Firoozeh Sajedi

Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

[ 1 ] - An Approach towards Promoting Iranian Caregivers’ Knowledge on Early Childhood Development

Background: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), parents need to be informed about Early Childhood Development (ECD). Different methods of parents’ education include group-based, face-to-face, book, booklet, web-based, technology-based, and mobile learning using laptops, tablets, and cell phones. Paying attention to caregivers' attitudes is the first step to their education. The ob...

[ 2 ] - The Effect of Care Package on Motor Development among 12-Month-Old Infants in Saqqez-Iran: A Randomized Clinical Trial Study

Background The initial years of life particularly the first two years are regarded as the most important brain development period. This study attempted to determine the effect of care package on motor development in 12-month-old infants in Saqqez-Iran. Materials and Methods:This study was a clinical trial conducted in 2016 on 70 infants of 12 months of age selected randomly in intervention and...

[ 3 ] - لکنت درکودکان

هدف لکنت یک اختلال گفتاری است که در ابتدای زندگی، کمی پس از تکامل زبان به‌وقوع می‌پیوندد. لکنت از گسترده‌ترین اختلالات تکاملی است و کودکان مبتلا به لکنت، در فرایند عصبی دچار مشکلی هستند که زمینة ژنتیکی دارد و علائم آن درکودکی به‌صورت تولید گفتار منقطع با تلاش و در بیشتر موارد با شروع سریع همراه است. این اختلال اگر درکودکی درمان نشود، مقاوم می‌شود و مشکلات روانی، اجتماعی و آموزشی بسیاری ایجاد م...

[ 4 ] - تدوین پروتکل مداخلات به هنگام در تأخیر تکامل گفتار و زبان کودکان خردسال: یک تجربه منحصربه فرد در کشور

Objective Speech and language disorders, when happening during childhood will ultimately lead to important negative outcomes in the life of the child. The farther we move from this critical period, that is, the first 3 years of life, the less will be the positive effects of environmental stimuli on the development of speech and language. Early detection of children at risk for or...

[ 5 ] - غربالگری تکامل حیطه فردی – اجتماعی کودکان 4 تا 60 ماهه با استفاده از آزمون غربالگری تکاملی دنور2 وپرسشنامه سنین و مراحل

Objective: This research was made to personal- social developmental screening of 4-60 months old children in Tehran city by DDST-II and ASQ and determining the agreement coefficient of two tests. Materials & Methods: In this study, the personal-social developmental status of 197 children 4-60 months old were screened by using ASQ and PDQ (93 girls and 104 boys). Convenient sampling was used....

[ 6 ] - تأثیر برنامه ایمن سازی روانی بر سبک اسناد بدبینانه دانش آموزان پسر با اختلال نارساخوانی

Objective: The present study was aimed to determine the effectiveness of psychological immunization program on pessimistic attribution style in boy students with dyslexia. Materials & Methods: In this quasi experimental study, pretest and post test design with control group was used. Thirty boy students with dyslexia were selected randomly from Learning Disabilities Centers in Isfahan City ....

[ 7 ] - اثربخشی بازآموزی اسنادی بر اضطراب دانش‌آموزان با ناتوانی‌های یادگیری

Objective: The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of attribution retraining group program on anxiety of students with learning disabilities. Materials & Methods: In this semi-experimental study pre-test and post-test design with control group was used. Two learning disorders centers were selected on purpose and conveniently in Tehran City in 2012-13 academic years. Thirty six...

[ 8 ] - بررسی تکامل حرکتی کودکان 1 تا 4 ساله فنیل کتونوری تحت رژیم درمانی از بدو تولد

Objective: To gauge the gross and fine motor development of early treated phenylketonuria (ETPKU) in children in the age range of 1–4 years. Materials & Methods: A cross-sectional analytic study was conducted in PKU clinics (reference clinics for PKU follow-up), Tehran, Iran. Seventy children with ETPKU were selected as the case group for the study. ETPKU children were those with early and c...

[ 9 ] - The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Play Therapy on Externalizing Behavior Problems Among Street and Working Children

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral play therapy on externalizing behavior problems among street and working children.  Methods: This experimental study was conducted with a pre- and posttest control group design. The statistical population of this study included girls aged 7-10 years who had been identified by the social workers...

[ 10 ] - The Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy on Self Esteem of Children With Intellectual Disability

Objectives: The study aims to investigate the effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Play Therapy (CBPT) on the self-esteem of children with intellectual disability. Methods: Pre-test and post-test, control group, quasi-intervention design was adopted for the study. The study sample consisted of 40 children conveniently selected based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria from among educable ...

[ 11 ] - Faranak Parent-Child Mother Goose Program: Impact on Mother-Child Relationship for Mothers of Preschool Hearing Impaired Children

Objectives: The parent-child relationship is one of the strongest predictors of a child’s adjustment during adulthood. Many hearing-impaired children have normal hearing families, and this issue adversely affects the parent-child relationship; however, studies on interventions have focused on high-risk clinical specimens. Methods: The effect of the Faranak parent-child program (Persian v...

