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ali mostafaie
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Objective: Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is a proposed mental illness characterised by a fxation on eating “healthy” foods, resulting in psychological, physical, and/or social impairment. Orthorexia Nervosa (ON) is a condition characterized by an obsessive focus on healthy eating, inflxible dietary ...
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Objective: Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is a proposed mental illness characterised by a fxation on eating “healthy” foods, resulting in psychological, physical, and/or social impairment. Orthorexia Nervosa (ON) is a condition characterized by an obsessive focus on healthy eating, inflxible dietary rules, and recurrent and persistent preoccupations related to food that signifiantly interferes with the functioning of the person in society. Persons presenting orthorexic behaviors are overly focused not only on the quality of food but also on the methods and materials used in its preparation. They read product labels carefully and commonly do healthy grocery shopping. To alleviate the numerous concerns related to food preparation and purchasing and to maximize the health benefis of eating, individuals with ON engage in specifi behavioral patterns and, non-adherence to self-imposed nutritional rules might trigger feelings of anxiety, obsessive and further dietary restrictions. Although Orthorexia nervosa has been increasingly recognized in diverse populations including young persons and working adults, and multiple systematic reviews on the topic exist (Atchison and Zickgraf, 2022; Gkiouleka et al, 2022). Since the researchers always pay attention to healthy diet and the factors related to the physical and psychological health, therefore,This research aimed to predict the Orthorexia Nervos based on health anxiety, obsessive and Pathological Worry. Method: This study is applied in terms of its objectives and descriptive-correlational type. The statistical population of this study included all the students of Payam Noor University were from Miandoab Center in 2024. Accordingly, 282 participants (180 women, 102 men) selected using the available sampling method. Data collection tools include the Orthorexia Nervos scale (Donini et al., 2005), Health anxiety scale (Salkovskis et al., 2002), Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised scale (Foa et al., 2002), and Penn State Worry scale (Meyer et al., 1990). The research data collected using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and step-by-step regression using SPSS-24 software. Results: Of the participants, 180 individuals (64%) were Woman, 102 individuals (36%) were Man. Additionally, total participants were between 20 and 28 years old. Finally, concerning According to Table 4, The results Regression showed that health anxiety, obsessive and Pathological Worry could predict 46.9% of the variance in Orthorexia Nervos. health anxiety predicted 30/1% of the variance of Orthorexia Nervos (P<0.01, β=-0.301), Negative consequences of the disease predicted 29/5% of the variance of Orthorexia Nervos (P<0.01, β=-0.295), The possibility of contracting the disease predicted 27/8% of the variance of Orthorexia Nervos (P<0.01, β=-0.278), Obsessive predicted 51/6% of the variance of Orthorexia Nervos (P<0.01, β=-0/516), and Pathological Worry predicted 33/4% of the variance of Orthorexia Nervos (P<0.01, β=-0.334). Conclusion: Based on this study, it can to conclude that health anxiety, obsessive and Pathological Worry are among the factors that play an effective role in increase the Orthorexia Nervos, which requires high attention and sensitivity, On the other hand, knowing the main factors affecting the Orthorexia Nervos, It can be used to reduce Orthorexia Nervos and increase people's health and adaptiveness, started planning and intervention measures. Therefore,The findings of this study can strengthen theoretical models related to health and especially health psychology.
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Farahnaz Javanmard; azra zebardast; Masoume Maleki Pirbazari
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Objective: Pregnancy is associated with physical and emotional changes, and the special conditions of Covid-19 can increase the level of health anxiety. The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of short-term solution-oriented treatment on vaccine injection attitude and health ...
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Objective: Pregnancy is associated with physical and emotional changes, and the special conditions of Covid-19 can increase the level of health anxiety. The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of short-term solution-oriented treatment on vaccine injection attitude and health anxiety in pregnant women during the Covid-19 pandemic. Method: The design of the current research was a quasi-experimental type of pre-test and post-test. The statistical sample consisted of 30 pregnant women referring to the Center Integratedated HealthcServicesices in Siahkal County, who were selected purposefully and non-randomly, and was placed in groups of 15 people, the experimental and the control, by random allocation, signed to health anxiety questionnaires (Salkosix and Warwick, 1989) and vaccine attitude (Rahmanian et al., 2019) answered voluntarily. The experimental group received short-term solution-oriented therapy (De Sahzer et al., 2006) in 5 sessions, and the control group did not receive any intervention. The data were analyzed by analysis of covariance. Results: The findings showed that short-term solution-oriented treatment has an effect on vaccine injection attitude and health anxiety in pregnant women during the Covid-19 pandemic (P<0.05). So that the average vaccine injection attitude in the experimental group increased from 27 to 48 in the post-test phase and the average health anxiety decreased from 52 to 32 in pregnant women. Based on the results presented about the descriptive indicators and the difference between the two test and control groups in the post-test of these indicators, it can be said that the short-term solution-oriented treatment reduces health anxiety (49%) and improves vaccine injection attitude (71%) has a significant effect in pregnant women during the Covid-19 pandemic. Conclusion: Based on the educational content in this approach, instead of focusing on the problems that will arise from the hypothetical consequences of the Covid-19 vaccine, pregnant women should find a way by examining the evidence and the percentage of benefits and losses of inappropriate solutions such as avoiding the injection of the vaccine. They looked carefully for a solution to cure and eradicate this viral disease and in this way they have changed their attitude towards the Covid-19 vaccine. Therefore, the solution-oriented treatment was guided based on the solution of the elimination of covid-19 and the immunization of people through the change of attitude and hope for the health of the mother and the fetus. This approach in pregnant women focused on highlighting the capabilities and successes of vaccination and creating health in mothers and fetuses during the treatment process..Based on the obtained results, it can be said that in critical situations, with the use of solution-oriented and short-term interventions, it is possible to increase the attitude of health promotion through the injection of the Covid-19 vaccine in pregnant women and reduce their health anxiety.
