in 96 items. Also, the Mann-Whitney Test was used to compare the groups. Results: Given the results of the Persian syntax comprehension test, the mean syntax compression score of children living in orphanages were significantly lower than those of typically-developing children (P<0.05). Conclusion:The foster children should be more paid attention to, in order to particularly enhance their syntax comprehension.","PeriodicalId":330157,"journal":{"name":"Function and Disability Journal","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126745425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Applying Person-Environment-Occupation in Cardiac Disease: A Case Report","authors":"Zeinab Fathipour-Azar, M. Shirmard","doi":"10.30699/fdisj.1.2.65","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30699/fdisj.1.2.65","url":null,"abstract":"Occupation-based models can integrate the occupation into Occupational Therapy (OT) practice. These models offer a theoretical basis for OT interventions. PersonEnvironment-Occupation (PEO) is one of these models, but there is limited evidence to outline the use of PEO to support OT in cardiovascular diseases. Therefore; the aim of this study is to investigate the usefulness of this model in a patient with a cardiovascular disease. The participant was a 48-year old woman with cardiac disease (heart failure with NHYA 3). Results indicate that the application of PEO model significantly improved physical function and the quality of life. The findings of this study suggest that PEO can guide OT practice in cardiac rehabilitation.","PeriodicalId":330157,"journal":{"name":"Function and Disability Journal","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124003606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Validity and Reliability of Persian Version of COMI-Neck Questionnaire in Iranian Patients with Chronic Neck Pain","authors":"Morteza Rafatifard, Shabnam ShahAli, S. Sohani","doi":"10.30699/fdisj.1.2.57","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30699/fdisj.1.2.57","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Objectives: Chronic neck pain in various ages is one of the important causes of occupational disability which has imposed huge costs on health services. Therefore, developing a valid and reliable instrument to obtain information about patients with neck pain seems necessary. The present study was conducted to examine the psychometric properties of COMI-Neck questionnaire in Iranian patients with chronic neck pain.","PeriodicalId":330157,"journal":{"name":"Function and Disability Journal","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131405247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}