Farzaneh Shajari; Alireza Aghayousefi; Mojgan Agah heris
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Objective: Diabetes is one of the most common diseases in the world that not only costs a lot for different societies, it also has significant psychological effects. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of coping therapy on self-control and HbA1c among female patients with type II diabetic. ...
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Objective: Diabetes is one of the most common diseases in the world that not only costs a lot for different societies, it also has significant psychological effects. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of coping therapy on self-control and HbA1c among female patients with type II diabetic. Method: This study was a semi-experimental study with a pre-test, post-test, and follow-up design with a control group. The statistical population of this study included all diabetic female patients who have been referred to Resalat Medical Laboratory in Tehran. Subjects were screened using inclusion and exclusion criteria. The sample of this research was 23 persons, who had diabetes and were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. Data were collected using Tangney's Self-Control Scale (SCS) and Three-Month Blood Glucose Test HbA1c before and after protocol implementation. Coping Therapy was conducted during 8 sessions in the experimental group while the control group did not receive any treatment. Findings: The results of repeated measures analysis of variance showed that the intervention of the Coping Therapy was effective in decreasing HbA1c level (P <0.05), but it did not affect self-control. Conclusion: According to the research findings, Coping Therapy is an effective method to reduce HbA1c levels in diabetic female patients biomarkers (HbA1c) in female diabetic patients. Therefore, it is suggesting to be used this intervention in diabetic patients.
fahimeh amini; Alireza Aghayousefi; Ahmad Alipour; Valli Allah Farzad
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Objective: The use of stress coping methods in multiple sclerosis patients can lead to significant changes in the level of cognitive immune biomarkers. Therefore, the aim of this research was Investigatin on the Effect of Coping Therapy on Immunological Biomarkers among Multiple Sclerosis Patients. Method: ...
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Objective: The use of stress coping methods in multiple sclerosis patients can lead to significant changes in the level of cognitive immune biomarkers. Therefore, the aim of this research was Investigatin on the Effect of Coping Therapy on Immunological Biomarkers among Multiple Sclerosis Patients. Method: The present research was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest method with control group. The study population included all patients with multiple sclerosis support member with MS. S. Tehran province was in 1397, 30 patients with M. S. Among eligible and volunteer patients, they were selected and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. The experimental group received eight sessions of treatment as copping therapy, and the control group received the same number of routine care sessions. To measure of the hypothesis, human Immunological Biomarkers kits were used to measure and blood samples collected 3 times and psychologically intervention was coping therapy. Findings: The results showed pre-test and post-test and follow-up component of IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α, INF-gama, white blood cells, lymphocytes and a significant difference (05/0> P) and grades stage follow-up measures remained fairly stable and lasting effect of the intervention is still coping therapy. Conclusion: The course of coping therapy improves the Immunological Biomarkers in patients with multiple sclerosis. In addition, this approach reduces the effectiveness of the intervention, follow-up time after the test had no effect
alireza aghayousefi; yarhosain safari; Sara Ahmadi; parastoo abaspour
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Objective: type II diabetes is one of the chronic illnesses with various physical and psychological effects for patient. The purpose of the present research was to study the effectiveness of coping therapy on psychological markers (Stress, quality of life and coping strategies) in type II diabetic patients. ...
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Objective: type II diabetes is one of the chronic illnesses with various physical and psychological effects for patient. The purpose of the present research was to study the effectiveness of coping therapy on psychological markers (Stress, quality of life and coping strategies) in type II diabetic patients. Method: It was a semi-experimental research with pre-test, post-test, control group and follow up test. The population of the research includes all diabetic patients with registered medical records in diabetes center of Kermanshah in 2016. 40 individuals were selected by available and random sampling in experimental and control group (20 individuals per group). They have completed coping strategies questionnaire of Folkman- Lazarous, family life incidents and changes (FILE) and short form of diabetic patients' quality of life (DQOL-BCI). Findings: Data was analyzed by SPSS-20 and the results showed that coping therapy significantly increases the quality of life, adhere to treatment, coping strategies, social support, planned problem-solving, positive reevaluation, stress reduction and continence in experimental group than control group (p<0.01, p<0.05). however, the results indicated that there is no significant difference in the variable of escape-avoidance coping strategies between experimental and control group (p>0.05). Conclusion: according to the results, it can be said that coping strategies may reduce the problems of patients with chronic illnesses such as diabetes.
