Background: Old age is associated with the physical and psychological problems that affect the Qu... more Background: Old age is associated with the physical and psychological problems that affect the Quality of Life (QoL). Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effect of Laughter Therapy (LT) on the QoL of elderly people in nursing homes. Materials & Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test with the control and experimental group and one-month follow-up conducted in 2017. The statistical population consisted of 44 elderly people in the Mehr Aein nursing home in Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh City, Iran. Based on the inclusion criteria, 32 old people were selected and randomly assigned to experimental (n=16) and control (n=16) groups. The experimental group received an interventional program consisting of Madan Kataria Laughter Therapy, showing comic films, and reading comic books for one month, over 12 sessions of 100 minutes. After the end of laughter intervention, the elderly of both groups responded to the elderly quality of life questionnaire (LIPA...
International journal of population studies, Jul 13, 2023
Studies on homosexual men reveal a secondary self-label, the sex role, which can affect many dime... more Studies on homosexual men reveal a secondary self-label, the sex role, which can affect many dimensions of their lives. Based on their roles in anal intercourse, homosexual men adopt self-label or sex role as top, bottom, and versatile. Unwelcoming social space, along with the legal and religious constraints in Islamic communities on homosexuality has made information about their personality traits scarce. Therefore, this study assessed the personality traits of homosexual men with different sex roles and compared them to each other and heterosexual men. In an ex post facto study, 197 Iranian homosexual men (30 tops, 36 bottoms, and 131 versatile) and 49 Iranian heterosexual men were included using purposive and snowball samplings to complete a short 71-item Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2). The results showed top group obtaining highest mean score among the groups for scales of validity (F) and hypochondriasis (Hs), while bottom group obtaining highest mean scores for scales correction (K), depression (D), hysteria (Hy), paranoia (Pa), psychasthenia (Pt), and hypomania (Ma). These results suggested that bottoms encounter more difficulties in forming relationships and concealing their sexual identity. Depression, hopelessness, and a sense of failure in attracting support and affection from others are more prominent among bottoms.
Jundishapur Scientific Medical Journal, Jul 23, 2014
Background and Objective: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common neurological disease ... more Background and Objective: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common neurological disease in humans and is the most disabling disease in young adults. The aim of this study was to compare psychological symptoms and personality characteristics between patients with MS and healthy counterparts. Subjects and Methods: In this case-control study, 80 patients with MS and 80 healthy control subjects without MS were matched for gender, age, marital status and educational level with patients with MS. Tools used included demographic information questionnaire, NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI), Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R). Data using SPSS software and multivariate analysis of covariance (MACNOVA) were analyzed. Results: The mean scores obtained from the assessment of psychological problems that apart from the paranoid ideation subscale, all subscales of the SCL-90-R and general indicators such as somatization, obsessive compulsive, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, phobic anxiety, psychosis, GSI,PSDI and PST in MS were higher than their healthy counterparts (P<0.0001). In addition, the mean scores for neuroticism and conscientiousness personality characteristics in patients with MS were higher. However, mean scores on extroversion and openness features were higher in healthy subjects than their MS counterparts. (P<0.0001). Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, symptoms such as somatization, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, phobic anxiety, and GSI and PSDI indices in patients with MS are higher than the normal counterparts. In addition, patients with MS show more neuroticism and conscientiousness, while the features of extraversion and openness are lower than healthy perosns.
Background and Aim: The assessment of Quality of Life (QoL) as a measurement of Traumatic Brain I... more Background and Aim: The assessment of Quality of Life (QoL) as a measurement of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) outcome can play a key role in identifying the adverse effects of TBI. There is no study on the evaluation of psychometric properties of the Persian version of Short Form Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36) in the TBI patient population. Therefore, the present study aimed to validate and test the reliability of the Persian version of the SF-36 in patients with TBI. Methods and Materials/Patients: In the present cross-sectional study, 185 patients with TBI were selected by non-probability and consecutive sampling. First, the construct validity of the Persian version of the SF-36 questionnaire was evaluated using the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) in AMOS-22, and then the internal consistency reliability and item-total score correlation of each subscale were assessed by SPSS V. 22. Results: Results of CFA indicated that the dimensionality of SF-29 questionnaire with eight-factor structure among the Iranian TBI patients had construct validity (GFI=0.825, CFI=0.963, NFI=0.919, TLI=0.957, RMSEA=0.06) by eliminating 6 items and freeing some of the covariance errors between items, but the two-factor dimensionality (physical and psychological components of QoL) of this questionnaire was not approved. Internal consistency of the eight-factor form of SF-29 subscales was acceptable to excellent (=α0.70 to 0.99). Correlation analysis of item-total score for determining the construct validity of SF-29 indicated that except for 2 items, all items of the questionnaire had a positive and strong correlation with their subscales (r=0.40 to 0.99, P<0.0001). Conclusion: Persian version of SF-29 with an eight-factor construct had good validity and reliability and could be used to measure health-related QoL in Iranian patients with TBI.
