objective: the present study was aimed to correlate the clinical tests with the laboratory measures under dual task conditions in parkinson's disease (pd). materials and methods: eleven people with idiopathic pd (modified hoehn and yahr scores 1-3) were selected by simple non-probability sampling. center of pressure (cop) data obtained by force platform was used to calculate mean total velocity...

This study examined functional outcomes, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and satisfaction in a group of Veterans who received physical therapy via an in-home video telerehabilitation program, the Rural Veterans TeleRehabilitation Initiative (RVTRI). A retrospective, pre-post study design was used. Measures obtained from 26 Veterans who received physical therapy in the RVTRI program betw...

The aim of this pilot cross-sectional study was to extensively investigate the relationships between cognitive performance and motor dysfunction involving balance and gait ability in patients with Parkinson's disease. Twenty subjects with Parkinson's disease underwent a cognitive (outcomes: Frontal Assessment Battery-Italian version, Montreal overall Cognitive Assessment, Trail Making Test, Sem...

background: based on researches done  in recent decades, there are several therapeutic approaches to increase self-esteem and achievement motivation of students. among these methods, we can refer to cognitive-behavioral therapy. the purpose of this research is assessment of effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group training on self-esteem andachievement motivation of students. methods: the re...

DDI’s Adaptive Reasoning Test (ART) is a brief, online assessment of one’s cognitive ability as it relates to success on the job. Given that the assessment is adaptive, participants are presented with test items based on their prior responses (when they answer an item correctly, the next item is harder; when they miss an item, the next item is easier).This ensures that each item is as informati...

background and purpose: cognitive impairment (ci) is one of the causes of disabilities in multiple sclerosis patients (ms). therefore, early detection and evaluation of cognitive performance is very important in patients with ms. the aim of the present study is to compare montreal cognitive assessment (moca) test and mini mental status exam (mmse) in relapsing remitting (rr) ms patients. method...

aim and background: one of the most important learning disabilities is spelling learning disability which is accompanied by memory problems and social skills. the main aim of present research was to review the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral play therapy on memory and social skills of children with spelling learning disability. methods and materials: the research method of present study w...

aim and background: efficacy of mindfulness based cognitive therapy and traditional cognitive behavior therapy in reduction of over generality in autobiographical memory test of patients with major depressive disorder in 2007 is considered in this study. method and materials: this clinical-experimental study was carried out on 90 patients randomly selected from 160 cases refering to tehran univ...