Mahsa Hoseini; Roghayeh kiyani
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Objective: In recent years, a new concept that has gained much attention as an effective construct in irritable bowel syndrome is anxiety sensitivity. The purpose of this study was to investigate the Effectiveness of Group Reality Therapy on Anxiety Sensitivity Patients with irritable bowel syndrome. ...
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Objective: In recent years, a new concept that has gained much attention as an effective construct in irritable bowel syndrome is anxiety sensitivity. The purpose of this study was to investigate the Effectiveness of Group Reality Therapy on Anxiety Sensitivity Patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Method: The present study is a semi-experimental study with pretest-posttest with control group design. The research population included women with irritable bowel syndrome who referred to khatam-ol-anbia hospital in the Miyane city during the period from september to december 2012 who received definite diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome according to a gastroenterologist. From this population, a sample of 30 people was selected by available sampling method and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. Participants of the two groups completed the pre-test and post-test stages of Reiss & Peterson (1985) anxiety sensitivity index. The subjects of the experimental group were placed under the training of reality therapy during 8 sessions of 90 minutes. Findings: Data analysis showed that the use of group reality therapy significantly led to decrease in the average scores of the expremental group participants in the anxiety sensitivity (F=82/67, h2=0/75) and its components fear of physical anxiety, fear of lack of cognitive control and fear of anxiety view compared to the control group. conclusion: According to the results, Applying Group reality therapy in clinical practice will be helpful in resolving anxiety sensitivity-related problems in women with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Sadigheh Heydari; Parvin Esfandiari nezhad; Majid Barzegar; Mehrnaz Azadyekta
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Objective: Pregnancy is the biggest event in a woman's life, which is not a welcome event for all women, and in cases where it is not properly managed, it puts a lot of stress on her mother and those around her. The overall purpose of this study is to investigate Psychometric properties of fear of preterm ...
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Objective: Pregnancy is the biggest event in a woman's life, which is not a welcome event for all women, and in cases where it is not properly managed, it puts a lot of stress on her mother and those around her. The overall purpose of this study is to investigate Psychometric properties of fear of preterm delivery questionnaire and its relationship with marriage duration among couples. Methods: The present study consisted of two parts of test-descriptive-correlation and statistical sample of 150 couples referring to health center number one in Izeh city that were selected by multistage cluster sampling. Data were analyzed using SPSS-24 software. Findings: showed that the factor loadings greater than 0.3 determined that the questionnaire was saturated by two factors. These two factors are explained by about 60.314 for women and 69.937 for their husbands, and explained the percentage of variance. Correlation findings also showed that the fear of delivery with marriage duration for women and for their husbands have a reverse relationship. The inverse relationship between education and age with fear of pre-natal delivery is one of the side findings of this study. Conclusion: standardized Persian instrument "Fear of Preterm Delivery" has acceptable psychometric properties in Iranian sample. Also, There is a significant inverse relationship between the duration of marriage and fear of childbirth.
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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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Arash Lotfi Kangarshahi; Fateme dehghani Arani; Reza Rostami; Seyede Hale Ashrat Talesh; Maryam Abolhasani
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Objective: Obesity as a metabolical disorder is the origin of some health problems such as cardiovascular diseases. The purpose of this study was comparing efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on activity and weight in obese individuals with cardiovascular ...
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Objective: Obesity as a metabolical disorder is the origin of some health problems such as cardiovascular diseases. The purpose of this study was comparing efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on activity and weight in obese individuals with cardiovascular disease. Method: The design of this semi-experimental research was pre/posttest with control group. Statistical population included all obese patients with cardiovascular disease referred to Sina clinic hospital in Tehran. 45 patients were selected by convenience sampling method and then randomly assigned into three groups. First group received CBT, second group received MBCT and third group considered as control group. Baecke habitual physical activity questionnaire and body mass index (BMI) were used as research tools. Mixed analysis of variance method was used for analyzing. .Result: Results indicated the significant effect of within subject factors in BMI and activity in leisure time, but in between subject factors groups has significant difference only in activity in leisure time, so that CBT and MBCT groups got higher scores in this variable. Conclusion: Based on results of this study, it can be said that CBT and MBCT can lead to increase activity in patients with obesity and cardiovascular diseases by changing the life style and cognitions.
