TY - JOUR ID - 16707 TI - The Effect of Cognitive Flexibility Training on Reduction of Cognitive Problems in Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities JO - International Journal of Pediatrics JA - IJP LA - en SN - 2345-5047 AU - Rostambegyi, Parisa AU - Ghaemi, Seyede Zahra AU - Khakshour, Ali AU - Yeganeh, Sedigheh AU - Abbasi, Zohreh AU - Poorbarat, Salar AD - Assistant Professor in nursing, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Estahban branch, Islamic Azad university, Estahban, Iran. AD - Assistant professor of sexual and reproductive health, Department of midwifery, Estahban Branch, Islamic Azad University, Estahban, Iran. AD - Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. AD - Instructor In Nursing, School of Nursing, Gerash University of Medical Sciences, Gerash, Iran. AD - Assistant Professor of Reproductive Health .Department of Midwifery, Medical School, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran. AD - Student Research Committee, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran. Y1 - 2021 PY - 2021 VL - 9 IS - 8 SP - 14254 EP - 14265 KW - Adolescent KW - Cognitive KW - Education KW - Flexibility KW - Intellectual Disability DO - 10.22038/ijp.2020.51136.4059 N2 - Background: Children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities are the most challenging groups of individuals among exceptional people. In this regard, the main responsibility lies with the parents, tutors, psychologists, and nurses. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of cognitive flexibility training on reducing cognitive problems in adolescents with intellectual disabilities. Methods: The present quasi-experimental study used a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The participants included 40 female students aged 13-18 years who attended special schools in the city of Shiraz, Iran. Data were collected using the Wisconsin Card Scoring Test (WCST) and the Test for Severe Impairment (TSI). The data were analyzed through SPSS software (version 18.0), using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics of covariance analysis. Results: After moderating the pretest scores, cognitive flexibility training showed to have a significant effect (P<0.05) on reduction of cognitive impairment. The effect of cognitive flexibility training on reducing cognitive impairment was 70.2%. Moreover, the training used also had a significant effect (P<0.05) on reduction of motor impairment, language comprehension impairment, language processing, memory impairment, and general knowledge by 33.7%, 10.4%, 14.8%, 28.6%, and 11%, respectively. The results showed that the cognitive flexibility training did not have a significant effect (P>0.05) on reduction of impairment in abstract conceptualization. Conclusion: It was revealed that 13-18-year-old adolescents with intellectual disabilities who attended a total of 15 training sessions had fewer cognitive problems such as motor function, language comprehension, language processing, memory, and general knowledge. UR - https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_16707.html L1 - https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_16707_adf26846fe853101d2a0d0772821e04c.pdf ER -