SHEIDA SHARIFI SAKI; ahmad alipor; alireza aghayuosefi; mphammad reza mohamadi; Bagher Ghobari Bonab
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-compassion with depression in women with breast cancer with mediator death anxiety. Method: This research was a descriptive-correlational study. The statistical population included all women with breast cancer referring ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-compassion with depression in women with breast cancer with mediator death anxiety. Method: This research was a descriptive-correlational study. The statistical population included all women with breast cancer referring to hospitals and medical center of Mahdieh, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Firoozgar Hospital and Pars Hospital in 1396. The sample size was 397 people who were selected and responded to Beck Depression Inventory (2001), God Attachment Questionnaire to Rowat and Kirkpatrick (2002) and Templer's Death Anxiety Questionnaire (1979). The data of this study analyzed by structural equation method and using smart PLS software. Result: The results showed that the full inflows in the present model are confirmed at a significant level (p> 0/01). These results suggest that both direct paths and indirect paths have a significant effect on depression, but the paths that are more valid to the path of anxiety of death -> depression than other paths. Conclusion: In the formation of depression in women with breast cancer, mental and spiritual factors such as self-compassion and death anxiety are involved.Their findings implied the strong relation among spirituality values and psychological constructs.
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Alireza Aghayousefi; Hossein Zare; Roghayeh Mohammadi
Volume 6, Issue 24 , March 2018, , Pages 162-179
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Objective: Diabetes leads to loss of cognitive function in patients. The aim of the present study was to study the effect of cognitive computer-based training program on memory and attention increase in students with diabetes. Method: The research was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test ...
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Objective: Diabetes leads to loss of cognitive function in patients. The aim of the present study was to study the effect of cognitive computer-based training program on memory and attention increase in students with diabetes. Method: The research was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test design with the control group in which 18 students with diabetes (in two nine-person groups of experimental and control) were selected from Diabetes Association of Bonab city. The memory and attention of both experimental and control groups were measured in the pre-test step. Then, students of the experimental group were exposed to attention and memory improvement exercises individually in 10 half-hour sessions with the help of working memory training software. Once again, in the post-test step, memory and attention of both experimental and control groups were measured. Data were analyzed using covariance analysis. Results: The results indicated an increase in memory function and attention of students in the experimental group and the rehabilitation intervention for guidance and high school students and patients with a history of fewer than 5 years and more than 5 years has been equally effective. Conclusion: We can say that cognitive computer-based training is necessary, useful, and effective for increasing attention and memory function in diabetic students.
Alireza Aghayousefi; Mehdi dehestani; sheida Sharifi Saki
Volume 5, Issue 19 , October 2016, , Pages 5-18
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Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate effectiveness of cognitive – behavioral education on reduction of exhaustion of cancer in women suffering from breast cancer. Method: 30 people were chosen among clients of Imam Khomeini hospital (of Tehran in 1392) and were randomly assigned ...
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Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate effectiveness of cognitive – behavioral education on reduction of exhaustion of cancer in women suffering from breast cancer. Method: 30 people were chosen among clients of Imam Khomeini hospital (of Tehran in 1392) and were randomly assigned to two groups, experiment group (15 people) and control group. Groups before education and after education responded to cancer fatigue scale (Okuyama, et al., 2000). To analyze the results, the statistical methods of multivariate covariance analysis was conducted. Findings: The results showed, there is a meaningful difference between both groups in components of exhaustion of cancer, so that average of test group had a meaningful reduction after test. Conclusion: In view of changes that cognitive – behavioral education make them in attitude and cognition, it seems that it can have an effective role in making positive imagination in patients suffering from cancer and reducing their fatigue.
