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Ahmad ali Nematpour darzi; sajjad basharpoor; Dariush Moslemi
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Objective: Cancer is one of the diseases that is the cause of many deaths in the world today, and it is also one of the types of chronic diseases that has attracted the attention of many researchers. Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery Training is a specific intervention to improve the psychological problems ...
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Objective: Cancer is one of the diseases that is the cause of many deaths in the world today, and it is also one of the types of chronic diseases that has attracted the attention of many researchers. Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery Training is a specific intervention to improve the psychological problems of cancer patients, therefore the purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery Training on catastrophizing the perceived pain and stress of cancer patients. Method: The present study was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test, post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of this research included all cancer patients who were diagnosed with cancer in 2021 at Shahid Rajaei Center in Babolsar city. The study sample of 30 people was selected through purposive sampling and randomly divided into two groups of 15 people (control group of 15 people and experimental group of 15 people). The experimental group was trained in Carlson and Speka's Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery, which was held in the form of 8 sessions of 90 minutes and held once a week. The pain catastrophizing questionnaire of Sullivan et al. (1995) and the perceived stress scale of Cohen, Kamrak and Mermelstein (1983) were used to collect data. The obtained data were analyzed using multivariate covariance analysis in SPSS 27 software. Results: Before performing covariance analysis, its assumptions were first tested.Accordingly, by examining the results of the Shapiro-Wilk test, it was found that the sample distribution of the data in the variables of positive perception of stress, negative perception of stress and catastrophizing of pain is normal.To check the homogeneity of variances, Levine's test was used for the variable of pain catastrophizing (p>0.05; F=0.004) and the variable of perceived stress (p>0.05; F=0.074). The results showed that the assumption of equality of variances of two groups is maintained at the community level.In this regard, the box test also confirmed the assumption of homogeneity of variance and covariance of the two groups (p>0.05; F=1.136). The results of multivariate covariance analysis showed that after controlling for pre-test effects, there was a significant difference between the average scores of the two experimental and control groups in the variables of pain catastrophizing and perceived stress (p<0.05). Conclusion: Therefore, it is concluded that the healing of cancer based on mindfulness is a desirable and suitable intervention to influence the catastrophizing of pain and perceived stress of cancer patients.
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Sedigheh Khoshbavar Rostami; majid baradaran; Farzaneh Ranjbar Noushari
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Objective: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic progressive disease of the central nervous system that affects various aspects of a person's life. Evidence suggests that patients with more disabilities have lower levels of participation in social, home, work, and educational domains. Therefore, people ...
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Objective: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic progressive disease of the central nervous system that affects various aspects of a person's life. Evidence suggests that patients with more disabilities have lower levels of participation in social, home, work, and educational domains. Therefore, people with MS may be at risk of loneliness due to the changes in the social network that occur during the course of the chronic disease. Loneliness is the most painful experience of all human experiences that leads to severe psychological and physical problems. Considering the extensive physical, psychological and social consequences of this disease and the high cost of MS treatment and control, which can be aggravated by the psychological disturbance of patients, it will be important to examine psychological variables in people suffering from this disease. Based on this, the aim of this study was to investigate the role of pain catastrophizing, perceived tension and experiential avoidance in the loneliness of patients with multiple sclerosis. Method: The method of the present research was a descriptive-correlation study. The studied population included all patients with multiple sclerosis living in Rasht in 2022 who 120 people were selected as a sample group by available sampling method. In order to collect data, pain catastrophizing questionnaire (Sullivan et al., 1995), perceived stress scale (Cohen et al., 1983), acceptance and action questionnaire (Bond et al., 2011) and loneliness scale (DiTomaso et al., 2004) was used, all of which were valid and reliable. Participating in this research was optional and all participants were free to quit any time. The identities of the participants in this research were ethically confidential. The research data collected using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and step-by-step regression using SPSS-27 software. Results: The results showed that there is a significant positive correlation between loneliness and pain catastrophizing (r= 0.22, p< 0.05), perceived tension (r= 0.42, p<0.01) and experiential avoidance (r=0.51, p<0.01). In other words, the greater the pain catastrophizing, the perceived tension and the experienced avoidance it is more in patients with multiple sclerosis, loneliness is more. Also, the findings showed that among the predictor variables of this study, only experiential avoidance with a beta coefficient of 0.405 at the error level of 0.05 can predict social loneliness of patients with multiple sclerosis. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, it can be acknowledged that pain catastrophizing, perceived tension and experiential avoidance through non-acceptance of feelings and thoughts have increased the loneliness of patients with multiple sclerosis. Therefore, considering the high levels of injuries and mental disorders in patients with multiple sclerosis, it seems necessary to identify the causal and underlying factors in maintaining and improving the mental health and well-being of this group of chronic patients. The findings of this study can strengthen theoretical models related to health and especially health psychology.