Objective: This study aimed to examine the effect of drug use on the length of hospitalization, i... more Objective: This study aimed to examine the effect of drug use on the length of hospitalization, impaired consciousness, levels of motor and cognitive independence in patients with traumatic brain injury. Method: A total of 185 patients with traumatic brain injury in the emergency, neurosurgery ward and ICU of Poursina Hospital was selected via purposive sampling. These participants who were within the age group 37.46 &plusmn; 17.42 years were divided into two groups, i.e. drug users (n = 35) and non-users (n = 150). Then, Demographic and Hospital Inventory and Functional Independence Measure were used for data collection purposes. Results: The results showed that the two groups of patients with or without drug use were significantly different from each other in terms of length of hospitalization in neurosurgery ward, total duration of hospital stay, and rates of cognitive independence (P < .05). however, no significant difference was found between the two groups in terms of motor independence and length of hospitalization in ICU (P > .05). The results also showed that drug using patients experience higher states of impaired consciousness compared to the other group (P < .01). Conclusion: This study indicated the effect of drug use on the increased length of hospitalization, the intensification of impaired consciousness, and disturbance of cognitive independence in traumatic brain injury patients. The clinical implications of this study are discussed.
The general purpose of the present research is normalization and validation of Rye Forgiveness Sc... more The general purpose of the present research is normalization and validation of Rye Forgiveness Scale (RFS) that specifically measures victim's responses toward an offender. For this purpose, we examined the test-retest reliability of RFS on 50 students with an interval of 3 weeks with a pilot study. Through obtained standard deviation at this stage, the final sample size was estimated in the original study (n = 1080) and students were selected by multistage cluster-random sampling method. RFS testretest reliability, the forgiveness Presence of Positive (PP), and Absence of Negative (AN) subscales were calculated to be 0.78, 0.73, and 0.75, respectively. In the original study,945 (375 males and 570 females) students with a mean age of 20.56 ± 3.41 took part. Cronbach's alpha coefficients for RFS as well as PP and AN subscales were estimated as 0.74, 0.71, and 0.75 respectively. RFS Scores (and its subscales) had a direct relationship with the measures of satisfaction and meaning in life, happiness and hope (r ≥ 0.40, p < .001); and in the expected directions predicted a significant proportion of the variance in scores for that measures. Eventually, the norm table was prepared by converting raw scores to z and T standardized scores, followed by calculating the percentile ranks for the whole group. The present research revealed that RFS is a tool with repeatable and reliable results and satisfactory validity coefficients.
Background and Purpose: According to teachers' experience, there is assumed that the name and rep... more Background and Purpose: According to teachers' experience, there is assumed that the name and reputation through which students are addressed to could be effective on their emotions, affections and performance. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of satisfaction with the first name on classroom anxiety, self-esteem, shyness and academic performance of students. Methods: This study was conducted cross-sectional. The population consisted of all boy and girl students of the junior high school in Rasht during 2015-2016. 521 students were selected by using cluster random sampling method and responded to self-esteem questionnaire of Rosenberg (1979), shyness questionnaire of Stanford-Zimbardo (1977), and questionnaire of anxiety in the classroom which was constructed by Richmond (2013). Satisfaction of the name was also determined by a measure for low, mild and high scores. The last Acquired students' GPA was considered as an indicator of their academic performance. The data were processed by univariate analysis of variance in the form of a 2 × 3 factorial design. Results: The results revealed that less satisfied with first name is paralleled with more anxiety in classroom, less self-esteem, higher level of shyness, and weaker academic achievement. The analysis of gender classes revealed that with the exception of assessments of academic performance (in which boys' group is weaker than girls' group); there is no significant difference in other dependent variables in terms of gender. Conclusion: According to the results, it could be said that satisfaction with the first name can be used in some cases as a source for the improvement of classroom anxiety, self-esteem, shyness and academic performance in the school environment.
