Saeed Rezayi; Yasaman Alizadeh
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of virtual sensory rehabilitation (Tele rehabilitation) in the home environment on reducing stereotyped and impulsive behaviors of autistic children during the coronavirus pandemic. The research method for data collection was quasi-experimental ...
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of virtual sensory rehabilitation (Tele rehabilitation) in the home environment on reducing stereotyped and impulsive behaviors of autistic children during the coronavirus pandemic. The research method for data collection was quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design with control group. The statistical population included all families of children with autism at the Autism Center of Tehran on 2020. Out of the total population, 16 families with autistic children who were in home quarantine were selected as a sample and randomly assigned to the experimental (n = 8) and control (n = 8) groups. The Budfish (2000) scale was used to collect data. Analysis of covariance with application assumptions was used to analyze the data. The rehabilitation program of sensorimotor exercises was performed in 21 consecutive sessions in four months for the experimental group. The results showed that the tele rehabilitation program significantly improved the challenging behaviors of autistic children in the family environment at the level of P <0.01, due to the vulnerability of autistic children to the corona virus and the closure of rehabilitation centers and to prevent regression and exacerbation. Behaviors of autistic children and also due to the effectiveness of the tele rehabilitation program, the use of this program at home is recommended, of course, with all the points of professional rehabilitation.
Salar Faramarzi; Valiyollah Karamimanesh; Morteza Mahmoudi
Volume 4, Issue 13 , February 2014, , Pages 89-106
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Mental disability of children is a source of stress which threatens mental health of the family and affects different aspects of the family life. Various methods have been developed for helping affected families, among which psychological interventions have a special place. The present study aimed to ...
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Mental disability of children is a source of stress which threatens mental health of the family and affects different aspects of the family life. Various methods have been developed for helping affected families, among which psychological interventions have a special place. The present study aimed to offer a meta-analysis of effectiveness of psychological interventions in mental health of families who have children with mental disabilities. The method used was meta-analysis. Twenty five papers were reviewed and 11selected for the analysis, the total number of subjects in which was 712. Based on the results, the effect size was 0.25, which indicates a below average rate according to Cohen’s table. It can therefore be suggested that psychological interventions have a positive effect on mental health of families who have children with mental disabilities, and that the interventions can be used as a method for improving mental health of such families. The interventions, however, need to be supplemented by other support interventions.