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nazafarin Paknahad; majid saffarinia
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction on perceived stress, negative mood, self-efficacy, and pain perception in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Method: This was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test with control ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction on perceived stress, negative mood, self-efficacy, and pain perception in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Method: This was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test with control group. The statistical population of this study included all patients with rheumatoid arthritis referred to Tehran Shariati hospital. A sample of 40 patients (20 females and 20 males) was selected with targeted sampling from this population and were randomly assigned into experimental (10 male and 10 female) and control (10 male and 10 female) groups. In this intervention, the experimental group underwent mindfulness-based stress reduction program during 8 sessions for 2 months, 2 hours per week, and the control group was placed on the waiting list. The experimental and control groups also completed the Perceived Stress Scale by Cohen et al (1983), the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale by Lovibond & Lov bond (1995), the Self-efficacy Scale by Sherer et al (1982), and the McGill pain questionnaire by Melzack (1975) at pre-test and post-test. Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. Findings: The results showed that in the post-test phase, mindfulness-based stress reduction treatment significantly (p<0/001) increased self-efficacy and significantly (p<0/001) reduced perceived stress, negative mood, and pain perception in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Conclusion: Mindfulness-based stress reduction can be effective in increasing self-efficacy and decreasing perceived stress, negative mood, and pain perception in these patients.
seyyed hamed vahedi ardakani; shirin kooshki; mohammad oraki; amenehsadat kazemi
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Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of hypnotherapy and mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy (MBSR) on wound healing and perceived stress in post abdominal surgery patients. Method: The statistical population included all patients who were candidates for abdominal ...
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Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of hypnotherapy and mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy (MBSR) on wound healing and perceived stress in post abdominal surgery patients. Method: The statistical population included all patients who were candidates for abdominal surgery admitted to Golestan Hospital in Tehran. 75 of these patients were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly divided into 3 study groups. The first group received an 8-session intervention of hypnotherapy and the second group received an 8-session MBSR intervention and the third group was considered as a control. Data were collected using the Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Scale (Bates-Jensen & Sussman, 2012) and the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (Cohen et al., 1983) and analyzed by repeated measurement variance analysis. Findings: The results showed that hypnotherapy and MBSR have an effect on wound healing and perceived stress in post abdominal surgery patients (P <0.001). Conclusion: Hypnotherapy and MBSR accelerate wound healing and also reduce side effects and perceived stress in the post-test and follow-up phase in the above patients. Therefore, these two treatment models can be used as adjunctive therapy to prevent or reduce complications after abdominal surgery.
Maryam Parnian Khooy
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Compassion-Focused therapy on perceived stress and emotional suppression in coronary artery disease patients. Method: The research method was a ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Compassion-Focused therapy on perceived stress and emotional suppression in coronary artery disease patients. Method: The research method was a quasi - experimental design with pre test - post test experimental and control groups. The statistical population includes all the coronary artery patients who had referred to Tabriz medical centers and received a diagnosis by a specialist. The sample consisted of 30 patients, who were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups in the same way. The experimental group received compassion – based trherapy in 8 two-hour sessions, while the control group did not receive any therapeutic intervention. Data collection tools were perceived stress scale and Weinberger adjustment inventory. Analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data of the present study. Findings: The results showed that compassion – focused therapy had a significant effect on reducing perceived stress (P < 0.01) and emotional suppression (P < 0.01) in patients with coronary artery disease. Conclusion: It can be concluded that compassion – focused therapy is effective way to reduce perceived stress and emotional suppression in patients with coronary heart disease.
moslem asli azad; tahereh farhadi; saeideh khaki
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Objective: Covid-19 can lead to serious damages to the patients’ psychological, cognitive and emotional processes in addition to physiologic damages. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the purpose of investigating the efficiency of online reality therapy on perceived stress and experiential ...