Journal of Urmia Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Oct 15, 2013
Effects of applying progressive muscle relaxation technique on depression, anxiety and stress of ... more Effects of applying progressive muscle relaxation technique on depression, anxiety and stress of multiple sclerosis patients in Iran National MS
This study investigates whether the illness perception mediates the relationship between psycholo... more This study investigates whether the illness perception mediates the relationship between psychological hardiness and the health status of Covid-19 survived patients. In a cross-sectional study, 205 Covid-19 were selected by purposive sampling from Qom (the first coronavirus epidemiological site in Iran) and responded to Abridged Hardiness Scale (AHS) and Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (Brief IPQ) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Results: The results of correlation showed that the relationship between AHS scores with PHQ-9 (P<0.01) and Brief IPQ (P<0.01) was negative and significant. The relationship between Brief IPQ and PHQ-9 scores was also positive and significant (P<0.01). The proposed mediating model had a relatively good fit. However, a better fit was achieved by releasing several covariance errors and explained 47% of the PHQ-9 scores (χ 2 /df=2.46, RMSEA=0.075, CFI=0.950, PCFI=0.689, IFI=0.953, GFI=0.964). The Bootstrap analysis showed that Brief IPQ scores significantly mediated the relationship between AHS and PHQ-9 scores (95% CI:-0.073 to-0.002). The findings suggest a more negative perception of perceptions Covid-19 disease is associated with lower levels of patient health. As a mediating variable, it prevents the positive effects of psychological hardiness on improving patients' health. The application of these findings has been discussed. Rezaei S, Hoseini nia M, Vakilian M. The mediating role of illness perception in the relationship between psychological hardiness and the health status of covid-19 (coronavirus disease) survived patients.
Central European Journal of Energetic Materials, Sep 30, 2022
Article is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 license CC... more Article is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 license CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.
Middle Eastern Journal of Disability Studies, Mar 10, 2020
Background & Objective: Imam Khomeini relief committee as a supportive organization, sponsors man... more Background & Objective: Imam Khomeini relief committee as a supportive organization, sponsors many clienteles. Many problems and difficulties of life today are inevitable for people in the community, especially those in the community covered by the relief committee, are always struggling with problems because of poverty and other issues. It seems necessary to developing and strengthening the skills and abilities that that in difficult circumstances guarantee the mental health of these individuals and increase their satisfaction and quality of life. Given the chronic poverty and social harms of these people, it is necessary to implement interventions to improve the quality of life and their general health. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of life skills training program on improving the quality of life and general health of families under the auspices of Imam Khomeini relief committee. Methods: To achieve this aim, a quasi-experimental research with pre-test post-test design with control group was used. Among all families covered by Fouman and Shaft cities Imam Khomeini relief committee in the 2015-2016, 32 people chose. They had the lowest score in quality of life and the highest scores in mental health respectively in the questionnaire consisted of 26-World Health Organization quality of life instrument-short form and 28-General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). They were selected purposely/ randomly and divided into two groups of 16 people (experimental and control). Ten sessions of life skills group training were performed on experimental group in daily basis for 2 hours. The types of skills taught in these sessions included: problem solving, decision making, creative thinking, critical thinking, emotional regulation, effective communication, effective interpersonal relationships, coping with stress, empathy and self-awareness. After that, general health and quality of life in participants were measured in three stages. Repeated measures analysis of variance was used to examine the research objectives for data processing by SPSS-20 software. Results: In this study, 9 women (56.2%) and 7 men (43.8%) were included in the experimental group. Also, for the control group, 10 men (62.5%) and 6 women (37.5%) were present. Chi-square test with Yates correction to compare gender distribution between the two groups of experimental and control subjects showed no significant difference in the frequency distribution of gender (χ 2 =0.719,df=1, p=0.13). Results of independent t-test for comparing the mean age of two groups revealed no significant difference between the two groups (t=0.322, df=30, p=0.841). The result of Chi square test for the education variable indicated that there was no difference between the two groups of experimental and control subjects in terms of educational levels (χ 2 =0.168,df=2, p=0.186). These findings suggest that the two groups of experimentation and control are equivalent. The findings showed that the experimental and control groups had a