farzaneh ebrahimi; Ziba barghi irani; mahnaz ali akbari
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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on mood swings, sleep quality and sexual function in postmenopausal women. Method: The research method was quasi-experimental type with pre-test and post-test design with experimental and control ...
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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on mood swings, sleep quality and sexual function in postmenopausal women. Method: The research method was quasi-experimental type with pre-test and post-test design with experimental and control group. The statistical population of this study was all postmenopausal women referring to health centers in 7 District of Tehran in the first quarter of 1397. From this community, 30 people were selected and assigned to two experimental and control groups. Thirty women were selected from the statistical population based on the available sampling method, the experimental group was 15 and the control group was 15. The data was collected using a questionnaire by Watson et al. (1988), The woman’s Sexual Function index of Rosen et al (2000). And Pittsburgh sleep Quality index (1989). Then, multivariate analysis of covariance (statistical) Method was used to analyze the data. Findings: The findings showed that acceptance and commitment therapy can improve sexual function, reduce negative mood and sleep Quality in postmenopausal women. Conclusion: This treatment in contrast to cognitive therapy targets avoidance for their therapies in order to experience rather than control or change the negative assessments and creates a major opening. Therefore, Acceptance and commitment therapy can be used for improving sexual function, improving people's mood and increasing sleep Quality in postmenopausal women.
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ziba Barghi Irani; M. Rajabi; Mohsen Nazami; Mohammad Javed Bagiyan Koulemarz
Volume 6, Issue 23 , December 2017, , Pages 17-38
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Introduction: Identifying factors associated with psychological well-being of the elderly, is one of the topics of interest to aging psychology. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of lifestyle, psychological capital and self-care behaviors in predicting mental well-being in elderly peoples ...
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Introduction: Identifying factors associated with psychological well-being of the elderly, is one of the topics of interest to aging psychology. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of lifestyle, psychological capital and self-care behaviors in predicting mental well-being in elderly peoples with type 2 diabetes. Method: This research is descriptive and correlational. In this study, 350 in Kermanshah were selected from various parts of the city using randomized sampling and clustering method to participate in the study. To collect information, the Basic Adlerian Scales for Interpersonal Success-Adult Form Kern and etal (1933), psychological capital Mac Gee (2011), Summary Of Diabetes Self – Care Activities (SDSCA) Tobert and etal (2000) and Adult Subjective well-being questionnaire Keyes & Magyar-Moe (2003) were used. The collected information was analyzed using software Spss21 and statistical tests such as Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise multivariate regression. Results: The bivariate relationship of life style with any component of social (r=0.412), emotional (r=0.427) psychological well-being (r=0.461), and mental well-being (r=0.403), is positive and significant (P ≤ 0.001) the relationship between psychological capital and mental well-being (r=0.410) is significant and positive (P ≤ 0.001), there is also a significant and positive relationship between self-care (r=0.497), and mental well-being (P ≤ 0.001). The results of multivariate regression showed that 78 percent of the variance in mental well-being of the elderly people is explained by social interest-belonging, responsibility, gentleness, self-efficacy, toleration, optimism, hope and self-care. Conclusion: The results of this study have important implications about the importance of lifestyle, psychological capital and self-care behaviors in maintaining emotional, social and psychological well-being of elderly people.
Z Barghi irani; H. Zare; M. Abedin
Volume 4, Issue 14 , May 2015, , Pages 113-128
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Objective: Acceptance-based therapies increase psychological flexibility and improve mental health in people with chronic pains. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of acceptance and commitment based therapy (ACT) on increasing the psychological capital of esophageal cancer patients. ...
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Objective: Acceptance-based therapies increase psychological flexibility and improve mental health in people with chronic pains. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of acceptance and commitment based therapy (ACT) on increasing the psychological capital of esophageal cancer patients. Method: This study used quasi-experimental method and a pretest-posttest plan with a control group. Participants consisted of 32 women with esophageal cancer who were selected using convenience sampling method and were randomly divided into two groups of experimental and control groups. Our measuring tool was Psychological Capital Questionnaire which was completed by the participants. Then, the participants in the experimental group participated in 8 sessions of 45 min of acceptance and commitment based therapy. Analysis of variance method was used to analyze data. Results: Data analysis showed that acceptance and commitment based therapy had significantly increased the psychological capital and its subscales in the experimental group, compared to the control group. Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, acceptance and commitment based therapy increases psychological capitals of esophageal cancer patients and represents new horizons in clinical interventions and thus could be used as an effective interventional method.
Ziba Irani Barghi; Mojtaba Bakhti; Mohamad Javad Baghyan; Sojae Karami
Volume 3, Issue 10 , September 2014, , Pages 64-79
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Objective: Unfortunately one of the diseases in the present century, which affects theyouths particularly the young girls and women, is the multiple sclerosis (MS).Given numerous numbers of MS patients and importance of identifying effectiveacts to promote their Mental Health, this study accomplished ...
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Objective: Unfortunately one of the diseases in the present century, which affects theyouths particularly the young girls and women, is the multiple sclerosis (MS).Given numerous numbers of MS patients and importance of identifying effectiveacts to promote their Mental Health, this study accomplished to review theassociation between the five factors of personality, Alexithymia and the MentalHealth of MS patients.Method: This descriptive study selected 218 MS patients with simple randomsampling method (157 females and 61 males). In Lorestan Province, Iran. Themeasurement tools were employed included: 1. Demographic Questionnaire; 2.the NEO Five-Factor Inventory- Revised (NEO-FFI-R) 3. the alexithymiaInventory, and 4. General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). In this study,Multiple Regression Analysis and Pearson Correlation Test have been adaptedfor data analysis.Results: The results indicated that some variables such as neuroticism,conscientiousness, difficulty describing feelings and difficulty identifyingfeelings are significant predicators for Mental Health in those who suffered fromMS.Conclusion: These findings indicate that, personality and Alexithymia are almostinfluential factors on MS patients’ mental health. Findings also has importantimplications on the education and mental health’s improvment of MS patients.
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Volume 2, Issue 6 , February 2014, , Pages 79-94
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Objective: Cancer is one of the most important diseases in present century, and the second cause of death after cardiovascular diseases. The negative impact of the disease on various aspects of life and interpersonal relations cause the reduction of quality of life and marital satisfaction in families ...
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Objective: Cancer is one of the most important diseases in present century, and the second cause of death after cardiovascular diseases. The negative impact of the disease on various aspects of life and interpersonal relations cause the reduction of quality of life and marital satisfaction in families deal with this illness. Thus, the purpose of this research was the study of the efficacy of "focused on emotion therapy" group training on quality of life improvement and marital satisfaction of mothers of children with cancer.
Method: This research was conducted experimentally, designing pre-test and post-test with the control group. The statistical universe of this study included all mothers of children with cancer referred to treatment centers (Blood Specialist) in Kermanshah city in 2013, 1391(A.H.). The subjects consisted of 30 mothers of children with cancer selected from among the health centers using the convenience sampling method, and randomly divided into two 15-people test and control groups. To gather the data, the quality of life and marital satisfaction questionnaires were used.
Results: The results of Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) showed that group training of "focused on emotion" therapy has been effective on enhancing the quality of life and marital satisfaction (P<0.001).
Conclusion: Considering the effect of "focused on emotion" therapy training on the improvement of life quality and marital satisfaction, we could make use of this treatment to improve the quality of life and greater solidarity in the family structure in terms of psychological, mental, and social aspects.
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.