Alireza Aghayousefi; Morteza Tarkhan; Narges Mohammadi; Hamid Afshar
Volume 5, Issue 17 , July 2016, , Pages 23-38
Alireza Aghayousefi; Maryam Zare; Hosein Zare; Farhad Shaghaghi; Mohamad Eftekhari
Volume 5, Issue 18 , July 2016, , Pages 52-68
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Objective: Knowing about cognitive dissonance aspects and psychological components will be helpful not only in psychological field but also in commercial and political areas. Therefore the aim of this study was evaluation of relation between personality and physiological components of cognitive dissonance. ...
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Objective: Knowing about cognitive dissonance aspects and psychological components will be helpful not only in psychological field but also in commercial and political areas. Therefore the aim of this study was evaluation of relation between personality and physiological components of cognitive dissonance. Method: 130 students of Elmi-Karbordi University of Safadasht were invited and they were asked to complete Gray-Wilson Personality Questionnaire. Before and after distributing those questionnaires, their physiological conditions were receded. Cognitive dissonance was induced by writing about reducing amount of budget which deserved to orphans and rating the reduction of interest of lovely and popular character that ignore his or her fans. Data analysis conducted through correlation and regression analysis. Results: increasing in Flight and Approach scores was related to decreasing cognitive dissonance scores and increasing in Fight, Extinction and active avoidance was related to increasing cognitive dissonance scores. Also personality factors were able to predict physiological changes due to cognitive dissonance. Conclusion: personality traits are related to cognitive dissonance and its physiological components.
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Volume 4, Issue 14 , May 2015, , Pages 79-97
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Objective: The main objective of this study was the role of rumination on psychological well-being and anxiety the spouses' cancer patients in the Qom province. Method: The research method was causal-comparative, 147 persons of spouses' cancer patients using random sampling method selected. Collected ...
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Objective: The main objective of this study was the role of rumination on psychological well-being and anxiety the spouses' cancer patients in the Qom province. Method: The research method was causal-comparative, 147 persons of spouses' cancer patients using random sampling method selected. Collected in this study three questionnaires: rumination Nolen-Hoksema and psychological well-being (Mc Cummins, 2006) and anxiety beck.Data were calculated from the correlation matrix then relationship between these variables derived through series of multiple regression analysis(Using SPSS software). Results: The results showed that there was a Significant negative relation between rumination and psychological well-being a Significant positive relationship exists between rumination and anxiety, and predictor Variable (rumination) are able to predict feed changes of psychological well-being and anxiety Variable. Conclusion: Study results suggest that low psychological well-being of spouses of patients with cancer. Therefore the mental needs of cancer patients Essential component in the successful treatment of patients. Keywords: rumination, psychological well-being, anxiety.
E. Aslami; Ahmad Alipour; A. Aghayusefi; F. Najib
Volume 4, Issue 14 , May 2015, , Pages 129-140
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Abstract Objective:Anxiety of pregnancy influences the childbirth factors and pregnancy outcomes. Mindfulness is an approach that can be used to control this anxiety. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of mindfulness-based Islamic- spiritual schemas on pregnancy anxiety in pregnant women ...
