Marzouk, H., Abdel Megied, S., El Deen Elserogy, Y., Mohamed, N. (2015). The Relationship between Sociodemographic Characteristics of Dyslexic Children and their Higher Perceptual Functions. test, 3(5), 89-100. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2015.58934
Heba Kadees Marzouk; Sanaa Habshy Abdel Megied; Yasser Mohamed El Deen Elserogy; Naglaa Abdel Megied Mohamed. "The Relationship between Sociodemographic Characteristics of Dyslexic Children and their Higher Perceptual Functions". test, 3, 5, 2015, 89-100. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2015.58934
Marzouk, H., Abdel Megied, S., El Deen Elserogy, Y., Mohamed, N. (2015). 'The Relationship between Sociodemographic Characteristics of Dyslexic Children and their Higher Perceptual Functions', test, 3(5), pp. 89-100. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2015.58934
Marzouk, H., Abdel Megied, S., El Deen Elserogy, Y., Mohamed, N. The Relationship between Sociodemographic Characteristics of Dyslexic Children and their Higher Perceptual Functions. test, 2015; 3(5): 89-100. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2015.58934

The Relationship between Sociodemographic Characteristics of Dyslexic Children and their Higher Perceptual Functions

Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal
Article 10, Volume 3, Issue 5, June 2015, Pages 89-100    PDF (476.02 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2015.58934
Authors
Heba Kadees Marzouk1; Sanaa Habshy Abdel Megied2; Yasser Mohamed El Deen Elserogy3; Naglaa Abdel Megied Mohamed4
1Assistant lecturer of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt
2Professor of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt.
3Assistant professor of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt
4Assistant professor of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.
Abstract
Dyslexia is a failure to read at expected level. The sociodemographic characteristics of dyslexic children is suggested to affect their perceptual function. Nurses have an important role in assessing children for any reading disability and help them to cope normally with any psychological distress. The aim of the study: identifying the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics of dyslexic children and their perceptual function Subjects and method: The study subjects were composed of 50 children (30 boys and 20 girls). The study was conducted at child outpatient clinic of Psychiatric Mental Health Hospital and psychiatric outpatient clinic of Assiut University Hospital during one year duration from 30th November 2012 until 30th November 2013. Childern were assessed through visual and auditory memory tests, in addition to Socio economic assessment scale. Results: there was a significant difference as regard sex in which females outperform males but there was no significant difference as regard the age, residence, and socioeconomic levels in relation to visual and auditory memory results. Conclusion and Recommendation: Only sex has a relation to the cognitive function of dyslexic children in which girls outperform boys. Intensive attention should be given to male dyslexic children to improve their cognitive function
Keywords
Sociodemographic; Dyslexic children & Higher perceptual functions
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