significant difference in terms of mental health and quality of life in three stages: pre-test, post-test and follow-up (p<0.001). In the mental health variable, the difference in mean of the experimental group in contrast to control group was significant in the pre-test (-1.34), post-test (-20.14) and follow-up (-19.01) (p<0.001). Therefore, the experimental group mean in these three stages was significantly less than the mean of the control group. In addition, in the quality of life variable, the difference between in mean of experimental group in contrast to control group was significant in the pre-test (-11), posttest (-22) and follow-up (-25.73) (p<0.001). As a result, the mean of the control group in the pre-test was significantly higher than the experimental group and the mean of the experimental group in the post-test and follow-up stages was significantly higher than the mean of the control group. Therefore, according to the research findings, life skills training has a positive and significant effect on improving the quality of life and general health of the clienteles in the Imam Khomeini relief committee (p<0.001). Conclusions: Based on the basic logic of life skills training, it is assumed that these training (psychological capacity) will enhance in subjects and as a result, improve the general and specific capabilities of individuals to effectively and efficiently challenge with psychosocial stresses and situations of difficult life. Life skills training help clienteles by developing and enhancing these abilities to coping and adaptability skills and it eventually improves the quality of life and mental health. Life skills training can be effective in improving the quality of life and general health of clienteles, and the results of interventions are still valid for two months.
Introduction: The main question of this study is that why some patients with traumatic brain inju... more Introduction: The main question of this study is that why some patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), suffer mental disorders even after recovery from physical problems, while others with some similar characteristics do not receive the diagnosis of any mental disorders. Materials and Methods: In this study which was performed from March to February 2010 in the Poursina Medical and Educational Center of Rasht city overall, 238 patients (43 females and 195 males) with TBI in the form of a descriptive-longitudinal study, were chosen by non-random, consecutive sampling. Each patient was evaluated by Glasgow coma scale, Glasgow outcome scale, Wechsler adult intelligence scale-revised (WAIS-R) vocabulary and picture completion subtests, Mini-Mental State Examination and General health questionnaire. After 4 months of follow-up, 65.1% (155 cases) of patients were referred to a psychiatrist to determine the nature of mental disorder due to TBI, using check list for structured clinical interview based on diagnostic and statistical manual for mental disorders-IV (DSM-IV) diagnostic criteria. Results: The results showed that two group of patients (with and without mental disorders) were significantly different in variables such as level of consciousness (P<0.001), duration of loss of consciousness (P<0.003), duration of confined in intensive care unit (P<0.005), length of hospitalization (P<0.013) and levels of General compatibility after the trauma (P<0.0001) 4 months after TBI. Conclusion: Planning effective interventions, inclusion in the neurobehavioral rehabilitation processes following TBI and also monitoring and evaluation of these patients at least four months after trauma can reduce the risk of mental disorders.
Iranian Journal of Medical Education, Jan 15, 2013
Introduction: Academic performance is not a univalent construct; hence planning for its promotion... more Introduction: Academic performance is not a univalent construct; hence planning for its promotion among university students necessitates vast educational emprises. This study addresses factors such as quality of life, the students' use of internet, and their attitudes toward addiction and drugs which potentially play a role in academic performance of students, and represents a model. Methods: In a cross sectional study, consecutive sampling was performed on 106 students of Guilan University of Medical Science in 2010-2011 academic years. Every student answered a Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), attitude measurement questionnaire toward addiction, and the time dedicated to internet weekly. The last attained average grade of students was considered as an index for their academic performance. Data was analyzed using independent t-test, Pearson correlation and point biserial coefficient and multiple regressions (with Enter method). Results: Findings showed that these supposed factors totally explain 34% of shared variance of academic performance (P<0.01). In final model, internet use variable was excluded whereas dimensions of quality of life including physical functioning (P= 0.001), physical role (P= 0.002), body pain (P= 0.03), general health (P= 0.004), physical health (P= 0.001), and also attitude toward addiction (P= 0.001) could significantly predict the academic performance. Conclusion: Results indicated that some dimensions of students' quality of life and also their negative attitudes toward addiction can affect the promotion of their academic success. Thus, it is necessary to plan health-oriented educational programs to enhance students' academic performance.
