Showing 4 results for Khabbache
Mounir Bouzaboul, Zakaria Abidli, Driss Ait Ali, Younes Rami, Jamal Amraoui, Adil Hadri, Amèle El Achhab, Ziri Rabea, Francesco Chirico, Amelia Rizzo, Kavita Batra, Rezvaneh Namazi Yousefi, Łukasz Szarpak, Murat Yildirim, Hicham Khabbache,
Volume 0, Issue 0 (Accepted article 2024)
Abstract
Objectives: This study aims to investigate the relationship between visual perception, working memory, and academic performance among middle school students with learning difficulties in the Middle Atlas region of Morocco. Specifically, it examines how these cognitive factors impact academic performance and highlights the importance of neurocognitive evaluation
Methods: We employed the Anoto DP-201 pen, a computerized tool used in neuropsychology, to assess visual perception and working memory. The study involved a sample of middle school students with learning difficulties and a control group. The Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test – Copying Phase (ROCF-A) was utilized to measure accuracy scores in visual perception tasks.
Results: The results revealed that the learning-disabled group had a lower mean accuracy score (59.98 ± 11.34) compared to the control group (66.68 ± 3.72). Statistical analysis using Student's T-test indicated a highly significant difference between the two groups (t = 4.44, p < 0.000), highlighting the disparity in accuracy scores in the ROCF-A copying phase.
Discussion: The findings underscore the critical role of neurocognitive evaluation in identifying students with deficits in visual perception and working memory. This study emphasizes the need for a multidisciplinary diagnostic approach to effectively manage and remediate cognitive challenges in learners with learning difficulties. The use of the Anoto DP-201 pen provides valuable insights into the neurocognitive profiles of students and supports targeted interventions to enhance academic performance.
Hicham Khabbache, Khalid Ouazizi, Driss Ait Ali, Abdelhalim Cherqui, Amelia Rizzo, Livio Tarchi, Sefa Bulut, Łukasz Szarpak, Mohamed Makkaoui, Hanane El Ghouat, Parisa Jalilzadeh Afshari, Rezvaneh Namazi Yousefi, Francesco Chirico,
Volume 22, Issue 1 (March 2024)
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Objectives: In urgent situations, like those experienced by the Nour Association, individuals often turn to their ethnocultural backgrounds and ingrained coping mechanisms to enhance their psychological and overall well-being.
Methods: This study employed a dual-analytical approach. Initially, participant observation was used to understand the day-to-day activities within the Nour Center’s authentic environment. Subsequently, three cognitive theories—conceptual metaphor, schema, and frame theory were applied to analyze and interpret the transformation in the patients’ conceptual systems comprehensively.
Results: We detected that the patient community at the Nour Center utilized various socio-cultural practices (drama roleplay, peer-support therapy, and task-shifting) to create an improvised, theory-independent recovery program focused on ‘awakening’ and ‘self-empowerment’. These latter were mediated by higher-order meta-cognitive processes, such as ‘self-regulation’ and ‘self-description’, frames, such as ‘the home frame’ and ‘the hospital frame’, and schemata, such as ‘the function schema’, which are foundational to ‘cultural placebos’.
Discussion: The present findings established that both general health and mental health are significantly shaped by societal influences, indicating that cultural therapy emerges from the intricate dynamics of sub-cultural social systems. Ultimately, concepts of illness and recovery are subject to cultural negotiation.
Amelia Rizzo, Kavita Batra, Murat Yıldırım, Sefa Bulut, Guendalina Tordonato, Virginia de Maio, Hicham Khabbache, Łukasz Szarpak, Mahmood Bahramizadeh, Rezvaneh Namazi Yousefi, Francesco Chirico,
Volume 22, Issue 2 (June 2024)
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Objectives: The present study aims to address the psychological motivations behind social media use, focusing on its under-explored regulatory function in the context of coping strategies and emotional regulation among teachers. This exploratory research explores the relationship between social media engagement and its impact on educators’ stress management and emotional regulation mechanisms.
Methods: To investigate this relationship, the study utilized two key instruments: The coping inventory for stressful situations and the Italian version of the difficulties in emotion regulation scale. These tools were administered to a sample of 214 Italian teachers, predominantly female (90.7%), with ages ranging from 25 to 65 years (Mean±SD 47.19±9.02 years). The study employed correlation analysis to assess the associations between social media use in addition to various coping and emotional regulation strategies.
Results: The correlation analysis revealed a nuanced relationship between the usage of certain social media platforms and a higher inclination toward a problem-oriented coping style, alongside a decreased sense of a lack of negative emotional control. Accordingly, while social media can serve as a tool for problem-oriented coping, it may also hinder the ability to disengage from negative emotional states.
Discussion: The results of this study shed light on the potential of social media as a resource and a challenge in the emotional and professional lives of teachers. By identifying specific coping strategies that are positively and negatively associated with social media use, the research points toward possible interventions that could mitigate the adverse effects of social media. This could include developing targeted support mechanisms to enhance teachers’ ability to manage stress and regulate emotions effectively, thereby optimizing their use of social media in a way that supports their psychological well-being.
Hanieh Khaliliyan, Mahmood Bahramizadeh, Alireza Khaghani, Shahla Mohajeri, Francesco Chirico, Kavita Batra, Lukasz Szarpak, Majid Ansari, Aanuoluwapo Afolabi, Olayinka Ilesanmi, Gabriella Nucera, Hicham Khabbache, Farhad Ghaffari, Arash Sharafatvaziri, Mohammad Taghi Karimi,
Volume 22, Issue 4 (December 2024)
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Objectives: The foot and ankle complex is crucial in stability, propulsion, and musculoskeletal interactions. Optimizing orthotic interventions in this anatomical region is essential to improve motor outcomes. This systematic review investigates the impact of foot orthoses (FOs) with sensorimotor bars on gait, postural control, and muscle activity in healthy individuals and those with musculoskeletal disorders.
Methods: We conducted an electronic search in January 2024 using the PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases. The article identification, screening, and selection followed the PISMA (the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis) guidelines. We conducted the quality assessment using the PEDro (the physiotherapy evidence database) checklist. Data extraction and synthesis were performed using the Cochrane handbook for systematic review of interventions.
Results: FOs with sensorimotor bars can increase foot external rotation, dorsiflexion, and abduction while decreasing foot eversion. Additionally, they can reduce anteroposterior displacement of the hip, shoulder, and head. Furthermore, significant improvements have been observed in spatiotemporal parameters such as walking speed, stride length, stance time, swing time, and kinetic parameters such as plantar pressure. These orthoses can also impact clinical tasks and decrease center-of-pressure movements.
Discussion: Sensorimotor bars have demonstrated beneficial effects on gait (kinematic, kinetic, and spatial-temporal measures), balance control (clinical performance and center of pressure displacement measures), and muscle activity recording.