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Objective: Covid-19 can lead to serious damages to the patients’ psychological, cognitive and emotional processes in addition to physiologic damages. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the purpose of investigating the efficiency of online reality therapy on perceived stress and experiential avoidance in Covid-19-improved patients. Method: It was a quasi-experimental study with pretest, posttest and control group design. The statistical population of the study included Covid-19-improved patients in the city of Isfahan in the summer of 2020. 24 Covid-19-improved patients were selected through snowball sampling method and they were randomly replaced into experimental and control groups (each group of 12 patients). The experimental group received ten seventy-five-minute sessions of online reality therapy (Glasser, 2013) during a month. The applied questionnaires in the current study included perceived stress questionnaire (Cohen, et.al, 1983) and experiential avoidance questionnaire (Bond, et.al, 2011). The data from the study were analyzed through ANCOVA method. Findings: The results showed that online reality therapy had significant effect on the perceived stress and experiential avoidance in Covid-19-improved patients (p<0.001) and succeeded in the decrease of their perceived stress and experiential avoidance. Conclusion: According to the findings of the present study it can be concluded that online reality therapy can be applied as an efficient therapy to decrease perceived stress and experiential avoidance in Covid-19-improved patients through employing techniques such focusing on the present time, avoiding excessive criticism and training accountability.
mohammad oraki; fatemeh eisazadeh
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Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on emotional regulation, perceived stress and adherence of treatment in overweight patients with type 2 diabetes. Method: The statistical population consisted of men with type 2 diabetes and ...
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Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on emotional regulation, perceived stress and adherence of treatment in overweight patients with type 2 diabetes. Method: The statistical population consisted of men with type 2 diabetes and overweight in Tehran. By available sampling, 40 men with diabetes who were overweight and members of the Iranian Diabetes Association were selected and Voluntarily completed research questionnaires in the pre-test phase, which included the Gratz and Roemer (2004) Difficulty Scale for Emotion Regulation, Cohen, Kamarck & Mermelstein (1983) Perceived Stress, and Morisky (1992) Treatment Adherence, and randomly completed Were included in the study plan. The experimental group was treated with MBSR for 8 sessions, then in the post-test phase, both groups answered the research questionnaires. Data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) with repeated measures. Findings: The results showed that MBSR improved emotional regulation, perceived stress, and adherence to treatment in the experimental group and the post-test phase (P<0.0001). Conclusion: Considering the effectiveness of MBSR treatment on emotional regulation, perceived stress and following treatment in overweight patients with type 2 diabetes, this treatment can be used to reduce the psychological problems of diabetics. Took. In addition, organizations and associations related to diabetes can use the results of the present study to improve the quality of life of patients with diabetes.
Forough Abbasi; fardin moradimaesh; Farah Naderi; saeed Bakhtiar Pour
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Objective: Asthma is a major problem in most parts of the world is still diagnosed and treated as a global health problem and many people die every year. The purpose of this study was to the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on perceived stress and illness perception in asthmatic individuals. ...
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Objective: Asthma is a major problem in most parts of the world is still diagnosed and treated as a global health problem and many people die every year. The purpose of this study was to the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on perceived stress and illness perception in asthmatic individuals. Method: The statistical population of this study included all asthmatic individuals who referred to asthma and allergy clinics in Bushehr in year 2019, 40 of them were selected voluntarily and randomly assigned to experimental group and control group (each group of 20 person). To collect data Cohen, Kamarck, and Mermelstein’s perceived stress (1983) questionnaire and Mouss-Morris et. al.’s illness perception (2002) were used. This quasi experimental study was conducted with a pretest-posttest design with control group. The experimental group underwent acceptance and commitment therapy but the control group received no treatments. Data were analysed using covariance analysis. Findings: The results showed that acceptance and commitment therapy was effective to decrease perceived stress and increase illness perception in asthmatic individuals (p < .05). Conclusion: According to the results, this treatment can be used to decrease perceived stress and increase illness perception in asthmatic individuals. And help them to decrease their tentions.
asieh shariatmadar; Fatemeh Ghaseminiaei
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Objective: Today, in any crisis, the media and their news reflections play a very important role in how to cope with the crisis, although the audience of this news can influence this process by active or passive reaction. In this regard, examining the dynamics of this interaction and the role it can ...
