Dr. Vahid Rashedi

Assistant Professor
Department of Aging, Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Gerontology from University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Iran

My URL
https://livedna.org/98.41470

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Biography

Dr. Vahid Rashedi, an Assistant Professor at the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences in Tehran, specializes in Gerontology with a Ph.D. earned in 2017. He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s in Rehabilitation Sciences and is a member of the Gerontological Society of America and the American Psychological Association. Since 2019, he’s been a GBD Collaborator with IHME at the UW.

Area of Interest:

Gerontology

Selected Publications

  1. Zafarghandi, M.B.S., S. Eshrati, V. Rashedi, M. Vameghi, R. Arezoomandan, T. Clausen and H. Waal, 2022. Indicators of drug-related community impacts of open drug scenes: A scoping review. Eur. Addict. Res., 28: 87-102.
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  2. Rezaei, M., V. Rashedi, V. Borhaninejad and Z.S. Nurian, 2022. Pragmatic skills in children with hearing loss: Comparison between cochlear implants and hearing aids users. Indian J. Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg., 74: 434-438.
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  3. Kamalzadeh, L., M. Salehi, V. Rashedi, M.A. Asl and S.K. Malakouti et al., 2022. Perceived burden of dementia care, clinical, psychological and demographic characteristics of patients and primary caregivers in Iran. Appl. Neuropsychol.: Adult, 29: 627-638.
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  4. Asadi, M., V. Rashedi, N. Khademoreza, R. Seddigh and A.A. Keshavarz-Akhlaghi et al., 2022. Medication adherence and drug attitude amongst male patients with the methamphetamine-induced psychotic disorder after discharge: A three months follow up study. J. Psychoact. Drugs, 54: 18-24.
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  5. Saber, M., V. Rashedi, M.M. FadakarDavarani and V. Borhaninejad, 2021. Social support, happiness, and self-rated health among older adults: A population-based study. Adv. Gerontol., 11: 22-28.
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  6. Rezaei, M., B. Shariati, D.W. Molloy, R. O’Caoimh and V. Rashedi, 2021. The Persian version of the quick mild cognitive impairment screen (Qmci-Pr): Psychometric properties among middle-aged and older Iranian adults. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, Vol. 18. 10.3390/ijerph18168582.
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  7. Rashedi, V., M. Foroughan and N. Chehrehnegar, 2021. Psychometric properties of the Persian Montreal cognitive assessment in mild cognitive impairment and alzheimer disease. Dementia Geriatric Cognit. Disord. Extra, 11: 51-57.
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  8. Rashedi, V., M. Asadi-Lari, G.G. Harouni, M. Foroughan, V. Borhaninejad and A. Rudnik, 2021. The determinants of social capital among Iranian older adults: An ecological study. Adv. Gerontol., 11: 305-311.
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  9. Nichols, E., F. Abd-Allah, A. Abdoli, A. Abualhasan and E. Abu-Gharbieh et al., 2021. Use of multidimensional item response theory methods for dementia prevalence prediction: An example using the health and retirement survey and the aging, demographics, and memory study. BMC Med. Inf. Decis. Making, Vol. 21. 10.1186/s12911-021-01590-y.
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  10. Negarestani, M., V. Rashedi, M. Mohamadzadeh and V. Borhaninejad, 2021. Psychological effect of media use on mental health of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Iran. J. Ageing, 16: 74-85.
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  11. Malakouti, S.K., A.K. Akhlaghi, F. Shirzad, V. Rashedi, M. Khlafbeigi, M.M. Lakeh and A. Hajebi, 2021. Urban mental health initiative: Developing interdisciplinary collaboration, the role of the family physician in management of severe mentally ill patients. Iran. J. Psychiatry Clin. Psychol., 27: 104-119.
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  12. Haile, L.M., K. Kamenov, P.S. Briant, A.U. Orji and J.D. Steinmetz et al., 2021. Hearing loss prevalence and years lived with disability, 1990-2019: Findings from the global burden of disease study 2019. Lancet, 397: 996-1009.
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  13. Gharib, M., R. Vameghi, S.A. Hosseini, V. Rashedi, H. Siamian and G.A. Morgan, 2021. Mastery motivation in Iranian parents and their children: A comparison study of their views. J. Nurs. Midwifery Sci., 8: 54-60.
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  14. Gharib, M. and V. Rashedi, 2021. Physical activity and musculoskeletal disorders among Iranian older adults. J. Iran. Med. Counc., 4: 55-56.
