Charls Philip Gabel
Independent Researcher Coolum Beach, Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia.
[ 1 ] - The Cross-cultural Adaptation of the Smartphone Addiction Scale to Persian
Objectives: Various instruments and methods evaluate addiction to the Internet, mobile, and smartphone use. Subject-reported outcome measures, such as the smartphone addiction scale (SAS) assess such addiction. The objectives of this study were to cross-culturally adapt the SAS into Persian (SAS-Pr) and to evaluate the properties of reliability and validity in the Persian setting. Methods: The...
[ 2 ] - The Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Iranian Spinner Workers in the Textile Industry and Its Association With Demographic and Lifestyle Characteristics
Objectives: This study aimed to identify the annual and weekly prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) and their relation to demographic characteristics, such as Body Mass Index (BMI), work experience, and physical activity in spinner workers in the textile industry. We also conducted a comparison between the annual and weekly prevalence of MSDs. Methods: The study sample included 700 ...
[ 3 ] - Translation, Validity, and Reliability of the Upper Extremity Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA-UE) in Persian Speaking Stroke Patients
Objectives: Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) is the common scale for clinical and functional evaluation of sensorimotor conditions and related Upper Extremity (UE) dysfunction after stroke. This study was done to translate and cross-culturally adjust the original upper extremity FMA (FMA-UE) into Persian and to evaluate the psychometric properties of the translated version. Methods: A procedure of...