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gholam reza manshaei; Farzaneh Bagherian
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Objective: In today's world, the Internet has become a very important and vital part of our lives. One of the harmful effects of excessive use of the Internet in relation to health is cyberchondria. This related to an increase in the level of anxiety or health distress, and in other words, it is a type ...
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Objective: In today's world, the Internet has become a very important and vital part of our lives. One of the harmful effects of excessive use of the Internet in relation to health is cyberchondria. This related to an increase in the level of anxiety or health distress, and in other words, it is a type of anxiety that leads to searching for health-related information online, and this causes an increase in the level of anxiety, worry and unnecessary expenses. The aim of this study was to investigate the Psychometric properties of the short form of Cyberchondria questionnaire. Method: The present study applied in terms of purpose and its method is descriptive and psychometric studies. The statistical population of the present study was students of public and private universities in Isfahan in 1398. For the present study, 566 students (344 females and 223 males) from Isfahan University students selected by stratified random sampling method using virtual self-examination questionnaires (McElroy and Shevlin, 2014) and health anxiety questionnaire. (Salkovskis and Warwick, 2002) responded. Research data analyzed using SPSS 23 and AMOS 22 software. Results: The findings showed that in the virtual Cyberchondria questionnaire measurement model, all factor loads including compulsion (0.714), distress (0.878), excessiveness (0.805), and reassurance (0.921) were significant. (P <0.001). In addition, the CVI coefficient for all items of the Cyberchondria questionnaire was higher than 0.9 and the intra-class correlation coefficient of the questionnaire resulting from its two implementation was equal to 0.971, which is at a safe distance and is higher than the acceptable value. The reliability obtained using Cronbach's alpha and halving coefficient for the whole questionnaire and all four dimensions is higher than 0.7. The findings also showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between Cyberchondria questionnaire and health anxiety (P <0.001) and the correlation coefficient of the two questionnaires was 0.782. Conclusion: Health-related internet use, in the context of health anxiety is best conceptualized as health-related safety behavior maintained through intermittent reinforcement. In general, according to the results of validity and reliability, the virtual autopsy questionnaire can used in psychological research. Also, these results support the psychometric characteristics and validity of the virtual self-diagnosis questionnaire among the non-clinical sample, and it can be said that this questionnaire is approved in the Iranian sample and has psychometric characteristics and practical tools for diagnosis. It can also used in a short period of time due to the short length of the too
marzieh jafari harandi; mozhgan arefi
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Objective: Covid-19 pandemic causes psychological and emotional turbulence and emergence of anxiety in many people in the society. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the efficacy of online unified trans-diagnostic treatment on the health anxiety and emotional self-regulation in ...
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Objective: Covid-19 pandemic causes psychological and emotional turbulence and emergence of anxiety in many people in the society. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the efficacy of online unified trans-diagnostic treatment on the health anxiety and emotional self-regulation in the women with the Covid-19 pandemic anxiety. Method: the present study was quasi-experimental with pretest, posttest and control group design. The statistical population of the present study included the women with Covid-19 pandemic anxiety in the city of Isfahan in the winter of 2020. 34 women with Covid-19 anxiety were selected through purposive sampling method and were randomly accommodated into experimental and control groups (each group of 17 patients). The experimental group received ten seventy-five-minute unified trans-diagnostic treatment sessions online (Barlo et.al, 2011). The applied questionnaires in this study included Covid-19 anxiety questionnaire (Ali Pour et.al, 2019), health anxiety questionnaire (Salkovskis, Warwick, 2002 and emotional self-regulation questionnaire (Gross, John, 2003). The data from the study were analyzed through ANCOVA method. Findings: the results showed that the online unified trans-diagnostic treatment has significant effect on the health anxiety and emotional self-regulation of the women with the Covid-19 pandemic anxiety (p<0.001) and succeeded in the reduce health anxiety and improve emotional self-regulation in these women. Conclusion: according to the findings of the present study it can be concluded that online unified trans-diagnostic treatment can be used as an efficient treatment to improve health anxiety and emotional self-regulation of the women with Covid 19 pandemic anxiety through employing techniques such as identifying emotions, training emotional awareness and diagnostic reevaluation.
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Hasan Abdollahzadeh; Maede khabbazi
Volume 6, Issue 22 , September 2017, , Pages 101-114
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Introduction: This study aims at effectiveness of integrative reminiscence on death depression, perceived stress and anxiety in elderly health in Sari, Iran. Methods: This study was experimental with a pretest -posttest control group design.. The study population included All 60 to 72 year old living ...
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Introduction: This study aims at effectiveness of integrative reminiscence on death depression, perceived stress and anxiety in elderly health in Sari, Iran. Methods: This study was experimental with a pretest -posttest control group design.. The study population included All 60 to 72 year old living in Sari nursing homes; among whom, 30 participants were selected using convenience sampling method. The instruments used to collect data included Templer Death Depression, perceived stress Cohen and Health anxiety Zhong questionnaires. Methods of data analysis using covariance tests were through SPSS 22 software. Results: showed that the effectiveness of integrative reminiscence of death depressed mood, perceived stress and anxiety due to the health of the elderly was shown (0.05 = α> 0.001 = Sig.). Conclotion: According to results can say integrative reminiscence therapy on death depression, perceived stress and anxiety can affect the health status of Sari city
