Akram Azad
PhD in Occupational Therapy, Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Department, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran.
[ 1 ] - Development and Validity of the School Interim Competency of Performance Skill Battery Scale (SICPSBS)
Background: The current study aimed to develop a tool to assess the performance skills of Iranian children aged 5 to 7 years in order to evaluate their school competency based on the occupational therapy practice framework and to determine its validity.Materials and Methods: Performance skills are the cornerstone of the tool. The eight-step design process of Devellis was used to develop the t...
[ 2 ] - Correlation between lower and higher order sensory functions and manual dexterity in dominant and non-dominant hand of patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease
Objective: To investigate the correlation between lower and higher order sensory functions and manual dexterity as well as to identify the sensory measures that could predict manual dexterity in patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD). Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional study, 55 patients with idiopathic PD by mean age of 59.85 ± 11.89 years, and mean Hoehn and Yahr stage ...
[ 3 ] - پایایی آزمون-بازآزمون، روایی سازه و همخوانی درونی نسخه فارسی‌شده آزمون «مقیاس تعادل پیشرفته فولرتون» در سالمندان ایرانی مقیم جامعه
Objectives: This study was performed to evaluate convergent validity, test-retest reliability and internal consistency of the Persian translation of the Fullerton advanced balance (FAB) for use in Iranian community- dwelling older adults and improve the quality of their functional balance assessment. Methods & Materials: The original scale was translated with forward-backward protoco...
[ 4 ] - Clinical assessment of fear of falling after stroke: validity, reliability and responsiveness of the Persian version of the Fall Efficacy Scale-International
Background :Fear of falling may be related to falling during stroke onset. The Fall Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) with excellent psychometric properties, is an instrument developed to assess patients’ concerns about fallings. The aim of this study was to determine validation of this scale in Iranian patients with stroke. Methods : The “forward-backward” procedure was applied to trans...
[ 5 ] - Predictive Value of Somatosensation for Manual Dexterity and Upper Limb Motor Function in Stroke Survivors
Objectives: One of the most disabling impairments following stroke is upper limb impairment. Despite the important role of somatosensory function in motor control and high prevalence of somatosensory deficits in stroke survivors, little attention has been paid to its effect on UE motor function in chronic stroke survivors. Thus, the aim of this study is to explore the correlation between differ...
[ 6 ] - Relationship Between Laterality and Handedness With the Higher Order Sensory Functions and Manual Dexterity of the Elderly
Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the possible effects of laterality and handedness on higher-order sensory functions and manual dexterity of the elderly. Methods: In this non-experimental cross-sectional study, 58 elderly people aged 60-75 years (35 right-handed) were recruited through a convenience sampling method. Laterality of the selected subjects was examined using the E...
[ 7 ] - تاثیر تمرینات تصور حرکت با فیدبک حسی بر عملکرد حسی_حرکتی اندام فوقانی بیماران سکته مغزی مزمن
سابقه و هدف: توانبخشی مرسوم در افراد سکته مغزی بیشتر از تکرار حرکات برای بهبود عملکرد حرکتی استفاده می کند که ممکن است در افرادی که با محدودیت حرکتی مواجه هستند مشکل باشد. تصور ذهنی حرکات می تواند بدون حرکت اندام درگیر صورت گیرد و روشی ایمن، ارزان و در دسترس است. هدف از مطالعه حاضر بررسی تاثیر تمرینات تصور حرکت با فیدبک حسی روی عملکرد حسی_حرکتی اندام فوقانی افراد سکته مغزی می باشد. a مواد و روش...
[ 8 ] - Reliability of Persian Handwriting Assessment Tool in Iranian Primary School Students
Objectives: Handwriting problems are among the most frequent reasons for case referrals to school-based occupational therapy centers. Persian Handwriting Assessment Tool (PHAT) is a valid tool available in Iran to evaluate handwriting components in school-aged children. However, its reliability has not been investigated yet. This study aimed to determine the reliability of the PHAT in Iranian p...
[ 9 ] - The Psychometric Properties of Falls Efficacy Scale in the Elderly Iranian Residents of Nursing Homes
Objectives: The elderly residents of nursing homes experience falling at least once a year. The fear of falling influences the quality of life and causes limitations in their daily living activities. Therefore, this study aimed to translate the Falls Efficacy Scale (FES) and investigate its validity and reliability in the elderly Iranian residents of nursing homes. Methods: The current methodo...
[ 10 ] - The effect of splinting after Dupuytren\'s contracture surgery: A Systematic Review
Objectives: Flexion contracture in fingers of hands is a complication of Dupuytren's contracture and cannot be stopped by the progressive course. The aim of this study was to review the effect of splinting in corrective of contracture after Dupuytren's contracture surgery. Methods: To carry out this research, a kind of systematic evidence-based review process (Duffy 2005) was used. For data...
[ 11 ] - Reliability and Validity of Persian Version of Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA) in Community-Dwelling Iranian Older Adults
Objectives: Clinicians require an appropriate and accurate assessment tool, which can predict the risk of falling in older adults. This study aimed to investigate construct validity, factor analysis, internal consistency, test-retest and inter-rater reliability, floor and ceiling effect of Persian version of Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA) in community-dwelling elderly. Methods...
[ 12 ] - The Persian Handwriting Assessment Tool for Primary School-Aged Children: Further Validation
Background: Handwriting problems are one of the common problems among students in the early years of education. The current study aimed to determine further validation aspects of the Persian Handwriting Assessment Tool (PHAT) in primary school-aged children.Methods: The current methodological study was conducted on 452 healthy 8-10-year-old students in Tehran, Iran, selected via random cl...
[ 13 ] - Psychometric Features of the Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE) Questionnaire in Iranian Persons Who Had Scaphoid or Distal Radius Fracture
Objective: It is essential to have a suitable instrument for accurate assessments of pain and disability outcomes during interventions and to guide hand surgery and rehabilitation programs in distal radius or scaphoid fracture. This study was designed to evaluate the psychometric features of the Patient-rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE) questionnaire in Iranian persons with a history of scaphoid an...
[ 14 ] - Effects of Upper Extremity Coordination Exercises Based on Fatigue Prediction on Upper Extremity Sensory-motor Functions in Chronic Stroke Survivors
Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effect of upper extremity coordination exercises based on fatigue prediction on fine and gross manual dexterity, upper limb motor function, shoulder and elbow proprioception, occupational performance, and activities of daily living in chronic stroke survivors. Methods: In this pilot double-blind randomized clinical trial, 24 chronic strokes were ...
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