Publications by authors named "Ibrahim Naim"
Chronic pain is one of the most disabling consequences of spinal cord injury (SCI). Although studies have identified a link between chronic pain and decreased quality of life (QOL) among this population, few studies have looked into the experience of chronic pain in Lebanese individuals with SCI and the impact of pain characteristics on QOL. Thus, the present study evaluated the chronic pain experience and its associated factors among Lebanese individuals with SCI in order to determine the impact of pain on QOL.
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- The study aims to translate and validate the Radboud Dysarthria Assessment and ROMP-speech for Arabic speakers in Lebanon with dysarthria.
- It involved 50 participants and utilized various tests, including the A-RDA and A-ROMP-speech, analyzing performance with Praat software for validity and consistency.
- Results showed strong internal consistency and significant correlation with intelligibility and voice handicap tests, confirming the tools' reliability for assessing dysarthria in this population.
ObjectiveTo examine and compare the association between the presence of depression and anxiety symptoms and different sociodemographic and clinical factors including the adjustment to amputation and prosthesis satisfaction among Lebanese individuals with lower limb amputation (LLA). This cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2022 and May 2023 among 72 participants with LLA. Participants completed a questionnaire that included sociodemographic and clinical variables, the revised Trinity Amputation and Prosthesis Experience Scale (TAPES-R), and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL-25).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: Spasticity is one of the most complicated problems after spinal cord injury (SCI). Different assessment tools are used to assess spasticity and its impact on individuals with SCI. The modified Patient-Reported Impact of Spasticity Measure (mPRISM) is a recommended tool to measure spasticity in spinal cord damage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Dysarthria is a common and persisting sequela to stroke. It can have a negative influence on psychological wellbeing, and quality of life. This systematic review aimed to describe and identify the neuroanatomical regions associated with non-progressive dysarthria following stroke.
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- The study aimed to adapt the PAEEC Quality of Life scale into Arabic and assess its validity and reliability for Lebanese men with traumatic brain injury.
- The research involved 49 men aged 20-59, and it showed that the Arabic version of PAEEC (PAEEC-A) had high internal consistency (Chronbach's alpha = 0.916) and excellent test-retest reliability (Intraclass Correlation = 0.966).
- The findings confirmed that PAEEC-A is a valid and reliable measure of quality of life, with significant correlations found between its scores and the physical and mental health components of the SF-36.
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- The study investigates how CT scan results during hospitalization relate to long-term language impairments in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by war injuries.
- Results indicate a significant negative correlation between the severity of brain damage (measured by the Helsinki CT score) and language abilities (assessed by the Arabic Diagnostic Aphasia Battery), highlighting that greater damage leads to worse language outcomes.
- Individuals with left hemisphere or bilateral damage performed worse on various language tasks compared to those with right hemisphere damage, showing that the location of the brain injury plays a critical role in language recovery post-TBI.
Background: In February 2020, the Lebanese authorities announced the first Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) case. Since then, the cases increased significantly, but information on the public's psychological status and specifically individuals with physical disabilities is still limited.
Purpose: The study aims to assess the psychological impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on Lebanese individuals with physical disabilities and study the associated factors.
Purpose: The aim of this study is to assess the association between the Computed Tomography (CT) findings on admission, according to the Helsinki computed tomography CT score, and patient's Quality of Life (QoL) following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Lebanon.
Methods: A retrospective study was performed on 49 males suffering from war induced TBI. Participants were stratified into two groups based on the date of injury.
Background: Depression is a prevalent and disabling condition associated with spinal cord injury (SCI). Such associated negative factor warrants the use of valid and reliable psychological assessment tools among this group. One of the available assessment means is the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), a short screening measure that evaluates depression status.
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