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Objective: Today, in any crisis, the media and their news reflections play a very important role in how to cope with the crisis, although the audience of this news can influence this process by active or passive reaction. In this regard, examining the dynamics of this interaction and the role it can play in the perceived stress of persons during the quarantine of COVID-19 disease is the main purpose of the research. Method: The research was performed with a qualitative approach and with a phenomenological method based on the lived experiences of 15 men and women in Khorramabad with theoretical non-random sampling. The method of data collection was the semi-structured interview, which was done virtually via WhatsApp due to executive limitations. Findings: The data obtained includes the three main axes of the interactive role of the person-media, the second axis with title of perceived stress after dealing with news of death in virtual media and the third axis with title of the coping styles of person after facing the news of death and experiencing stress that each of which has its own themes and sub-themes. Conclusion: According to the interactive role of the person and virtual media and the effects that can have on person's stress, the set of coping strategies used includes avoidance coping (avoiding the problem and solving it), decentralization of mind from crisis, health and medical care, focusing on the positive aspects of life, seeking support, and changing attitudes and philosophies of life with sub-components specific to each, can be used as practical models in critical situations to prevent physical and psychological injuries and increase the level of adaptation of persons.
mohammad oraki; azita asadpour
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Objective: Gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD) is one of the most common diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, which is associated with reduced psychological well-being and increased stress. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction on psychological ...
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Objective: Gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD) is one of the most common diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, which is associated with reduced psychological well-being and increased stress. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction on psychological well-being and perceived stress in women with gastroesophageal reflux disease. Method: This research is semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow-up )two-month). The statistical population includes all women with gastroesophageal reflux disease who have referred to Tehran's medical sciences hospitals. The sample consisted of 30 women selected by targeted sampling method and then divided into two groups of experiments and controls. In eight sessions, the experimental group was trained for two hours on stress-based mindfulness training. The tools used in this study included Ryff scale of psychological well-being(RSPWB-SF) and a perceived stress Scale (PSS). Participants answered the questionnaires in three times (pre-test, post-test, follow-up) and the information obtained was analyzed using SPSS software. Findings: The results show that mindfulness training based on stress reduction had a significant effect on increasing psychological well-being and reducing perceived stress. Conclusion: The effectiveness of mindfulness training based on stress reduction as an intervention method can be used to increase psychological well-being and reduce perceived stress in women with gastroesophageal reflux disease.
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Razieh poorhosseini Dehkordi; ilnaz sajjadian; mohammad raza sharbafchi
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Objective: The increasing growth of breast cancer in recent decades has affected the psychological aspects of these patients' lives. The aim of this study was the effectiveness of compassion-focused therapy on perceived stress and psychological distress in the women suffering from breast cancer. Method: ...
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Objective: The increasing growth of breast cancer in recent decades has affected the psychological aspects of these patients' lives. The aim of this study was the effectiveness of compassion-focused therapy on perceived stress and psychological distress in the women suffering from breast cancer. Method: The statistical population of the present study included women with breast cancer referring to Ala' cancer prevention and control center in Isfahan in spring and summer of 2018. Research method was quasi-experimental. The sample size was 26 women with breast cancer who were selected from those referring to Ala' cancer prevention and control center through convenient method and were randomly replaced into experimental and control groups. The experimental group received eight sessions of compassion-focused therapy once a week while the control group didn't receive any intervention during the study. The instruments included perceived stress questionnaire (Cohen, et.al, 2005) and psychological distress questionnaire (Kesler, et.al. (2003). Results: The results of repeated measurement analysis showed that compassion-focused therapy has significantly influenced perceived stress and psychological distress in the women with breast cancer at the posttest and follow-up stage. Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, compassion -focused therapy as an effective method for reducing perceived stress and psychological distress in women with breast cancer can be used along with medical treatments.
