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Babak Gousheh, Shahrbanou Ra'eiyat, Mehri Haj-Mirzaei, Fatemeh Nasseri,
Volume 3, Issue 4 (Winter 2003)
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Patient is a 24 year .old male with valvular heart disease, severe mitral & aortic & tricuspid valve stenosis and regurgitation. After MVR & AVR & tricuspid surgical repair, he has undergone cardiac rehabilitation for 8 weeks (24 sittings). After completion of a cardiac rehabilitation, review of cardiovascular tests showed obvious improvement in the functional capacity, blood pressure and heart rate. Physically and mentally patient feels very comfortable and hopeful of a good healthy life.


Ja'far Mirzaei, Mohammad Reza Khodaei, Parvaneh Mohammadkhani,
Volume 7, Issue 4 (Winter 2007)
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The familial violence is any violent action based on sexual dispute that result in somatic, sexual or psychiatric hurts or pain. One of the familial violence is child and spouse abuse that result in depression, anxiety and PTSD. The aim of this article is study of familial violence phenomena from different psychiatric and social views and the rate of appearance and epidemiology and clinical character of PTSD as the result of sexual rape. This study is based on review of literature and antecedent & internal and external investigations from 1989 to 2004 from internet sites like NC PTSD psychilt – psych Info.

Conclusions of different accidental and nonaccidental studies sign the rate of 25 – 30% psychiatric side effects as the result of somatic and sexual abuse and appearance of PTSD-Depression and Anxiety. Because the phenomena of familial and sexual violence has social and psychiatric nature, It is necessary to take health care and educative and preventive methods for prevention of appearance of such injuries in society and support from familial and social network.


Somayyeh Kavousi-Pour, Mojtaba A'zimian, Houshang Mirzaei, Masoud Karimlou, Ehsan Sherafat-Kazemzadeh,
Volume 8, Issue 4 (Winter 2008)
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Objective: Disorder of consciousness is the common problem of severe traumatic brain injury. There is controversy about the effects of sensory stimulation on the level of consciousness in comatose patients. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of early (7th days post injury) and late (15th DPI) onset sensory stimulation on the level of consciousness of the comatose patients.

Materials & Methods: In this experimental and interventional study twenty – one patients with Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) £ 8 at least be stable for 3 days post injury (DPI), Normal ICP in CT- scan, no sedation, no previous neurological disorder, aged 18-59 suffering from sever traumatic brain injury were selected and divided in to 3 groups. First group (early onset) was received intervention (tactile, acoustic, visual, R.O.M and smell as stimulation) from 7th DPI to 15th DPI. The second (late onset) was received the intervention as same as early group but from 15th DPI to 21th DPI. The last one (control group) had no intervention. Level of consciousness evaluated by GCS and CRS-R in all of them every other day during the first month after injury. Data were analyzed by use of paired T test, Pearsonian correlation and repeated measurement analysis.

Results: Repeated measurement analysis showed significant increase of GCS and CRS-R scores over the time (P<0.001). Significant changes were identified in CRS-R score between early and control group by post hoc test (P<0.05). Nevertheless, the increase of GCS score was different between groups, but this increase wasn’t statically significant (P=0/15).

Conclusion: One week intervention of sensory stimulation on the 7-15 DPI can accelerate the trend of improvement in these patients. One thing many experts agree on is that starting rehabilitation early is of paramount importance to increase level of consciousness.


Parsa Houshvar, Fatemeh Behnia, Katayoun Khoushabi, Houshang Mirzaei, Mehdi Rahgozar,
Volume 10, Issue 3 (Autumn 2009)
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Objective: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most common psychiatric disorders of childhood and adolescence. Psychosocial interventions such as group parent management training are needed, for children's behaviors and parent – child interaction. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of group parent management training on behavioral disorders among children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Materials & Methods: In this interventional and quasi experimental study, fifty four children with ADHD were selected from seven mental occupational therapy clinics of Tehran city.They were assigned into two Equal groups and all of them received routine occupational therapy and medication. Parent management training program by using positive parenting program (triple p) manual (Sanders 2005) was added to the Intervention Group program. These sessions lasted 2 hours a week for 8 weeks. Data collection tools were 2 questionnaires: Demographic questionnaire and Conners Parent Rating Scale (CPRS 48). Statistical snalysis of data was done by chi square ,Independent T test, Paired T test and analysis of covariance.
Results: Although both groups showed significant improvement in all subscales of behavioral questionnaire (CPRS) pretest, improvement of intervention group score was more significantly than control group in conduct subscale (P<0.001), anxiety (P<0.001), hyperactivity index (P=0.016) and total score (P<0.001). But in psychosomatic subscale (P=0.526 ), learning subscale (P=0.052) and impulsion and hyperactivity subscale (P=0.267) there was no significant difference between two groups.
Conclusion: Group parent management training is significantly effective in decreasing behavioral disorders and anxiety status of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and this psychosocial intervention could be used as an effective complementary method beside medication and occupational therapy programs.