[ 12 ] - The Effect of Neurofeedback on Brain Waves in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Objectives: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a group of neurodevelopment syndromes with impairments in social communications and restrictive or repetitive behaviors. Neurofeedback is a new method that may regulate neuro and metabolic function in brain. This study is semi-experimental, with pre and post test.  Methods: In 26 children with ASD, 40 sessions of Neurofeedback were done. Brain...

[ 13 ] - The Effectiveness of Verbal Self-Instruction Method on Pessimistic Attribution Style about Negative Events in Children with Dyslexia

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of verbal self-Instruction on pessimistic attribution style about negative events in children with dyslexia. Methods: The study was experimental with pre-test-post-test and control group. The statistical population consists of all dyslexic students of Maktab Ali School in Tehran City. Forty students were selected by conve...

[ 14 ] - Validity and Reliability Determination of Parents Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS) in 4-60 Months old Children in Tehran

Objectives: There are various developmental screening tools that are different in terms of psychometric characteristics and choosing the best one is challenging for the pediatrician. This research was designed to identify the validity and reliability of Parents Evaluation of Developmental Status, a developmental screening questionnaire, in 4-60 months-old children in the city of Tehran. Meth...

[ 15 ] - The Effect of Psychological Immunization on Pessimistic Attribution of Female Students with Dyslexia

Objectives: The present study was aimed to determine the effect of psychological immunization on pessimistic attribution in Female students with dyslexia. Methods: The study was an experimental one, in which 60 Female students with dyslexia were selected randomly from Learning Disabilities Centers in Isfahan. Subjects  were  assigned to experimental and control groups (15 individua...

[ 16 ] - The Effectiveness of Life Skills Training on Quality of Life in Mothers of Children with Down Syndrome

Objectives:  This  study  aimed  to  examine  the  effectiveness  of  life  skills  training  on  quality  of  life  in mothers of children with Down syndrome.  Methods:  This  research  was  done  as  a  semi-experimental  with  pre-post  test &nbs...

[ 17 ] - The Effect of Perceptual Motor Training on Motor Skills of Preschool Children

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of Perceptual-motor training on motor skills of normal preschool children (aged 4-6 years) in Esfahan city. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with intervention and control groups. Each group included 30 normal preschool children aged 4 to 6 years. They were selected randomly children of intervention group one empowering...

[ 18 ] - Problem-Solving Skills in Children with Early Treated Phenylketonuria

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the level of problem-solving skills in 1-4 year-old children with early treated phenylketonuria (ETPKU). Methods:This analytic, cross-sectional study was conducted on 70 1-4 year-old children referred to phenylketonuria (PKU) clinics that had been diagnosed on screening at birth and had been treated. The measurements were a demographic questionnair...

[ 19 ] - Evaluation of Quality of Life in Mothers of Children with Down Syndrome

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life and related factors in mothers of children with Down syndrome. Methods: The study method was correlation-survey (sectional). Sampling was based on the available population. The research population consisted of all mothers of children with Down syndrome referred to the Down Syndrome Center: out of them 70 mothers of chil...

[ 20 ] - the effect of education on self-management 5A method on family APGAR of family of children with cerebral palsy

Introduction: Cerebral palsy is a chronic condition that can have a negative impact on the family unit. Families of children with cerebral palsy have numerous difficulties with the family's Apgar Criteria, including "adaptation, participation, growth, affection, and ability to solve problems in life" that necessitate proper interventions. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of sel...

[ 21 ] - Effect of Purgative Manna on Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia : A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis

The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the effect of purgative manna on the unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia in neonates. Pubmed, Scopus, Chochrane library, Iranmedex and Google scholar were last searched in February 2017. Randomized controlled trials that evaluated the effect of purgative manna on the treatment of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia were included in the stu...

[ 22 ] - Effect of Purgative Manna on Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia : A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis

The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the effect of purgative manna on the unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia in neonates. Pubmed, Scopus, Chochrane library, Iranmedex and Google scholar were last searched in February 2017. Randomized controlled trials that evaluated the effect of purgative manna on the treatment of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia were included in the stu...

[ 23 ] - The Effect of Development Education on Fine Motor Skills of 18-Month-Old Children

Background The initial years of life particularly the first two years are regarded as the most important brain development period. The development of children is an important determinant of health throughout the whole of life. We aimed to evaluate an educational program to improve the fine motor skills of 18-month-old ...

[ 24 ] - The Relations Between Behavioral Problems and Demographic Variables in Students With Visual Impairment

Objectives: The most distinctive group of people with sensory disabilities is those with visual impairment. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between behavioral problems and demographic variables in students with visual impairment in the academic year of 2018-2019 in Tehran City, Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive, and analytical study was conducted on students with v...