Marzieh Shirazikhah

University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Acceleration of Upper Trunk Coordination in Young Versus old Adults During Walking on the Level and Irregular Floor Surface Using MTx Sensor

Objectives: To evaluate the reliability of head and trunk acceleration measured by MTx sensors during walking on Level and Irregular surfaces and to compare the differences between healthy young and old adults. Methods: Participants were 20 young female university students and 20 non-faller elderly women in Iran, 2013. Two MTX sensors were used to measure head and trunk accelerations in the ...

[ 3 ] - Physical Rehabilitation Accessibility Assessment Questionnaire for People With Physical Disability: A Development and Validation Study in Iran

Objectives: The primary focus in the rehabilitation services program is the universal coverage of these services, in other words, to provide better access to these services in any place and situation. The present study aimed to develop and validate a physical rehabilitation accessibility assessment questionnaire as a standardized instrument that can be adaptable to people with physical disabili...

[ 4 ] - Economic Evaluation of Rehabilitation of Spinal Cord Injury patients in Iran in 2019

Objectives: Despite the various available evidence that rehabilitation interventions are effective for spinal cord injury patients, these interventions usually impose costs on the health system. Therefore, it is necessary to examine the cost-effectiveness of these interventions for the health system of countries through economic evaluation. Based on this, in this study, we have examined the cos...

[ 5 ] - Access to physical rehabilitation services among people with disabilities: Results of a national study in Iran

Introduction: There is little evidence of access to health services among people with disabilities (PWD) in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to examine access to physical rehabilitation services among PWD in Iran. Materials and Methods: A population-based cross-sectional survey of 2177 PWD was conducted in all provinces of Iran using a multistage cluster sampling method in 201...