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Seyed Hadi Moosavinejad; Mohammad Javad Tarrahi; Zohrah Fathian-Dastgerdi – American Journal of Health Education, 2024
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most common cancer diagnosed worldwide. CRC can be effectively prevented or treated if detected early, through screening. Purpose: This study aimed to determine the influencing factors of CRC screening participation in 50-70-year adults in Iran. Method: A total of 354 adults who never participated in the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cancer, Screening Tests, Physical Health
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Alaghband-rad, Javad; Jamaloo, Samira; Motamed, Mahtab – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex heterogeneous clinical entity with many overlaps and comorbidities with other psychiatric and developmental disorders. Adults with ASD lack adequate access to facilities and supports. This article describes the clinical profile of the first 34 patients admitted to Roozbeh adult ASD clinic during a…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults, Access to Health Care, Males
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Hosseinpour, Marjan; Esmaeilpour Aghdam, Mohammad; Maleki, Farzad – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
New estimates indicate that many children in low- and middle-income countries are at risk of developmental delay (DD). This study aimed to assess the prevalence and socioeconomic determinants of undetected DD, and mean developmental scores (MDS) in preschool-aged children in the northwest of Iran. This study was conducted on 615 children aged…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Delays, Scores, Preschool Children
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Faraji Goodarzi, Mojgan; Taee, Nadereh; Abbasi Hormozi, Pegah – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
Aims: The present study aims to screen autism spectrum disorder in children attending pediatric clinic. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on 1500 children aged 1.5 to 4 years old in pediatric clinic in Khorramabad. After recording the demographic data, the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers screening test was…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Screening Tests, Foreign Countries
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Samadi, Sayyed Ali; Abdollahi-Boghrabadi, Ghasem; McConkey, Roy – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
Background: Parenting of children with Developmental Disabilities is considered to be a challenging task. This group of parents are at risk for lower levels of being satisfied with caregiving to their child compared to parents of typically developing children. Methods: Participants were recruited from different services in four provinces across…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Satisfaction, Developmental Disabilities, At Risk Persons
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Zamani, Peyman; Rezai, Hossein; Garmatani, Neda Tahmasebi – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2017
Repetitive articulatory rate or Oral Diadochokinesis (oral-DDK) shows a guideline for appraisal and diagnosis of subjects with oral-motor disorder. Traditionally, meaningless words repetition has been utilized in this task and preschool children have challenges with them. Therefore, we aimed to determine some meaningful words in order to test…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Indo European Languages, Task Analysis, Comparative Analysis
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Stewart, Lydia A.; Lee, Li-Ching – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
This review contributes to the growing body of global autism spectrum disorder literature by examining the use of screening instruments in low- and middle-income countries with respect to study design and methodology, instrument adaptation and performance, and collaboration with community stakeholders in research. A systematic review was conducted…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Screening Tests