Archives of Rehabilitation (Journal of Rehabilitation)
Year:2007 | Volume:7 | Issue:4 (27)|Papers Count:12

Objective: This study aimed at determining psychopathology and personal and relationship problems in violent husband.Materials & Methods: In this cross - sectional study 230 male were selected through a multi clustral sampling from four different regions of Tehran.Then they completed Conflict Tactics Scales-2, personal and relationship Profile and Symptoms Check list-90-Revised. Based on their response to Conflict Tactics Scales-2, they were divided in to two groups. Then the psychopathological profile and personal and Relationship problems were compaired.Results: Psychopathology, personal and relationship Profile were drawn.It showed that violence is associated with Psychopathology and excessive personal and relationship problems in violent husband (P<0/05).Conclusion: Violent husband in compare with nonviolent husband have more severe psychological symptomathology and more personal and relationship problems.

Objective: Some studies have found that schizo – obsessive patients have more deficits in cognitive functions. “Pathophysiological double jeopardy” theory suppose that in schizo – obsessive patients, cognitive impairments of obsessive – compulsive (OC) disorder are added to cognitive deficits of schizophrenia.The aim of the present study was determining that is there inter– relationship between OC symptoms and executive functions (EF)? If so improvement of EF may result to improvement of OC symptoms.Materials & Methods: Thus in a exploratory study and by a multi case design with multiple baseline, 4 inpatient with schizo – obsessive diagnosis were treated by cognitive rehabilitation to improve EF. Their clinical and cognitive changes were measured weekly.Results: The results demonstrated that cognitive rehabilitation reduced OC symptoms in at least two patients and improved their performance on EF tests. Furthermore a significant association was observed between the rate of improvement in EF and reduction OC symptoms.Conclusion: The results provide evidence for supporting of inter– relationship of OC symptoms and EF.

Objective: Full-thickness defects measuring 3 mm in diameter have been commonly used in studies of rabbits to evaluate new procedures designed to improve the quality of articular cartilage repair. These defects initially heal spontaneously. However, little information is available on the characteristics of repair of large defects. The aim of present study was to define the biomechanical characteristics of repair of 5x4 mm full- thickness osteochondral defects in the adolescent male rabbit.Materials & Methods: In a Quasi - Experimental study 5 millimeter diameter and 4 mm deep osteochondral defects were drilled in femoral patellar groove of twenty-one rabbits , and examined at 4 ,8 and 16 weeks.The left knee was kept intact as the normal control. . The knee joints were removed, and both legs were examined biomechanically by in situ indentation method at three time- intervals (4, 8, 16 weeks). The instantaneous and equilibrium elastic- modulus (after 900 second) measured during the test.Results: There were no differences in cartilage mechanical properties (instantaneous and equilibrium elastic- modulus) between weeks (4, 8, 16 weeks) in two groups (P > 0/05). lthough Significant differences between experimental and control groups were seen in 16 weeks in instantaneous elastic- modulus (P < 0/05). New tissue supported high stiffness than normal control in 16 weeks.Conclusion: Full-thickness osteochondral defects, measuring 5x4 mm in diameter and dept in patellar groove of adolescent rabbit knee heal spontaneously.

Objective: Rehabilitation services employees are exposed to stressors at everyday work because they are in touch with people who disability and problems have associated with. Inappropriate policies and processes in work place aggravate stress and would adversely affect mental and physical health of this population which in turn would affect their quality of work.Materials & Methods In order to determine the status of inappropriate organizational policies and processes as organizational stressors and related stress intensities in Tehran’s comprehensive rehabilitation centers, in a descriptive study all of the personnel were asked to fill a questionnaire which consisted of 32 questions. Content validity was approved by expertise people and reliability was 0.83.Results: Revealed that misevaluation of employees (%98) and using unclear and inappropriate criteria for evaluating personal (%95) were the most prevalent inappropriate organizational policy and process that personnel confronted with. Also we found that exposure to “inequality of payment for similar jobs” and “invalidity of criteria which were used for personnel evaluation”, induced highest degree of stress on employees (2.64 from 4 & 1.71from 4 respectively).Conclusions: We conclude that as the most prevalent factor which induced stress in personnel is misevaluation, correction of personnel evaluation system should be over emphasized.

Objective: The purpose of this study is identification of rehabilitation needs in orthopedic injuries of bam earthquake.Materials & Methods: In this cross - sectional study we examined 3000 Persons of the injured people of the Bam earthquake who were referred to the hospitals of the country. We selected some of hospitals randomly and evaluated history of all patients that had been injured by earthquake.Results: Data shows that the most injuries are because of fracture and dislocation (63.74%). then, the traumatic injuries of the peripheral and central nervous system have the most penetration. (11.15 % and 9.53%) and the other cases including soft tissue injuries(3.17%), open wound(9.48%), arterial injuries(0.72%) and amputee have the least of all (0.55%).Conclusion: The practical conclusion for critic management is that the most needed experts are orthopedic and rehabilitation experts (physiotherapists and technical orthopedists), the emergency rehabilitation clinic are required for prompt rehabilitation services too.