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  15. Wang, H., K.M. Abbas, M. Abbasifard, M. Abbasi-Kangevari and H. Abbastabar et al., 2020. Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (hale), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950-2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2019. Lancet, 396: 1160-1203.
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  16. Shalbafan, M., V. Rashedi, R. Seddigh, M. Najarzadegan, T. Azarpajouh, H. Ahmadkhaniha and L. Kamalzadeh, 2020. Validity and reliability of the Persian version of "drug-related knowledge and attitude questionnaire" among Iranian medical students. J. Addict. Dis., 38: 489-494.
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  17. Shahrezaee, M., S. Keshtkari, M. Moradi-Lakeh, M. Abbasifard and V. Alipour et al., 2020. Burden of musculoskeletal disorders in Iran during 1990-2017: Estimates from the global burden of disease study 2017. Arch. Osteoporosis, Vol. 15. 10.1007/s11657-020-00767-8.
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  18. Salehi, M., M.A. Asl, R. Seddigh, V. Rashedi, M.A. Dooghaee, L. Kamalzadeh and B. Shariati, 2020. The relationship between spiritual well-being and care burden in unofficial caregivers of elderly patients with dementia. Iran. J. Psychiatry Clin. Psychol., 26: 64-75.
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  19. Rashedi, V., B. Ebrahimi, M.S. Mohseni and M. Hosseini, 2020. Death anxiety and life expectancy among older adults in Iran. J. Caring Sci., 9: 168-172.
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  20. James, S.L., C.D. Castle, Z.V. Dingels, J.T. Fox and E.B. Hamilton et al., 2020. Estimating global injuries morbidity and mortality: Methods and data used in the global burden of disease 2017 study. Inj. Prev., 26: i125-i153.
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  21. Chehrehnegar, N., V. Nejati, M. Shati, V. Rashedi, M. Lotfi, F. Adelirad and M. Foroughan, 2020. Early detection of cognitive disturbances in mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review of observational studies. Psychogeriatrics, 20: 212-228.
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  22. Borhaninejad, V. and V. Rashedi, 2020. COVID-19 pandemic: Opportunity to advanced home care for older adults. J. Gerontological Social Work, 63: 629-630.
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  23. Bagheri, F. and V. Rashedi, 2020. Simultaneous exposure to noise and carbon monoxide increases the risk of alzheimer's disease: A literature review. Med. Gas Res., 10: 85-90.
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  24. Abdolahrezaee, N., A. Khanmohammadi, M. Dadfar, V. Rashedi and L. Behnam, 2020. Prediction of hope, physical health, and mental health by mediating variable of religious spiritual well-being in elderly. Mental Health Religion Culture, 23: 928-940.
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  25. Shalbafan, M., M. Najarzadegan, S. Soraya, V. Rashedi and R. Najafian et al., 2019. Validity and reliability of the Persian version of internet sex screening test in Iranian medical students. Sexual Addict. Compulsivity, 26: 361-370.
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  26. Rudnik, A., G. Piotrowicz, M.A. Basińska and V. Rashedi, 2019. The importance of cognitive flexibility and flexibility in coping with stress for the quality of life in inflammatory bowel disease patients during biological therapy. A preliminary report. Przeglad Gastroenterologiczny, 14: 121-128.
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  27. Roghani, R.S., A. Delbari, M. Asadi-Lari, V. Rashedi and J. Lökk, 2019. Neuropathic pain prevalence of older adults in an urban area of Iran: A population-based study. Pain Res. Treat., Vol. 2019. 10.1155/2019/9015695.
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  28. Rashedi, V., M. Foroughan, H. Nazari, K. Seeher and H. Brodaty, 2019. Validity and reliability of the Persian version of general practitioner assessment of cognition (P-GPCOG). Aging Mental Health, 23: 961-965.
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  29. Rashedi, V., M. Asadi-Lari, M. Foroughan and A. Rudnik, 2019. Prevalence of and demographic factors associated with domestic violence among Iranian older adults: The results of Urban HEART-2. Health Psychol. Rep., 7: 81-85.
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  30. Rashedi, V., A. Iranpour, M. Mohseni and V. Borhaninejad, 2019. Risk factors for fall in elderly with diabetes mellitus type 2. Diabetes Metab. Syndr.: Clin. Res. Rev., 13: 2347-2351.
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  31. Rarani, M.A., Y. Shadi, V. Rashedi and E.K. Morasae, 2019. What has Iran achieved in under-five mortality in terms of equity and efficiency in the past decades? Public Health, 166: 128-139.