Azadeh Sadati, Ali Hossein Sazmand, Houshang Mirzaei, Masoud Karimlou,
Volume 10, Issue 3 (Autumn 2009)
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Objective: Gross motor activities ability or disability influence on children cognitive performance and their social behavior. This study is aimed to investigation the effect of gross motor activities on attention process (sustained attention, attention shift) of boy students with Down syndrome who are 8 – 12 years old.
Materials & Methods: In this interventional and experimental study, 26 boy students with Down syndrome from 4 schools (Shahid Beheshti, Ahya, Peydayesh and Piroozi) were selected and administered by attention tests(sustained attention , attention shift) and Lincoln Oseretsky development scale. Then they were assigned into two groups randomly. Intervention group received gross motor activities programs for 8 weeks (2 times in a week). Then two groups were administered by attention tests and Lincoln Oseretsky development scale again. Data were analyzed by using paired T-test and Independent T- test.
Results: There was no significant difference in control group in attention tests between before and after intervention (sustained attention P=0.654, attention shift P=0.163) and Oseretsky development scale (P=0.337), but significant differences were observed in intervention group (P<0.001). Score of decreasing interruption of task revealed that there were significant differences in intervention (P<0.001) and control group (P<0.001).
Conclusion: Gross motor activities interventions significantly affect on the process of attention (sustained attention , shift attention) in students with Down syndrome.


Fateme Rafati, Masoume Pourmohamadreza-Tajrishi, Ebrahim Pishyareh, Houshang Mirzaei, Akbar Biglarian,
Volume 17, Issue 3 (Autumn 2016)
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Objective Communication deficiency is one of the diagnostic criteria for autism, which leads to difficulty in learning speech and linguistic skills. Nowadays, it is common to use play therapy for supporting children with autism. Play therapy is an active approach that helps a child to reveal his conscious and unconscious feelings through playing. The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of group play therapy on the communication skills of children with high functioning autism.
Materials & Methods The present research was an experimental study, including a pretest and posttest design with a control group. Twelve 5-8 years old boys with high functioning autism were selected purposively from the Autism Charity Foundation in Tehran in 2013. All subjects were included according to get a diagnose of high functioning autism, literacy of parents to complete the questionnaire, lack of sensory disorders such as visual or auditory disorders, lack of physical or motor disorders such as cerebral palsy, not attending to the same play therapy intervention program simultaneously. All subjects were assigned randomly to the experimental and control groups (6 children in each group). The experimental group participated in 20 sessions (three times a week; 45 to 60 minutes for each session) and received group play therapy along with the routine program (mental and physical occupational therapy, and speech therapy). However, the control group received only the routine program. The communication skills of all the children were evaluated using the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale (GARS) before, at 20th session, and 2 months after the intervention. The collected data from two situations (pre-test, post-test) were analyzed by analysis of covariance. Repeated measure test was used to determine the lasting effect of group play therapy on the communication of boys after two months follow-up.
Results The findings of the analysis of covariance showed that the group play therapy significantly influenced the communication of male children with high functioning autism. In addition, it was found that the effects of the group play therapy lasted significantly on the communication skills of the children even at two months follow-up (P<0.001). 
Conclusion It is concluded that the group play therapy can help the children to understand and communicate well. This therapy can be used as a complementary training and therapeutic method for children with high functioning autism to help improve their communication deficiencies.


