Mojtaba Dehghan; Jafar Hasani; Alireza Moradi; SHahram Mohamadkhani
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Objective: The experience of cancer has important socio-cultural aspects that can have serious psychological consequences for cancer survivors. These aspects of the illness can even affect their health and survival. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of exploring the contextual experiences ...
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Objective: The experience of cancer has important socio-cultural aspects that can have serious psychological consequences for cancer survivors. These aspects of the illness can even affect their health and survival. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of exploring the contextual experiences that people face after cancer. Method: The present qualitative research used interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA). Data collected through semi-structured interviews with 17 cancer patients. Findings: From the analysis of the interviews, the main concept of "cancer-based contextual experiences" was explored, which includes six conceptual clusters: Unexpected being, cultural attitudes, explanation of illness, cancer metaphors, social feedback, horrible predictions. Conclusion: After cancer diagnosis, overall, People are exposed to a range of socio-cultural experiences which can affect their adaptation to illness. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to these components in cancer-related educational (social and individual) and therapeutic interventions.I
fatemeh daemi; jafar hasani; mehdi akbari; shokoufeh hajsadeghi; mehdi akbarzadeh
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Objective: Quality of life compared to health or illness has a special position for policymakers and health-care specialists. The goal of this study was to evaluate the expanded model of health-related quality of life in patients with coronary artery disease. Method: This is a descriptive correlational ...
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Objective: Quality of life compared to health or illness has a special position for policymakers and health-care specialists. The goal of this study was to evaluate the expanded model of health-related quality of life in patients with coronary artery disease. Method: This is a descriptive correlational study that is based on structural equation modeling. The statistical population includes all patients with coronary artery disease who referred to Tehran and Karaj medical centers and received a diagnosis by a specialist. 650 persons were selected by available sampling method and responded to Illness Perception Questionnaire, Quality of Life Questionnaire, Self-Care of Heart Failure Index, Emotional Well-being Scale, Psychological Well-being Questionnaire of Reef, Social Well-being Questionnaire of Keyesand Seattle Angina Questionnaire. Findings: The results of this study showed that the developed model of Wilson has a good fit. That is, by adding self-management and psychological, social, and emotional well-being, this model can be adopted to explain the quality of life. However, compared to the original model of well-being indices, due to the multidimensionality and the multiple relationships, it should be considered as a comprehensive well-being construct. Self-management can also explain comprehensive well-being. Conclusion: Self-management and positive indicators of well-being can have a special role in the process of health-related quality of life in patients with coronary artery disease.
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Mohammad Mahdi Zakeri; Jafar Hasani; Nafiseh Esmaeili
Volume 6, Issue 23 , December 2017, , Pages 39-56
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Introduction: The role of psychological distress has been approved in the clinical course of skin diseases which can lead to the development and incidence of some skin diseases. The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of processing emotion regulation strategies training (PERST) in psychological ...
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Introduction: The role of psychological distress has been approved in the clinical course of skin diseases which can lead to the development and incidence of some skin diseases. The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of processing emotion regulation strategies training (PERST) in psychological distress (PD) of patient with vitiligo. Method: This study is an experimental study with a single subject in which design A B were used. The study measured 6 times (once as a baseline, four times, once during treatment and in the follow up) was performed. Among patients with skin disorders treatment centers, 3 patients with vitiligo disease were recruited through convenient sampling. The instruments of research were include the complete package of PERST based on Gross Model, Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS) and structured clinical interview for axis I disorders in DSM-IV (SCID-I). Results: The results showed a stable downward trend for PD scale scores and the components of depression, anxiety and stress that reflects the effectiveness of PERST in these variables. Conclusion: Psychological distress role in predisposing, precipitating and continuation of skin diseases, including vitiligo and subsequently in other aspects of their lives and PERST can play an important role by reducing PD as adjunctive and Rehabilitation therapies with medical treatment.
Mohamad Hatami; Mitra GHasemi; Jafar Hasani
Volume 5, Issue 18 , July 2016, , Pages 69-86
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Objective: Chronic pain is a common medical illnesses . Purpose of this study is investigating the effectiveness of combination of Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies on mindfulness, resiliency and quality of life in patients with chronic pain in Tehran. Methods: ...
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Objective: Chronic pain is a common medical illnesses . Purpose of this study is investigating the effectiveness of combination of Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies on mindfulness, resiliency and quality of life in patients with chronic pain in Tehran. Methods: 2 patients with chronic pain were selected through convenience sampling and answered to these questionnaire; Connor and Davidson Resiliency Scale, Bauer and colleagues mindfulness questionnaire and quality of life questionnaire. This study was a basic, multiline, and single subject research. Results: CBT and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies has significant effects on increasing the scores of all three scales in both cases. So that the percentage of improvement in the scale of the mind awareness, resiliency and quality of life, for the first case has been respectively -71/57, -63/04 and -64/93 and for the second case was -76/66, -76 and -72/09 . Conclusion: Cognitive behavior therapy and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies is effective in increasing the mindfulness, resiliency and quality of life in patients with chronic pain.