Objective: The purpose of this research was to study the relationship between stress and marital satisfaction of parents with educable mental retarded (E. M. R.) children.Materials & Methods: In this comparative –cross sectional study two groups of parents with E.M.R. and normal children each consists of 20 girls and 20 boys were chosen by cluster and simple randomize sampling and matched from ordinary and exceptional schools. This survey was implemented based on the Questionnaire of resources and stress, and marital satisfaction questionnaire (Enrich). The results were analyzed by statistical tests such as Pearson and spearman correlation, independent sample t-test and Co-Variance analysis of variance.Results: The Findings indicated that there was significant relation between stress and marital satisfaction of parents with E. M. R children (P = 0/001). Also, parents of E.M.R. children in comparison with parents of normal children have more stress (P = 0/001) and less marital satisfaction (P = 0/021). Meanwhile, the correlation between stress and marital satisfaction was negative (r = -0.57). It means that decreasing of marital satisfaction caused by stress.Conclusion: The results revealed that the stress of educable mental retarded children’s parents lead to decreasing of marital satisfaction. In other words, marital satisfaction has direct relationship with mental retarded child in the family.So, we can counsel and train to the parents of mental retarded children for reducing experienced stress.

Objective: The goal of this research is to attest Covert Repair Hypothesis (CRH) i.e, discovering the phonological loop of the word production process in stuttering children.Materials & Methods: In this analytical (Case – Control) research, forty bisyllabic and trisyllabic nonwords were designed. After the pilot study, these nonwords were presented to twelve stuttering children with the ages 5-8 and twelve nonstuttering children by the use of DMDX software.Children were asked to repeat the nonwords immediately after hearing them, the reaction time were recorded by the DMDX. The number of phonological errors and correct responses were determined.Results: Findings proved that stuttering children in all its forms except of reaction time of trisyllabic nonwords had a weak performance. However, the research results were not statistically significant.Conclusion: The study evidences show differences between stuttering and nonstuttering children performances. This may outline the possible of defect in language processes of stuttering children, especially in phonological encoding of word production mechanism. Also, the difference pattern between groups had coordination with CRH assumptions.

Objective: Reversal visual perception discrimination test is one of the dyslexia diagnostic tests in children which can be performed in the group (group-based) and it is reliable to detect these disorders in students of the primary schools especially those who spend their first educational weeks or months. The aim of this survey is comparison of Reversal test pictures among three groups of students: normal, educable mental retarded students and students with learning disabilities, aged 8-12 years old that were under coverage of Tehran Welfare Department.Materials & Methods: This Comparative cross – sectional study has performed on 150 girls and boys of mentioned groups that were selected by simple randomize selection.Results: The findings suggested that there was significant difference between surveyed groups (P=0.001). The highest scores were related to normal students and the lowest scores to educable mental retarded. The interval of negative scores of educable mental retarded from normal students was more than that of between educable mental retarded and learning disabilities.Conclusions: This survey indicates that students with learning disabilities (dyslexia) have problems in their visual perception and this test can help to diagnose and determine abnormal children as soon as possible in order to better treatment.

Objective: This Study was aimed to determine the educational situation of rehabilitation branches in welfare and Rehabilitation University.Materials & Methods: This descriptive evaluation was performed using the viewpoints of undergraduate students studying in 3rd and 4th year together with the postgraduates in their 2 nd year that practiced the census of 160 students.The data was gathered using the questionnaire with the collaboration of students’ representatives and analyzed utilizing the likurt Index through the correlation coefficient.Results: Final findings of this research showed that the situation of evaluation for each educational heading is as follows:The situation of location for theoretical classes “ rather desirable” and for practical classes “rather desirable”.The Situation of practical classes “undesirable” , The status of classes affairs office “rather desirable” the status of educational experts “rather desirable” , the situation of lessons planning “undesirable” , the situation of presenting the theoretical lessons “rather desirable “ the situation of education in clinical centers “ undesirable” and the situation of clinical centers “undesirable”.Conclusion: From all the student’s viewpoints it concludes that situation of classes location, status of classes affairs office and quality of theoretical classes are rather desirable but situation of practical classes and quality of clinical education are undesirable. Among educational groups; speechtherapy department had been better than others.

The familial violence is any violent action based on sexual dispute that result in somatic, sexual or psychiatric hurts or pain. One of the familial violence is child and spouse abuse that result in depression, anxiety and PTSD.The aim of this article is study of familial violence phenomena from different psychiatric and social views and the rate of appearance and epidemiology and clinical character of PTSD as the result of sexual rape.This study is based on review of literature and antecedent of internal and external investigations from 1989 to 2004 from internet sites like NC PTSD psychilt– psych Info.Conclusions of different accidental and nonaccidental studies sign the rate of 25 – 30% psychiatric side effects as the result of somatic and sexual abuse and appearance of PTSD-Depression and Anxiety.Because the phenomena of familial and sexual violence has social and psychiatric nature, It is necessary to take health care and educative and preventive methods for prevention of appearance of such injuries in society and support from familial and social network.

Wolfram syndrome is the association of Diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy, Diabetes insipidus and sensorineural deafness and is sometimes called DIDMOAD (Diabetes Insipidus, Diabets Mellitus, Optic Atrophy, and Deafness).It is a rare autosomal recessive disease with prevalence of one per 770,000.Natural history of Wolfram syndrome suggests that most patients will eventually develop most complications of this progressive neurodegenerative disorder.Juvenile–onset diabetes mellitus and optic atrophy are the best available diagnostic criteria for Wolfram syndrome.In these report clinical features of a patient with DIDMOAD syndrome is presented.A 12 year old male presented with short standing diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus.Further investigations showed bilateral optic atrophy, Mild hearing loss and short Stature.His parents were Relative and he is first case in his family.