Background: Old age is associated with the physical and psychological problems that affect the Qu... more Background: Old age is associated with the physical and psychological problems that affect the Quality of Life (QoL). Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effect of Laughter Therapy (LT) on the QoL of elderly people in nursing homes. Materials & Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test with the control and experimental group and one-month follow-up conducted in 2017. The statistical population consisted of 44 elderly people in the Mehr Aein nursing home in Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh City, Iran. Based on the inclusion criteria, 32 old people were selected and randomly assigned to experimental (n=16) and control (n=16) groups. The experimental group received an interventional program consisting of Madan Kataria Laughter Therapy, showing comic films, and reading comic books for one month, over 12 sessions of 100 minutes. After the end of laughter intervention, the elderly of both groups responded to the elderly quality of life questionnaire (LIPA...
International journal of population studies, Jul 13, 2023
Studies on homosexual men reveal a secondary self-label, the sex role, which can affect many dime... more Studies on homosexual men reveal a secondary self-label, the sex role, which can affect many dimensions of their lives. Based on their roles in anal intercourse, homosexual men adopt self-label or sex role as top, bottom, and versatile. Unwelcoming social space, along with the legal and religious constraints in Islamic communities on homosexuality has made information about their personality traits scarce. Therefore, this study assessed the personality traits of homosexual men with different sex roles and compared them to each other and heterosexual men. In an ex post facto study, 197 Iranian homosexual men (30 tops, 36 bottoms, and 131 versatile) and 49 Iranian heterosexual men were included using purposive and snowball samplings to complete a short 71-item Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2). The results showed top group obtaining highest mean score among the groups for scales of validity (F) and hypochondriasis (Hs), while bottom group obtaining highest mean scores for scales correction (K), depression (D), hysteria (Hy), paranoia (Pa), psychasthenia (Pt), and hypomania (Ma). These results suggested that bottoms encounter more difficulties in forming relationships and concealing their sexual identity. Depression, hopelessness, and a sense of failure in attracting support and affection from others are more prominent among bottoms.
Jundishapur Scientific Medical Journal, Jul 23, 2014
Background and Objective: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common neurological disease ... more Background and Objective: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common neurological disease in humans and is the most disabling disease in young adults. The aim of this study was to compare psychological symptoms and personality characteristics between patients with MS and healthy counterparts. Subjects and Methods: In this case-control study, 80 patients with MS and 80 healthy control subjects without MS were matched for gender, age, marital status and educational level with patients with MS. Tools used included demographic information questionnaire, NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI), Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R). Data using SPSS software and multivariate analysis of covariance (MACNOVA) were analyzed. Results: The mean scores obtained from the assessment of psychological problems that apart from the paranoid ideation subscale, all subscales of the SCL-90-R and general indicators such as somatization, obsessive compulsive, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, phobic anxiety, psychosis, GSI,PSDI and PST in MS were higher than their healthy counterparts (P<0.0001). In addition, the mean scores for neuroticism and conscientiousness personality characteristics in patients with MS were higher. However, mean scores on extroversion and openness features were higher in healthy subjects than their MS counterparts. (P<0.0001). Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, symptoms such as somatization, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, phobic anxiety, and GSI and PSDI indices in patients with MS are higher than the normal counterparts. In addition, patients with MS show more neuroticism and conscientiousness, while the features of extraversion and openness are lower than healthy perosns.
Background and Aim: The assessment of Quality of Life (QoL) as a measurement of Traumatic Brain I... more Background and Aim: The assessment of Quality of Life (QoL) as a measurement of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) outcome can play a key role in identifying the adverse effects of TBI. There is no study on the evaluation of psychometric properties of the Persian version of Short Form Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36) in the TBI patient population. Therefore, the present study aimed to validate and test the reliability of the Persian version of the SF-36 in patients with TBI. Methods and Materials/Patients: In the present cross-sectional study, 185 patients with TBI were selected by non-probability and consecutive sampling. First, the construct validity of the Persian version of the SF-36 questionnaire was evaluated using the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) in AMOS-22, and then the internal consistency reliability and item-total score correlation of each subscale were assessed by SPSS V. 22. Results: Results of CFA indicated that the dimensionality of SF-29 questionnaire with eight-factor structure among the Iranian TBI patients had construct validity (GFI=0.825, CFI=0.963, NFI=0.919, TLI=0.957, RMSEA=0.06) by eliminating 6 items and freeing some of the covariance errors between items, but the two-factor dimensionality (physical and psychological components of QoL) of this questionnaire was not approved. Internal consistency of the eight-factor form of SF-29 subscales was acceptable to excellent (=α0.70 to 0.99). Correlation analysis of item-total score for determining the construct validity of SF-29 indicated that except for 2 items, all items of the questionnaire had a positive and strong correlation with their subscales (r=0.40 to 0.99, P<0.0001). Conclusion: Persian version of SF-29 with an eight-factor construct had good validity and reliability and could be used to measure health-related QoL in Iranian patients with TBI.
