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Fahimeh Firoozeh, Shohreh Noorizadeh, Mahdi Dadgoo, Dana Islam, Amirhasan Habibi,
Volume 2, Issue 1 (Continuously Updated 2019)
Abstract
Background: Paralysis of the hand occurs acutely in up to 87% of all stroke survivors. Common rehabilitation approaches specifically developed for hemiparesis after stroke include Task Oriented Training (TOT) and Bobath program. The objective of this study was to compare the effects of Task-Oriented Training combined with Bobath program and Task-Oriented Training alone on the function of upper extremity in post-stroke hemiparesis patients.
Methods: In a Randomized Clinical Trial 16 participants with stroke allocated to either an intervention Task Oriented Training and Bobath program (A) or Task-Oriented Training alone (B) groups. Main outcome measures were the Fugl Meyer Assessment (FMA), Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT), and the secondary outcome measures were the Barthel Index, and Grip Strength Test. Six participants received combination of Task-Oriented Training with Bobath program and 8 people received Task-Oriented Training alone for five weeks, three days a week.
Results: We used the independent Sample t-test and repeated measures ANOVA to compare functional measures of upper limb within and between groups. Our results indicated that although each of combination and TOT programs showed comparable improvements in functional measures of the affected upper limb, no one of them had priority over another.
Conclusion: Since stroke patients vary vastly on factors such as severity of impairments, learning styles and motivation it cannot be assumed that one approach will be more operative than others for all individuals at every stage of their recovery. Further research needs to find difference between rehabilitation approaches.
Zakieh Sadat Saberi, Seyed Amir Hasan Habibi, Saeed Behzadipour, Ghorban Taghizadeh,
Volume 2, Issue 1 (Continuously Updated 2019)
Abstract
Background: Freezing of gait (FOG) is a disabling clinical phenomenon in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), which is characterised by short episodes of inability to step and affect about 38.2 % of these patients. Abrupt FOG may disturb the balance and, thus, it is considered as a common cause of falls in PD. This study was designed to evaluate the fall diagnostic accuracy of the Timed Up and Go Test (TUG), a reliable and valid clinical test to assess mobility and risk of falls, in patients with PD who had FOG.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 80 subjects with a diagnosis of idiopathic PD who had FOG by mean ± SD age of 63.63±9.76 years and mean ± SD disease duration of 7.82±5.76 years were enrolled by simple non-probability sampling method. They were divided into two faller and non-faller groups based on the history of fall during the past six months. Sensitivity, specificity, negative and positive likelihood ratios, and receiver operator characteristic curve was calculated for TUG.
Results: The TUG score indicated significant differences between faller PD patients who had FOG and non-faller PD patients who had FOG (p=0.003). The best cut-off point for discriminating faller and non-faller PD patients who had FOG was 11.85 seconds (sensitivity= 68.97% and specificity= 86%).
Conclusion: TUG demonstrated moderate sensitivity and specificity to fall status in patients with PD who had FOG, suggesting its use in conjunction with other tests for screening those who may need intervention for decreasing falls.
Siavash Mohammadi Dehbokr, Farhad Torabinezhad, Ali Ghorbani, Reyhane Mohamadi, Mohammad Kamali, Amirali Habibi,
Volume 7, Issue 1 (Continuously Updated 2024)
Abstract
Background and Objectives: This research aims to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the voice symptom scale (VoiSS) questionnaire. We also sought to determine the best cut-off point to classify high-risk populations into controls (participants) and dysphonic patients.
Methods: The study was conducted in 3 main steps. The translation process was carried out by a pair of Iranian bilingual speech-language pathologists along with an expert panel. For the validity study, the questionnaire was administered to 268 cases that were suspected of dysphonia. Finally, to assess the reliability, the questionnaire was completed twice in 2 weeks by 40 dysphonia patients. To normalize data generation 107 individuals without dysphonia completed the P-VoiSS, after that the cutoff value of the P-VoiSS was calculated.
Results: Cronbach’s α was estimated at 0.914, and for impairment, emotional, and physical domains, it was 0.877, 0.926, and 0.725, respectively. We also estimated intra-cluster correlation (ICC) of 0.984 indicating high reproducibility of the Persian VoiSS questionnaire. The estimated intra-cluster correlation (ICC) for subscale was 0.962 for impairment, 0.989 for emotional, and 0.952 for physical domains. The Mean±SD score of the questionnaire for the healthy group was 10.1±5.9, while it was statistically higher in dysphonia patients (44.1±20.6). The statistical difference was observed in the subscales of the questionnaire between healthy and dysphonia groups (P<0.05). The exploratory factor analysis determined that the Persian VoiSS has three subtest/latent factors like the original form. We also estimate the best cut-point at 20.5.
Conclusion: The Persian adaptation of VoiSS is a dependable and effective tool that can be utilized for screening high-risk populations.