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Abstract Objective:Anxiety of pregnancy influences the childbirth factors and pregnancy outcomes. Mindfulness is an approach that can be used to control this anxiety. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of mindfulness-based Islamic- spiritual schemas on pregnancy anxiety in pregnant women and their infants' physiological parameters. Method: This study was a pre- experimental study by pretest- posttest design with a control group. Thirty women pregnant had 16 to 32 weeks were selected with the high score in anxiety of pregnancy questionnaire. The study participants were placed in two groups (one experimental with mindfulness-based Islamic spiritual schema and another control) by chance selection. The Dareshori anxiety of pregnancy Questionnaire was used for collecting the data in pre-test and post-test stages. Multivariate Analysis of Covariance was used for analyzing the data. Results: mindfulness-based Islamic –spiritual schemas training reduced indicators of pregnancy anxiety ( fear of emotions and interpersonal relationships, fear of appearance changes and fear of childbirth) and increased the physiological characteristics of newborns (eg, weight, head circumference and score at the first minute and the fifth minute Apgar). Conclusion: Mindfulness-based Islamic spiritual schema training is effective in reducing pregnancy anxiety and improving physiological parameters of their infants
Alireza Aghayousefi; Majid Safarinia; Hamidreza Imanifar
Volume 4, Issue 13 , February 2015, , Pages 89-98
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Objective: This study examines the predictive power of impulsiveness and obesity on time perception. Method: In this descriptive study, 50 women with normal weight and 50 obese women with accessible method were selected. Research Tools was the Barratt Impulsiveness questionnaire and reproduction method ...
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Objective: This study examines the predictive power of impulsiveness and obesity on time perception. Method: In this descriptive study, 50 women with normal weight and 50 obese women with accessible method were selected. Research Tools was the Barratt Impulsiveness questionnaire and reproduction method to measure time perception time. Result: Motor impulsiveness prospected time perception to be negative. Between obese and normal weight subjects did not show significant differences in impulsiveness and perception of time, but Were dispersed time perception scores in obese patients, results are discussed. Conclusion: Different prior researches results, various methods of measuring impulsivity, the time perception and different classes of obesity, it is suggested, further research in this area should be conducted according to all methods of measurement .
Nahid Yuosef Pur; Ali Reza Agha Yousefi
Volume 3, Issue 9 , June 2014, , Pages 82-96
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Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of storytelling on pain reduction in the children with Leukemia. Method:To achieve the aim, among the inpatient children (330) with Leukemia ofTabriz Children hospital, in 1390, 30 children (14 females and 16 males) were selected and randomly ...
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Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of storytelling on pain reduction in the children with Leukemia. Method:To achieve the aim, among the inpatient children (330) with Leukemia ofTabriz Children hospital, in 1390, 30 children (14 females and 16 males) were selected and randomly assigned to experimental and control group. Both groups were matched by age and the reason of hospitalizing were the same in both groups. Control group had just taken medicine but experiment group had taken part in storytelling in addition to relief medicine and dosage of medicine was written every day. Results: ANCOVA results showed that the dosage of medicine were significantly different between two groups after last session of storytelling, and in other word, storytelling has reduced relief medicine dosage in Children with Leukemia. Conclusion: Then this study finding suggests effectiveness of storytelling on pain reduction.
Ahmad Alipoor; Reza Dosti; Hossin Zare; Ali Reza Aghayusfi
Volume 3, Issue 11 , October 2013, , Pages 5-17
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Objective: The purpose of the present research is the study of the effect of the stroop test on the amounts of the salivary cortisol, pulse and blood pressure of the students of the medical sciences university of Ilam city. Methods: Sample volume included 20 people and the sampling method was ...
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Objective: The purpose of the present research is the study of the effect of the stroop test on the amounts of the salivary cortisol, pulse and blood pressure of the students of the medical sciences university of Ilam city. Methods: Sample volume included 20 people and the sampling method was a simple random one. The participants were divided randomly to two groups of the control and test. The test (experiment) group was exposed to the stroop test. The sample of the slaver pulse and the blood pressure of the participants was taken twice; once before and once after the administration of the stroop test. Results: The results of the Univariate analyzes of covariance (ANCOVA) showed that there were a significant difference between two groups of stroop and control in terms of the salivary cortisol in the level of P< 0.05 also, the results of the multivariate analysis of covariance(MANCOVA) showed that the difference of the pulse, systolic and diastolic blood pressure between the two groups of the stroop and control groups was statistically significant in the level of P Conclusion: This study showed that stroop test as a stress- causing resource stimulates HPA and SAM axis and increase the salivary cortisol, pulse and blood pressure in the students.