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Mohammad Mehdi Pasandideh; Faraunak SaulekMahdee
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Objective: Gastrointestinal diseases is among the most important and common chronic non communicable diseases that imposes a lotof Economic and psychological burden on the society and health system. Regarding this the ...
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Objective: Gastrointestinal diseases is among the most important and common chronic non communicable diseases that imposes a lotof Economic and psychological burden on the society and health system. Regarding this the aim of present study was to compare perceived stress , emotion regulation strategies and Cognitive Flexibility in Gastrointestinal patients and Normal individuals. Method: The present study was a comparative study and Statistical population in this study includes all Gastrointestinal patients in the gastroenterology private clinics of Bandar Anzali during the period of April & May in 2018 and their fellows that among Them ,184 people , 92 patients & 92 fellows ,were selected in the available sample method and completed the questionnaire of personal information perceived stress of cohen and et al (1983), the emotion regulation strategies of Gross & john (2003) and Dennis & Vander Wal ( 2010) Cognitive Flexibility responde. Results: The results of multivariate analysis of variance showed that there was a significant difference between the 2 groups in perceived stress components, Cognitive Flexibility & perceived controllability (subscales of Cognitive Flexibility).Conclusion: Based on the results of this study , consideration of related psychological dimensions. Gastrointestinal diseases especially stress and Cognitive Flexibility , are of great importance.
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Tahereh Samin; Hossain Akhlaghi Kohpaei
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Objective: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is one of the chronic diseases in which physical and psychological disorders are very common among these patients. Aim:The aim of this study was prediction of life expectancy based on quality of life, perceived stress and fatigue in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. ...
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Objective: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is one of the chronic diseases in which physical and psychological disorders are very common among these patients. Aim:The aim of this study was prediction of life expectancy based on quality of life, perceived stress and fatigue in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Method: The method of study was correlation. The statistical population of this study was all members of the Association of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Patients in the first half of the 1396 year that among the statistical population, 120 people were selected by simple random sampling method. The data gathering tool was questionnaires of MillerHope Scale (MHS), Quality of Life (SF-36), Quality of Life (SF-36), Product-service systems (PSS) and Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI). Data were analyzed using statistical tests of correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis with stepwise method.Results: The results showed that quality of life had a significant positive correlation with the life expectancy of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, but perceived stress and fatigue had a significant negative relationship with life expectancy in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Also the results showed that quality of life, perceived stress and fatigue was explained 39% of the total variance of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients that in the meanwhile, Perceived stress (Beta= - 0.34) had the greatest role in predicting the life expectancy of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and after that, respectively, were fatigue (Beta= - 0.22) and quality of life (Beta= 0.20).Conclusion: Considering the effect of quality of life, perceived stress and fatigue are suggested in the hope of life in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), while treating drugs to improve the psychological health and increase their hope,quality education courses based on quality of life and Based on reducing stress for them.
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minoo bahrami rad; Zohreh Rafezi
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Objective: The aim of this research was predicting pain acceptance based on perceived stress and coping strategies in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis. Method: The current research method was correlation. The statistical population was all patients with rheumatoid arthritis who referred to rheumatology ...