Objective: This study aimed to examine the effect of drug use on the length of hospitalization, i... more Objective: This study aimed to examine the effect of drug use on the length of hospitalization, impaired consciousness, levels of motor and cognitive independence in patients with traumatic brain injury. Method: A total of 185 patients with traumatic brain injury in the emergency, neurosurgery ward and ICU of Poursina Hospital was selected via purposive sampling. These participants who were within the age group 37.46 &plusmn; 17.42 years were divided into two groups, i.e. drug users (n = 35) and non-users (n = 150). Then, Demographic and Hospital Inventory and Functional Independence Measure were used for data collection purposes. Results: The results showed that the two groups of patients with or without drug use were significantly different from each other in terms of length of hospitalization in neurosurgery ward, total duration of hospital stay, and rates of cognitive independence (P < .05). however, no significant difference was found between the two groups in terms of motor independence and length of hospitalization in ICU (P > .05). The results also showed that drug using patients experience higher states of impaired consciousness compared to the other group (P < .01). Conclusion: This study indicated the effect of drug use on the increased length of hospitalization, the intensification of impaired consciousness, and disturbance of cognitive independence in traumatic brain injury patients. The clinical implications of this study are discussed.
The general purpose of the present research is normalization and validation of Rye Forgiveness Sc... more The general purpose of the present research is normalization and validation of Rye Forgiveness Scale (RFS) that specifically measures victim's responses toward an offender. For this purpose, we examined the test-retest reliability of RFS on 50 students with an interval of 3 weeks with a pilot study. Through obtained standard deviation at this stage, the final sample size was estimated in the original study (n = 1080) and students were selected by multistage cluster-random sampling method. RFS testretest reliability, the forgiveness Presence of Positive (PP), and Absence of Negative (AN) subscales were calculated to be 0.78, 0.73, and 0.75, respectively. In the original study,945 (375 males and 570 females) students with a mean age of 20.56 ± 3.41 took part. Cronbach's alpha coefficients for RFS as well as PP and AN subscales were estimated as 0.74, 0.71, and 0.75 respectively. RFS Scores (and its subscales) had a direct relationship with the measures of satisfaction and meaning in life, happiness and hope (r ≥ 0.40, p < .001); and in the expected directions predicted a significant proportion of the variance in scores for that measures. Eventually, the norm table was prepared by converting raw scores to z and T standardized scores, followed by calculating the percentile ranks for the whole group. The present research revealed that RFS is a tool with repeatable and reliable results and satisfactory validity coefficients.
Background and Purpose: According to teachers' experience, there is assumed that the name and rep... more Background and Purpose: According to teachers' experience, there is assumed that the name and reputation through which students are addressed to could be effective on their emotions, affections and performance. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of satisfaction with the first name on classroom anxiety, self-esteem, shyness and academic performance of students. Methods: This study was conducted cross-sectional. The population consisted of all boy and girl students of the junior high school in Rasht during 2015-2016. 521 students were selected by using cluster random sampling method and responded to self-esteem questionnaire of Rosenberg (1979), shyness questionnaire of Stanford-Zimbardo (1977), and questionnaire of anxiety in the classroom which was constructed by Richmond (2013). Satisfaction of the name was also determined by a measure for low, mild and high scores. The last Acquired students' GPA was considered as an indicator of their academic performance. The data were processed by univariate analysis of variance in the form of a 2 × 3 factorial design. Results: The results revealed that less satisfied with first name is paralleled with more anxiety in classroom, less self-esteem, higher level of shyness, and weaker academic achievement. The analysis of gender classes revealed that with the exception of assessments of academic performance (in which boys' group is weaker than girls' group); there is no significant difference in other dependent variables in terms of gender. Conclusion: According to the results, it could be said that satisfaction with the first name can be used in some cases as a source for the improvement of classroom anxiety, self-esteem, shyness and academic performance in the school environment.