Ehsan Jamshidian, Houshang Mirzaei, Seyed Ali Hosseini, Samaneh Hosseinzadeh, Maryam Farzad,
Volume 20, Issue 2 (Summer 2019)
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Objective Autism spectrum disorders are among the most prevalent developmental disorders. Diagnostic criteria for these disorders consist of the two general categories of symptoms, including deficiencies in communication and social interactions, and limited, repetitive and stereotypic patterns in behavior, interests, and activities. Routines are well-established  and the regular patterns of occupations and activities that provide structure and stability for everyday life and add meaning to it can affect health. The disabling nature of autism and its numerous associated problems unable families to develop effective and meaningful routines; consequently, the integrity and solidarity of family are lost and family is disturbed. A proper tool is required to evaluate everyday routine in the families of children with autism. The present study investigated the validity and reliability of the Family Time and Routines Index (FTRI) in the Iranian families of children with autism.
Materials & Methods This was a non-experimental methodological study. The statistical population of the study consisted of all children with autism in Tehran City, Iran. Among them, 100 parents of children with autism referring to autism centers and private clinics in Tehran were selected by the convenience sampling method; they were entered into the study, according to the inclusion criteria. Inclusion criteria were the diagnosis of autism by a child psychiatrist, based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V), the age of 3-11 years, and the absence of blindness, deafness, epilepsy, and other disabilities in the child. Moreover, the subjects with no desire to cooperate or uncompleted the questionnaires were excluded from the study. The required data were collected using demographic information questionnaire and FTRI completed by parents. After obtaining the permission of the designer of the questionnaire for translation and the investigation of its psychometric properties, the questionnaire was translated according to the International Quality of Life Assessment (IQOLA) project. The face validity and content validity of the questionnaire were evaluated using experts and parents’ opinions; then, a preliminary test was conducted in which the questionnaire was completed by 10 parents of children with autism to determine the appropriate time to complete the questionnaire. Consequently, 100 parents of children with autism completed the demographic information questionnaire and FTRI. Furthermore, to determine the test-retest reliability, after 2 weeks, 33 parents of children with autism re-completed the questionnaire. To examine the face validity, item impact score was calculated. To assess the content validity, Content Validity Ratio (CVR) and Content Validity Index (CVI) was used. Internal Consistency Coefficient (ICC) was used for assessing the test-retest reliability of the scale. Moreover, the internal consistency of the whole questionnaire and its subscales was assessed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient.
Results Item impact score for all items of the questionnaire was over 1.5. The CVR for each item of the questionnaire was between 0.8 and 1 and for the whole questionnaire was equal to 0.87. The CVI for the items of the questionnaire was between 0.83 and 1 and for the whole questionnaire was equal to 0.97. Additionally, the intraclass correlation coefficient for the total score was equal to 0.96 and Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated as 0.88. Moreover, the lowest Cronbach's alpha coefficient related to the subscale of child routines (0.70) and the highest related to the subscale relative's connection routines (0.86).
Conclusion The obtained results indicated that FTRI has acceptable validity and reliability in the Iranian samples and can be a useful research and clinical tool for assessing the family routines.