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Objective: The aim of this research was predicting pain acceptance based on perceived stress and coping strategies in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis. Method: The current research method was correlation. The statistical population was all patients with rheumatoid arthritis who referred to rheumatology centers of districts 2,3,5,6,7,18 of Tehran city in 1396 that 214 of them, based on the Kerjcie and Morgan table (1970) and using the available sampling method, were selected as statistical samples, but 210 patients remained as the final sample. The data for the research were collected through Perceived Stress Scale by Cohen, Kamarak and Mermelstein (1983), Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations by Calsbeek, Mieke, Dekker, and Henegouwen (2002) and Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire by McCracken, Wolves and Eccleston (2004) and analyzed by using multiple regression method. Results: The results showed that perceived stress (β=-0.13, p=0.001), emotion-oriented strategy(β=-0.16, p=0.001) and avoidant strategy(β=-0.21, p=0.001 negatively and significantly and problem-oriented strategy (β=0.58, p=0.001) positively and significantly can predict pain acceptance. Conclusion: Overall, the results showed that perceived stress and coping strategies can be used to control the pain of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Samira Khani; Narges Babakhani
Volume 5, Issue 17 , July 2016, , Pages 93-104
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the relationship between spiritual growth and perceived stress with happiness, in infertile and Infertility women in Tehran. Method: Society is Include all of fertile and infertile women who were referred to 25 Infertility Treatment Centers in Tehran. ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the relationship between spiritual growth and perceived stress with happiness, in infertile and Infertility women in Tehran. Method: Society is Include all of fertile and infertile women who were referred to 25 Infertility Treatment Centers in Tehran. Of these centers, the Laleh and Avicenna Infertility Treatment centers selected randomly.The study sample consisted of 106 Fertile women and comparative sample consisted of 105 infertile women were selected by available sampling method,they responded to three questionnaires:spiritual assessment inventory (SAI), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the Oxford Happiness Inventory (OHI).reliability coefficients of the Tests whit using Cronbach's alpha, respectively, 0/77,0/73 and 0/78 is obtained. Findings: results of the data with the assumption of homogeneity of variance were used of, multiple regression, Pearson and Fisher indicate that In infertile women between spiritual growth and happiness, there is a significant positive correlation And there is a significant indirect correlation with perceived stress (p<0/001).but in fertile women happiness only has significant indirect correlation with perceived stress (p<0/001). Fisher's test showed there is a significant different correlation between spiritual growth and happiness in fertile and infertile women (p<0.005). Regression analysis showed that perceived stress in fertile women is only variable that can significantly predict happiness by 17%. But two variables, perceived stress in infertile women and spirituality together are able to predict 52 percent of the variance in happiness. Conclusion: It seems that the strengthening of spirituality and finding meaning in life through the pain of infertility can reduce perceived stress and increase happiness
Elham Mosavi; Ahmad Ali Pour; Mojghan Agah Heris; Hossin Zare
Volume 3, Issue 10 , September 2014, , Pages 47-63
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Objective: This research was conducted to assess the effectiveness of LEARN stressmanagement program on reduction of perceived stress and worry among femalestudents of Payame Noor University in Tehran.Method: For this reason, among volunteers who their scores in perceived stress scalewere one standard ...
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Objective: This research was conducted to assess the effectiveness of LEARN stressmanagement program on reduction of perceived stress and worry among femalestudents of Payame Noor University in Tehran.Method: For this reason, among volunteers who their scores in perceived stress scalewere one standard deviation more than average (M=27.26, SD=8.32) and so theywere realized stressful, twenty- six participants, regarding to exclude- includecriteria were selected and randomly assigned into two experimental and controlgroups. All participants filled out all of the items of perceived stress scale andPennsylvania state worry questionnaire prior to and after LEARN program toexperimental group.Results: Data analysis by using repeated measures method revealed that perceivedstress and worry significantly improved among participants of experimentalgroup in comparison to control group (pConclusion: Therefore, LEARN program by its components could affect the stresscycle in different aspects, and led to stress and worry reduction.
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Volume 2, Issue 6 , February 2014, , Pages 33-47
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Objective: The purpose of the present research was to study relationship between stress coping style (problem- focus , Emotion – Focus) and self- assertive with perceived stress in the women at risk for breast cancer.
Method: The research method was correlation and sample of this research ...
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Objective: The purpose of the present research was to study relationship between stress coping style (problem- focus , Emotion – Focus) and self- assertive with perceived stress in the women at risk for breast cancer.
Method: The research method was correlation and sample of this research were 60 prople of women at risk for breast cancer that selected via simple randomization. The research materials were: coping inventory of stressful situations, shiring self- assertive questionnaire and Markham perceived stress questionnaire.
Results: Multiple regression analysis with stepwise method and pearson correlation showed that self- assertive (%24.80), emotion- focus coping (%15.52) and problem focus coping (%9.38) were explan of common variance (R2) of perceived stress.
Conclusion: This investigation showed that low self- assertive, above emotion- focus coping and low problem- focuse coping have basic role in amount of perceived stress in the women at risk for breast cancer.