Journal of Urmia Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Oct 15, 2013
Effects of applying progressive muscle relaxation technique on depression, anxiety and stress of ... more Effects of applying progressive muscle relaxation technique on depression, anxiety and stress of multiple sclerosis patients in Iran National MS
This study investigates whether the illness perception mediates the relationship between psycholo... more This study investigates whether the illness perception mediates the relationship between psychological hardiness and the health status of Covid-19 survived patients. In a cross-sectional study, 205 Covid-19 were selected by purposive sampling from Qom (the first coronavirus epidemiological site in Iran) and responded to Abridged Hardiness Scale (AHS) and Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (Brief IPQ) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Results: The results of correlation showed that the relationship between AHS scores with PHQ-9 (P<0.01) and Brief IPQ (P<0.01) was negative and significant. The relationship between Brief IPQ and PHQ-9 scores was also positive and significant (P<0.01). The proposed mediating model had a relatively good fit. However, a better fit was achieved by releasing several covariance errors and explained 47% of the PHQ-9 scores (χ 2 /df=2.46, RMSEA=0.075, CFI=0.950, PCFI=0.689, IFI=0.953, GFI=0.964). The Bootstrap analysis showed that Brief IPQ scores significantly mediated the relationship between AHS and PHQ-9 scores (95% CI:-0.073 to-0.002). The findings suggest a more negative perception of perceptions Covid-19 disease is associated with lower levels of patient health. As a mediating variable, it prevents the positive effects of psychological hardiness on improving patients' health. The application of these findings has been discussed. Rezaei S, Hoseini nia M, Vakilian M. The mediating role of illness perception in the relationship between psychological hardiness and the health status of covid-19 (coronavirus disease) survived patients.
Central European Journal of Energetic Materials, Sep 30, 2022
Article is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 license CC... more Article is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 license CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.
Middle Eastern Journal of Disability Studies, Mar 10, 2020
Background & Objective: Imam Khomeini relief committee as a supportive organization, sponsors man... more Background & Objective: Imam Khomeini relief committee as a supportive organization, sponsors many clienteles. Many problems and difficulties of life today are inevitable for people in the community, especially those in the community covered by the relief committee, are always struggling with problems because of poverty and other issues. It seems necessary to developing and strengthening the skills and abilities that that in difficult circumstances guarantee the mental health of these individuals and increase their satisfaction and quality of life. Given the chronic poverty and social harms of these people, it is necessary to implement interventions to improve the quality of life and their general health. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of life skills training program on improving the quality of life and general health of families under the auspices of Imam Khomeini relief committee. Methods: To achieve this aim, a quasi-experimental research with pre-test post-test design with control group was used. Among all families covered by Fouman and Shaft cities Imam Khomeini relief committee in the 2015-2016, 32 people chose. They had the lowest score in quality of life and the highest scores in mental health respectively in the questionnaire consisted of 26-World Health Organization quality of life instrument-short form and 28-General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). They were selected purposely/ randomly and divided into two groups of 16 people (experimental and control). Ten sessions of life skills group training were performed on experimental group in daily basis for 2 hours. The types of skills taught in these sessions included: problem solving, decision making, creative thinking, critical thinking, emotional regulation, effective communication, effective interpersonal relationships, coping with stress, empathy and self-awareness. After that, general health and quality of life in participants were measured in three stages. Repeated measures analysis of variance was used to examine the research objectives for data processing by SPSS-20 software. Results: In this study, 9 women (56.2%) and 7 men (43.8%) were included in the experimental group. Also, for the control group, 10 men (62.5%) and 6 women (37.5%) were present. Chi-square test with Yates correction to compare gender distribution between the two groups of experimental and control subjects showed no significant difference in the frequency distribution of gender (χ 2 =0.719,df=1, p=0.13). Results of independent t-test for comparing the mean age of two groups revealed no significant difference between the two groups (t=0.322, df=30, p=0.841). The result of Chi square test for the education variable indicated that there was no difference between the two groups of experimental and control subjects in terms of educational levels (χ 2 =0.168,df=2, p=0.186). These findings suggest that the two groups of experimentation and control are equivalent. The findings showed that the experimental and control groups had a significant difference in terms