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  32. Mohseni, M., V. Rashedi, A. Iranpour, A.N. Tahami and V. Borhaninejad, 2019. Prevalence of elder abuse and associated factors among community-dwelling older adults in Iran. J. Elder Abuse Negl., 31: 363-372.
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  33. Kamalzadeh, L., M. Moghaddamnia, S.K. Malakouti, V. Rashedi and S. Bahrampour et al., 2019. Prevalence of dementia among older patients: A hospital-based study in Iran. Am. J. Alzheimer's Dis. Other Dementias®. 34: 500-506.
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  34. Foroughan, M., Z. Jafari, I.G. Farahani and V. Rashedi, 2019. Validity and reliability of the informant questionnaire on cognitive decline in the elderly (IQCODE). GeroPsych, 32: 145-151.
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  35. Ahmadi, A., R. Sahaf, V. Rashedi, A.A.A. Kamrani, M. Shati and A. Delbari, 2019. Relationship between oral health and demographic characteristics in retired elderly people in Iran. Iran. J. Ageing, 13: 452-463.
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  36. Zamani, P., Z. Soleymani, V. Rashedi, F. Farahani, G. Lotf and M. Rezaei, 2018. Spoken and written narrative in Persian-speaking students who received cochlear implant and/or hearing aid. Clin. Exp. Otorhinolaryngol., 11: 250-258.
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  37. Roudsari, M.S., S. Nedjat, M. Foroughan, F.M. Shahboulaghi and V. Rashedi et al., 2018. Protective psychosocial factors of geriatric depression in community dwelling older adults: A review article. Iran. J. Psychiatry Behav. Sci., Vol. 12. 10.5812/ijpbs.10652.
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  38. Rezaei, M., V. Rashedi, G. Lotfi, P. Shirinbayan and M. Foroughan, 2018. Psychometric properties of the Persian adaptation of mini-cog test in Iranian older adults. Int. J. Aging Hum. Dev., 86: 266-280.
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  39. Rashedi, V., S.K. Malakouti and A. Rudnik, 2018. Community mental health services for older adults in Iran. J. Kermanshah Univ. Med. Sci., Vol. 22. 10.5812/jkums.78947.
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  40. Rahbar, S., S.S. Naimi, A. RezaSoltani, A. Rahimi, A.A. Baghban, A. Noori and V. Rashedi, 2018. Changes in vascular structure in diabetic patients after 8 weeks aerobic physical exercise: A randomized controlled trial. Int. J. Diabetes Dev. Countries, 38: 202-208.
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  41. Zamani, P., M. Ravanbakhsh, F. Weisi, V. Rashedi, S. Naderi, A. Hosseinzadeh and M. Rezaei, 2017. Effect(s) of language tasks on severity of disfluencies in preschool children with stuttering. J. Psycholinguistic Res., 46: 261-269.
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  42. Rashedi, V., M. Asadi-Lari, M. Foroughan, A. Delbari and R. Fadayevatan, 2017. Mental health and pain in older adults: Findings from urban HEART-2. Community Mental Health J., 53: 719-724.
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  43. Rashedi, V., M. Asadi-Lari, A. Delbari, R. Fadayevatan, V. Borhaninejad and M. Foroughan, 2017. Prevalence of diabetes type 2 in older adults: Findings from a large population-based survey in Tehran, Iran (Urban HEART-2). Diabetes Metab. Syndr.: Clin. Res. Rev., 11: S347-S350.
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  44. Foroughan, M., L.O. Wahlund, Z. Jafari, M. Rahgozar, I.G. Farahani and V. Rashedi, 2017. Validity and reliability of abbreviated mental test score (AMTS) among older Iranian. Psychogeriatrics, 17: 460-465.
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  45. Afshar, M.R., A. Ghorbani, V. Rashedi, N. Jalilevand and M. kamali, 2017. Working memory span in Persian-speaking children with speech sound disorders and normal speech development. Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngology, 101: 117-122.
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  46. Rezaei, M., V. Rashedi and E.K. Morasae, 2016. Reading skills in Persian deaf children with cochlear implants and hearing aids. Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngology, 89: 1-5.
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  47. Rashedi, V., M. Rezaei, M. Foroughan and A. Delbari, 2016. Validity and reliability of the depression in old age scale (DIA-S) in Iranian older adults. Arch. Gerontol. Geriatrics, 66: 193-197.
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  48. Foroughan, M., A. Delbari, S.E. Said, A.A. AkbariKamrani, V. Rashedi and T. Zandi, 2016. Risk factors and clinical aspects of delirium in elderly hospitalized patients in Iran. Aging Clin. Exp. Res., 28: 313-319.
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