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Volume 2, Issue 8 , June 2013, , Pages 40-49
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Objective: The aim of study was to assess the relationship between pain coping strategies and personality traits in substance abusers.
Methods: 85 addicted were randomly selected during three months and Rosenstein & Keefe's Pain Coping Strategies Questionnaire (PCSQ) and McCare & Costa´s ...
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Objective: The aim of study was to assess the relationship between pain coping strategies and personality traits in substance abusers.
Methods: 85 addicted were randomly selected during three months and Rosenstein & Keefe's Pain Coping Strategies Questionnaire (PCSQ) and McCare & Costa´s NEO PI-R inventory were administered on them.
Results: Finding showed addicts got more scores in neuroticism personality traits and disastrous thought pain coping strategies. Also correlation analysis showed that there are positive significant relationship between neuroticism and disastrous thought, negative significant relationship between agreeableness and disastrous thought, negative significant relationship between neuroticism and diverting attention, positive significant relationship between extroversion and conscientiousness with diverting attention.
Conclusions: With regard to findings it is recommended that in drug treatment, for changing the attitudes and thinking in addicts, psychologists can apply psychological treatments specially cognitive-behavior therapy to reduce bad and abnormal thinking level about pain so that the length during of treatment decline and as a results reduce the personality problems that is related with addiction before and in during of drug treatment.
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Ali Ahmadi Azghandi
Volume 2, Issue 5 , June 2013, , Pages 48-62
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Aim: The Style of life in substance abusers and normal individuals in Tehran City was Studied.Method: For this purpose 404 subjects(191 substance abuser,213normal individuals) were selected by stratified random sampling method and answered to life style inventory.Results: The Results indicatede that ...
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Aim: The Style of life in substance abusers and normal individuals in Tehran City was Studied.Method: For this purpose 404 subjects(191 substance abuser,213normal individuals) were selected by stratified random sampling method and answered to life style inventory.Results: The Results indicatede that difference between substance abusers and normal individuals in Belonging-social interest life style, Wanting recognition life style and Being cautious life style was significant but in taking charge and Going along life styles was not significant. The Results of Logistic regression analysis indicatede that Belonging-social interet life style explanate 19 percentage of variance significantly and other cofficients is not significan.Conclution:This findings in coordination with Adlerian view about development of neuroses corroborate the difference between substance abusers and normal individuals in life of styles and press on preventive importance of primary interventions in these areas for prevention of substance abuse.a a a a Key words: Style of life, substance abuse, neurosis.
A aghayousefi; M shahandeh
Volume 1, Issue 3 , February 2013, , Pages 39-49
A aghayousefi; F shaghaghi; M dehestani; Z barghi irani
Volume 1, Issue 1 , November 2012, , Pages 29-41
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Abstract: Aim: The present research was carried out by aiming at study on relationship between Quality of Life (QoL) and Psychological Capital with Illness Perception among patients who suffered from Multiple Sclerosis (MS) disease. Method: For this purpose, 231 participants (140girls and 66 boys) ...
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Abstract: Aim: The present research was carried out by aiming at study on relationship between Quality of Life (QoL) and Psychological Capital with Illness Perception among patients who suffered from Multiple Sclerosis (MS) disease. Method: For this purpose, 231 participants (140girls and 66 boys) were chosen from the members of Iranian MS Society. The measurement tools were employed in this study including: 1) Demographic Questionnaire; 2) Quality of Life Questionnaire (D-39) (E. Barbieri, Warp; 1997); 3) Psychological Capital Questionnaire (Sindro et al; 1994); and 4) Illness Perception Questionnaire (Brief IPQ), (Broadbent E., Petrie K., Main J., & Weinman J( 2006). At the current study, Multiple Regression Analysis and Pearson Correlation Test have been adapted for data analysis. Results:The results indicated that variables such as Quality of Life (QoL), Psychological Capital, Opportunism and Effectiveness are significant predicators for Illness Perception in those who suffered from MS while variables of Hope and Tolerance were not significant predicators in this study.