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reyhane sheykhan; mohammadali sepahvandi; firoozeh ghazanfari
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Objective: Among the common cancers, breast cancer is one of the important health issues that many people are involved with. Therefore, regular mammograms are a method for early diagnosis of the disease. Given the low rate of mammography in Iran, the aim of this study was to investigate the Role of breast ...
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Objective: Among the common cancers, breast cancer is one of the important health issues that many people are involved with. Therefore, regular mammograms are a method for early diagnosis of the disease. Given the low rate of mammography in Iran, the aim of this study was to investigate the Role of breast cancer worry and mammography self efficacy in intention and mammography screening behavior. Method: participants in this study were all women with aged 40 - 60 years in 1 and 2 area in Arak . The study sample consisted of 305 women, aged 40- 60. Participation answered Breast Cancer Worry Scale (BCWS, champion, 2005), Mammography Self-Efficacy Scale (MSS, Lerman, 1991) and planned behavior theory questioner (PBTQ, Sargezi and etal, 1393) (parts of intention an act). Data were analyzed using SPSS23 software. Result: A significant was observed between breast cancer worry and mammography screening. According to data analysis, relationship between high and moderate level of breast cancer worry and mammograms intention was significant, and high concern was associated with mammography screening behavior (p≤0/01). The findings also showed that the relationship between high level of self-efficacy and intention and behavior of mammography screening is positive and meaningful (p≤0/01(. Conclusion: High levels of breast cancer worry can be a motivating factor for mammography screening. Also, higher mammography self-efficacy predicts a higher rate of mammography screening intent and action.
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hakimeh mousavi; reza Bagherian
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Objective: Health literacy is a broad concept defined in a variety of ways. Health literacy is the capacity for acquisition, processing, understanding of information and basic services for appropriate health decisions. Health literacy is heavily important for breast cancer patients so that therapists ...
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Objective: Health literacy is a broad concept defined in a variety of ways. Health literacy is the capacity for acquisition, processing, understanding of information and basic services for appropriate health decisions. Health literacy is heavily important for breast cancer patients so that therapists can decide on a complex set of decision-making decisions based on diagnosis and treatment when physical and emotional distress. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women throughout the world. Considering the effect of this disease and its treatment on different dimensions of life, evaluating the level of health literacy of patients in order to improve their health seems useful before any study. Method: This study was conducted with the aim of reviewing the world literature on health literacy and breast cancer. In this systematic study, the terms health literacy and Breath Cancer were searched in the title and abstract of the articles published in internationally recognized scientific databases and all English and related articles were listed. Findings: Then the abstract of the articles was examined and in several stages repeated and unrelated items were excluded from the study. Finally, the final papers were selected for comprehensive review and data extraction. Conclusion: The overall result of this study was that according to the literature reviewed, literacy can have an impact on the prevention of breast cancer and the management of symptoms resulting from the disease.
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somayeh najjarnasab; zahra dashbozorg
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Objective: In recent years, improper eating behaviors have increased, which play an important role in reducing physical and mental health. In this case, there are problems in the lifestyle promoting health and blood pressure. this research aimed to investigate the effect of motivational interviewing ...
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Objective: In recent years, improper eating behaviors have increased, which play an important role in reducing physical and mental health. In this case, there are problems in the lifestyle promoting health and blood pressure. this research aimed to investigate the effect of motivational interviewing on health promoting lifestyles and blood pressure of women with eating disorders. Method : Present research was a semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test with a control group. The statistical population was included all women with eating disorders that referred to the counseling centers of Ahvaz city in spring of 2018 year. Sample research was 60people that were selected by randomly assighnes to two equal groups. Both group evaluated fromhealth promoting lifestyles and blood pressure in the pre-test and post-test stages. The data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance and univariate analysis of covariance methods. Results:The findings motivational interviewing significantly led to increase health promoting lifestyles and decrease blood pressure of women with eating disorders (p≤0/05). Conclusion: Results indicate the importance of motivational interviewing on improves the health promoting lifestyles and blood pressure of women with eating disorders.