Sepideh Teimourian, Hooshang Mirzaei, Ebrahim Pishyare, Samaneh Hosseinzadeh,
Volume 21, Issue 3 (Autumn 2020)
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Objective: One of the most significant issues in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is emotional/behavioral problems, which disrupt their social communication at home and school. Some of these problems include social problems, rule-breaking behavior, and aggressive behavior. These problems, if left untreated in childhood, can cause problems in adulthood such as substance abuse, insubordination in the workplace, shorter stay at a job, and more anti-social acts. Nowadays, the use of play therapy for children with ADHD has become common. It is an active approach that allows the children to express their feelings through play. In group play therapy, children are asked to evaluate their personality according to their peers’ reactions. The study investigates the effect of group play therapy on emotional/behavioral problems in children with ADHD aged 6-12 years.
Materials & Methods: This is a randomized controlled trial. The study population consists of all children with ADHD referred to the Dostdaran Koodak Occupational Therapy Clinic in Isfahan City, Iran. Of these, 28 children aged 6-12 years (average age: 8 years), including 8 girls and 20 boys, were selected using a convenience sampling technique. First, the study objective was explained to the parents, and children were then randomly assigned into the intervention and control groups. Considering error (d)=3, with 95% confidence level and 80% test power, the sample size was determined 14 for each group. The intervention group received 12 sessions of group play therapy (2 sessions per week, each for 45-60 minutes), besides two sessions of individual occupational therapy per week. However, the control group received two sessions of occupational therapy per week only. The emotional/behavior problems of subjects in both groups were assessed before and after the intervention using the CBCL. Data analysis was performed in SPSS V. 21 software using the Shapiro-Wilk test and ANCOVA.
Results: After the group play therapy, there was a significant decrease in the scores of emotional/behavioral problems, including social issues, aggressive behavior, and rule-breaking behavior, as well as in the overall score (P˂0.001).
Conclusion: Group play therapy can be used as a complementary method with other common occupational therapies for reducing the emotional/behavioral problems in children with ADHD.
Niloofar Shirani, Hooshang Mirzaei, Seyed Ali Hosseini, Hossein Sourtiji, Samaneh Hosseinzadeh,
Volume 22, Issue 4 (Winter 2022)
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Objective Activities of daily living are activities that are formed in order to take care of the body and are essential for life and well-being and fundamental survival. These activities begin in infancy and are modified at different stages of development. Cultural values, parental expectations, social routines, and the physical environment influence daily activities. Concerns about children's use of time and daily activities are not new, but studies on them are rare. So to have more information and knowledge about children's lives and well-being, we need to have more information about their daily activities. The aim of this study was to investigate the time allocated to daily life activities based on the day of the week, age and gender in healthy children under 5 years in Isfahan.
Materials & Methods In this survey (descriptive-analytical) study in which healthy children under 5 years old in Isfahan were present, from different age groups according to the population of that age group, 240 girls and boys so that the number of girls and boys were equal in the age categories of less than 1 month, 2 to 3 months, 4 to 6 months, 7 to 12 months, 1 to 2 years and 3 to 5 years, were selected by multi-stage, stratified, cluster and convenience sampling . In order to collect research data, demographic questionnaire and time use diary tools were used.
Results The results showed that on weekdays, among the components of daily life activities, the most time with an average of 150.59 minutes per day is devoted to eating (and drinking) and the least time with an average of 0.02% per day is devoted to caring of Personal belongings, while in the last days on average the most time is spent eating (and drinking) and the least time is spent on other daily activities. In different age groups on weekdays, infants 0 to 1 month with an average of 273.35 minutes per day have the most time and children 25-60 months with an average of 154.65 minutes per day have the least time devoted to daily life activities on weekdays. Meanwhile, infants in the age group of 0-1 months on a weekend spent the most time on daily activities and children in the age group of 25-60 months spent the least time on daily activities. Girls and boys spent the most time eating (and drinking) among the activities of daily living on a weekend, while boys and girls spent the least time on other daily activities that are not categorized in this study. There was no significant difference Between the time allocated to daily life activities on weekdays and weekends and between the time allocated by girls and boys under 5 years old living in Isfahan on one day a week to activity of daily livings, both on weekdays and weekends (P>0.05). However, there is a significant difference between the time use of daily life activities in different age groups on weekdays and weekends (P<0.05), and finally, there is a difference between the time allocated to daily life activities on one day of the week and the weekend (P<0.05).
Conclusion According to the results of the present study, age groups and days of the week are influential factors on daily activities, but gender has no effect on daily activity patterns.
Fatemeh Farrokhian, Hoshang Mirzaei, Ayda Ravarian, Farin Soleimani, Samaneh Hosseinzadeh,
Volume 24, Issue 2 (Summer 2023)
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Objective The present study aims to examine the effect of a play-based intervention on the anxiety of mothers of premature babies admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Materials & Methods This is a non-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial. The participants were recruited from among the mothers of premature babies (<37 weeks) admitted to the NICU of Hazrat-e Ali Asghar Hospital and divided into two groups of intervention (n=20) and control (n=20) using the block randomization method. They were 20-35 years old with at least a high school diploma. Their babies had stable physiological conditions with no physical disorders or specific diseases. The anxiety of mothers was measured by Spielberger’s State-Trait anxiety inventory (STAI) before study and two days after discharge. The intervention group received the play-based program for their babies at least once a day, for at least 5 days until discharge. The control group received routine hospital care.
Results Independent t-test results showed no significant difference in the scores of STAI and its domains between the two groups before and after the intervention. However, mean difference of pre- and post-scores of total STAI and state anxiety domain was significant in two groups (P<0.05), but it was not significant in terms of trait anxiety (P>0.05). The ANCOVA results showed that the effect size of intervention on state anxiety (P=0.001) and total anxiety score (P=0.004) was 27% and 20%, respectively.
Conclusion The play-based intervention, can reduce the anxiety of mothers of premature babies admitted to the NICU and consequently affect the growth of children and mental health of family and society. 


Corresonding author: Hoshang Mirzaei, E-mail:hooshang_mirzaie@yahoo.com
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