objectives: semantic feature analysis was designed to improve lexical retrieval of aphasic patients via activation of semantic networks of the words. in this approach, the anomic patients are cured with semantic information to assist oral naming. the purpose of this study was to examine the effects of semantic feature analysis treatment on anomia of two nonfluent aphasic patients. methods: a si...

conclusions the hc2 intervention shows potential for generating cost savings. cost analyses of programs of this type are helpful to policymakers and program planners to allocate resources for obesity prevention programs in school and childcare settings. results the total cost of hc2 intervention was 206319 $. the average cost per child in year 1 was 113.90 $. the average cost per child for the ...

Background and Objectives: Depression and fatigue are common in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). These complications exacerbate the symptoms of MS. This study aimed to determine the effect of self- acupressure on depression and fatigue in MS patients. Materials and methods: In this randomized clinical trial, the 96 participants from MS Patients Support Association in Mashhad completed th...

background and aim: this article carries out a literature review of the quality and limitations of the narrative-based language intervention (nbli) for preschool and school-age hearing aided and cochlear implanted children. recent findings: the authors conducted a comprehensive search of electronic databases such as web of science, scopus, pubmed, google scholar, cochrane, and proquest from 198...

the aim of this study was to provide a clinical pharmacy education program at masih daneshvari hospital, a university affiliated hospital, located in tehran, iran. for this purpose, the most common pharmacist involved interventions and aspects of potential fields for pharmacy students and residents education was firstly identified. clinical pharmacy interventions and drug information forms were...

backgroundmanagement and control of adolescence aggression improves constructive relationships, quality of life, and academic achievement. this research aimed to study the impact of educational intervention on reduction of aggression among male high school students in ilam city, iran.materials and methodsthis quasi-experimental intervention study using the pretest-posttest method was conducted ...

objective: to identify the effects of community-based interventions on the neonatal health index in one district of tehran-iran. materials and methods: a community and healthcare center-based study was carried out from january 2011 through september 2014. the population of the study included newborns from mothers residing in the 4 th district of tehran, iran. demographic data of mothers and inf...