Fatemeh Nikkhoo; asgar chubdari
Abstract
The comorbidity of neurodevelopmental disorders regarding deafness has been confirmed in several studies, which further emphasizes the necessity of paying more attention to diagnostic and rehabilitation approaches in this field. The primary objective of the present study was to provide a systematic review ...
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The comorbidity of neurodevelopmental disorders regarding deafness has been confirmed in several studies, which further emphasizes the necessity of paying more attention to diagnostic and rehabilitation approaches in this field. The primary objective of the present study was to provide a systematic review of neurodevelopmental disorders which are associated with deafness in children. The present review study was conducted and obtained through comprehensive search and utilizing keywords including: deafness, comorbid disorder, neurodevelopmental disorder, and hearing impairment in Web of Science, Google Scholar, ScienceDirect databases that had been published between 2009 and 2019. Ultimately, 23 scientific papers were chosen in accordance with the primary objective of the research project and the inclusion criteria & research findings were then extracted. Out of the 24 chosen papers, 13 papers (56.52%) had focused on etiology and the prevalence of disorders, 7 papers (30.43%) had focused on evaluation, 3 papers (13.04%) had focused on rehabilitation and intervention. A. Bearing in mind that comorbid disorders affect the effectiveness of intervention programs and treatments such as hearing aids, cochlear implants, and rehabilitation, it is considered essential to pay close attention to expert evaluations and experts' knowledge & awareness regarding the early diagnosis of comorbid disorders which are associated with deafness
asgar chubdari
Abstract
The present study has been carried out to explore the effectiveness of reality therapy on the oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) symptom reduction among the students of the fifth and sixth grade in the city Tehran. The methodology has been of a quasi-experimental nature with a pretest posttest design ...
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The present study has been carried out to explore the effectiveness of reality therapy on the oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) symptom reduction among the students of the fifth and sixth grade in the city Tehran. The methodology has been of a quasi-experimental nature with a pretest posttest design and a control group. The statistical population has been composed of the male students of the fifth and sixth grade of the city Tehran in the academic year 1393-1394 and sampling was carried out by the multistage cluster random one. After the Children Symptom Inventory 4 (CSI-4) had been filled in by the teachers, 30 students with the points higher than the cut-off point in CSI-4 were selected and randomly assigned to the experimental and control group. The former group received 10 reality therapy sessions each for 90 minutes after which a posttest was given to them. To analyze the statistical data, a covariance method was applied as a result of which a meaningful reduction (p>0.001) was observed in the posttest intensity of ODD symptoms for the experimental group in comparison to the control one. Given the findings of the study, reality therapy is believed to contribute to the reduction of ODD symptoms among the students, rendering it as an effective intervention method.