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Fatemeh Shafiee; Asieh Shariatmadar; Kiiumars Farahbakhsh
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Objective: Increasing the prevalence of cancer, especially in children, affects the family’s psychological system.Objective this study was to investigate the lived experiences associated with psychological stresses of cancerous children and their families in different stages of the disease. Method: ...
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Objective: Increasing the prevalence of cancer, especially in children, affects the family’s psychological system.Objective this study was to investigate the lived experiences associated with psychological stresses of cancerous children and their families in different stages of the disease. Method: A qualitative research approach and descriptive of phenomenological type. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews. Targeted sampling and interviews continued until data saturation. The number of participants was 33 from 14 families, of which 12 were fathers and 14 were mothers and 7 were siblings. The data analysis was done using a clayey method. Results: The psychological stresses of cancer children and their families were categorized into 7 categories, including psychological stresses before diagnosis, during diagnosis, ultimate diagnosis, after that, disease progression, child's death, and The psychological stresses of different stages (parents' concerns for healthy siblings, their concern about the effects of the disease on their marriage, the psychological pressures affecting the overall family system, and the psychological pressures on cancerous kid).Conclusion: By identifying the psychological pressures of cancerous children and their families at different stages of the disease, and acknowledging the parents can reduce the negative effects of these psychological stresses on the affected children and their family system
zeynab khanjani; mohammad ali nazari; mehdi farhoudi; parya abravani
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Objective: Stroke is a kind of neurological disorder that can be attributed to a focal vascular cause. Defective working memory is one of the most commonly occurring phenomena after brain damage. Cognitive Rehabilitation is a cognitive and neuropsychological interventions program, designed to rehabilitate ...
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Objective: Stroke is a kind of neurological disorder that can be attributed to a focal vascular cause. Defective working memory is one of the most commonly occurring phenomena after brain damage. Cognitive Rehabilitation is a cognitive and neuropsychological interventions program, designed to rehabilitate cognitive deficiencies. Method: Twenty patients with stroke were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. All patients were examined twice (pre-test and post-test) by using Wechsler's working memory test, N-Back spatial working memory test. All patients in experimental group underwent computerized working memory rehabilitation, 30 to 40 minutes a day, 5 days a week, for 5 weeks. Results: Analysis of covariance indicated that cognitive rehabilitation had an effect on the verbal working memory of adults in stroke but does not affect spatial working memory. Conclusion: The results showed that, there is a significant improvement in verbal working memory, it may occur as a result of changes in neural organization in response to injury. As a result of the cognitive rehabilitation program used in this study reemerges subjective acts and based on brain flexibility, it improves the working memory of people with stroke.
Mozghan Sepahmansour; Mona katebi
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare the health hardness and life expectancy in patients with diabetes and cancer. The research was descriptive and causal-comparative. The statistical population of the study included all patients with breast cancer and type 2 diabetes referred to Kashani ...
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare the health hardness and life expectancy in patients with diabetes and cancer. The research was descriptive and causal-comparative. The statistical population of the study included all patients with breast cancer and type 2 diabetes referred to Kashani and Alzahra hospitals in Isfahan. A total of 468 patients (234 cancer patients and 234 diabetic patients) were selected by available sampling method. The research tools were Healthy Hardiness Questionnaire (Gibbart et al., 2001) and Life expectancy inventory (Miller, 1998). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and analysis of variance with SPSS software version 21. The results showed that there is a significant difference between the mean of health hardiness and each of its subscales including health value, internal and external health control and health competence of two groups with type 2 diabetes and breast cancer (P