of mental health and quality of life in three stages: pre-test, post-test and follow-up (p<0.001). In the mental health variable, the difference in mean of the experimental group in contrast to control group was significant in the pre-test (-1.34), post-test (-20.14) and follow-up (-19.01) (p<0.001). Therefore, the experimental group mean in these three stages was significantly less than the mean of the control group. In addition, in the quality of life variable, the difference between in mean of experimental group in contrast to control group was significant in the pre-test (-11), posttest (-22) and follow-up (-25.73) (p<0.001). As a result, the mean of the control group in the pre-test was significantly higher than the experimental group and the mean of the experimental group in the post-test and follow-up stages was significantly higher than the mean of the control group. Therefore, according to the research findings, life skills training has a positive and significant effect on improving the quality of life and general health of the clienteles in the Imam Khomeini relief committee (p<0.001). Conclusions: Based on the basic logic of life skills training, it is assumed that these training (psychological capacity) will enhance in subjects and as a result, improve the general and specific capabilities of individuals to effectively and efficiently challenge with psychosocial stresses and situations of difficult life. Life skills training help clienteles by developing and enhancing these abilities to coping and adaptability skills and it eventually improves the quality of life and mental health. Life skills training can be effective in improving the quality of life and general health of clienteles, and the results of interventions are still valid for two months.
Introduction: The main question of this study is that why some patients with traumatic brain inju... more Introduction: The main question of this study is that why some patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), suffer mental disorders even after recovery from physical problems, while others with some similar characteristics do not receive the diagnosis of any mental disorders. Materials and Methods: In this study which was performed from March to February 2010 in the Poursina Medical and Educational Center of Rasht city overall, 238 patients (43 females and 195 males) with TBI in the form of a descriptive-longitudinal study, were chosen by non-random, consecutive sampling. Each patient was evaluated by Glasgow coma scale, Glasgow outcome scale, Wechsler adult intelligence scale-revised (WAIS-R) vocabulary and picture completion subtests, Mini-Mental State Examination and General health questionnaire. After 4 months of follow-up, 65.1% (155 cases) of patients were referred to a psychiatrist to determine the nature of mental disorder due to TBI, using check list for structured clinical interview based on diagnostic and statistical manual for mental disorders-IV (DSM-IV) diagnostic criteria. Results: The results showed that two group of patients (with and without mental disorders) were significantly different in variables such as level of consciousness (P<0.001), duration of loss of consciousness (P<0.003), duration of confined in intensive care unit (P<0.005), length of hospitalization (P<0.013) and levels of General compatibility after the trauma (P<0.0001) 4 months after TBI. Conclusion: Planning effective interventions, inclusion in the neurobehavioral rehabilitation processes following TBI and also monitoring and evaluation of these patients at least four months after trauma can reduce the risk of mental disorders.
Iranian Journal of Medical Education, Jan 15, 2013
Introduction: Academic performance is not a univalent construct; hence planning for its promotion... more Introduction: Academic performance is not a univalent construct; hence planning for its promotion among university students necessitates vast educational emprises. This study addresses factors such as quality of life, the students' use of internet, and their attitudes toward addiction and drugs which potentially play a role in academic performance of students, and represents a model. Methods: In a cross sectional study, consecutive sampling was performed on 106 students of Guilan University of Medical Science in 2010-2011 academic years. Every student answered a Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), attitude measurement questionnaire toward addiction, and the time dedicated to internet weekly. The last attained average grade of students was considered as an index for their academic performance. Data was analyzed using independent t-test, Pearson correlation and point biserial coefficient and multiple regressions (with Enter method). Results: Findings showed that these supposed factors totally explain 34% of shared variance of academic performance (P<0.01). In final model, internet use variable was excluded whereas dimensions of quality of life including physical functioning (P= 0.001), physical role (P= 0.002), body pain (P= 0.03), general health (P= 0.004), physical health (P= 0.001), and also attitude toward addiction (P= 0.001) could significantly predict the academic performance. Conclusion: Results indicated that some dimensions of students' quality of life and also their negative attitudes toward addiction can affect the promotion of their academic success. Thus, it is necessary to plan health-oriented educational programs to enhance students' academic performance.
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