occupational therapy in iran is relatively young-established in 1971-with a fluctuated development due to the iranian revolution in 1979, and eight years war from 1981 to 1989. today, there are ten bachelor programs across the country approved by world federation of occupational therapists (wfot). furthermore, occupational therapists have opportunities for further postgraduate training in both ...

this article is a review on occupational therapy in iran. occupational therapy started in the rehabilitation faculty of iran medical university as a bs degree in 1973. about 2000 students were graduated in occupational therapy and are active in different parts of the country. they assist disabled individuals to achieve maximal independence. in this article a summary of the history and education...

background: stroke is a prevalent cause of disability in adults. the fall is the most common balance and motor impairments, which affects the quality of life in stroke patients. this study aims to employ random effects hurdle model for evaluating the balance improvement in stroke patients under the occupational therapy. methods: in this longitudinal study with repeated measurement during one ye...

ethics are related to the structure and culture of the society. in addition to specialized ethics for every profession, individuals also hold their own personal beliefs and values. this study aimed to investigate iranian occupational therapists’ perception of ethical practice when working with children. for this purpose, qualitative content analysis was used and semi-structured interviews were ...

introduction: supplying the requirements and consequently the customer’s satisfaction has been one of the fundamental issues since the last decade. in active organizations in the section of health and treatment, individual’s satisfaction will be considered as their feelings toward realizing their expectations. therefore, the aim of study was to investigate the client needs in the speech therapy...

Occupational therapy in Iran is relatively young-established in 1971-with a fluctuated development due to the Iranian revolution in 1979, and eight years war from 1981 to 1989. Today, there are ten Bachelor programs across the country approved by World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT). Furthermore, occupational therapists have opportunities for further postgraduate training in both ...

This article is a review on occupational therapy in Iran. Occupational therapy started in the Rehabilitation faculty of Iran Medical University as a BS degree in 1973. About 2000 students were graduated in occupational therapy and are active in different parts of the country. They assist disabled individuals to achieve maximal independence. In this article a summary of the history and education...

background : students encounter many stressful factors during their educational time. stress can result in different physical and mental disorders such as depression. one intervention is using purposeful activity of gardening. the goal of this research is to investigate the effect of using purposeful activity (gardening) on depression of female resident in golestan dormitory of ahvaz jundishapu...