Showing 11 results for Psychological
Fahime Pourakbari, Dr Afsaneh Khajevand Khoshli , Dr Javanshir Asadi,
Volume 11, Issue 2 (11-2014)
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Background and Objective: Psychological hardiness has a relationship with various aspects of physical, psychological and social health of people, and it seems that high level of that may lead to a decrease in death anxiety and an increase in life quality in nurses. Hence, we aimed to determine the relationship of psychological hardiness and quality of life with death anxiety in nurses.
Material and Methods: This correlational study was conducted on 273 nurses selected via simple random sampling in both state and private hospitals of Gorgan, Iran, in 2013. The instruments were psychological hardiness, quality of life and death anxiety questionnaires. To analyze data, we used Pierson correlation coefficient and multiple linear regressions.
Results: There was significant relationship between psychological hardiness and death anxiety (r=-0.220, p<0.001) between quality of life and death anxiety (r=-0.227, p<0.001). Based on concurrent multiple linear regression, only psychological hardiness and social performance (one of the sub-scales of quality of life) had a meaningful relationship with the death anxiety.
Conclusion: It seems that high psychological hardiness may lead to decreased death anxiety and increased quality of life in nurses.
Dr Ehsan Kazem Nejad , Fatemeh Dehghani, Shahnaz Buraki,
Volume 12, Issue 1 (4-2015)
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Background and Objective: Stress, an undeniable fact of human life, is one of the most leading causes of diseases. This phenomenon results in low output students and learning difficulties. Hence, we aimed to identify sources of stress among students of Guilan University of Medical Sciences.
Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 528 students selected by stratified sampling in fall 2012. The data was collected via a two part questionnaire including demographic part and Student Stress part, and analyzed by descriptive statistics and Chi-square.
Results: The highest stressors were related to interpersonal factors (64.4%), and among this, copping with new responsibilities (69.8%) was the most one. No significant association between sources of stress and socio demographic variables was found.
Conclusion: According to multiple stressors in students’ life and education, we recommend consulting services and communication skills training be presented to reduce the damaging effects of stress.
Nasrin Alipour Hamze Kandi , Dr Ali Zeinali,
Volume 14, Issue 1 (11-2017)
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Background: Psychological characteristics affect the quality of life. This study aimed at determining the relationship between personal characteristics, internal locus of control , psychological hardiness and nurses’ quality of life.
Methods: In this correlation study, 297 nurses were selected based on Curgesy and Morgan table via multistage cluster sampling among 1023 nurses of the public hospitals of the Urmia city in the year 2015. All of them filled out the questionnaires of personality characteristics (including neuroticism, extroversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness), internal locus of control, psychological hardiness and quality of life. The data was analyzed by correlation and multiple regression methods with step-by-step model.
Results: The findings showed a significant negative relationship between neuroticism and the nurses’ quality of life. Furthermore , there was a positive correlation between extroversion, openness, agreeableness , conscientiousness , internal locus of control, psychological hardiness and their quality of life. Among the predictor variables, psychological hardiness, neuroticism, internal locus of control and openness could meaningfully predict 64.7% of the changes of nurses’ quality of life. (P<0.01).
Conclusion: According to the results, by increasing the psychological hardiness, internal locus of control and openness and by decreasing the neuroticism, the nurses’ quality of life could be increased.
Dr Khadijeh Hatamipour, Fatemeh Hoveida, Dr Flora Rahimaghaee, Dr Nahid Babaeiamiri, Dr Jamal Ashoori,
Volume 14, Issue 1 (11-2017)
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Background: Nurses are responsible for maintaining and improving the health and quality of life of patients. Therefore, it is important to assess the quality of life of nurses in order to improve it. Quality of life is affected by many variables and among them burnout, perceived social support and psychological hardiness are the leading ones. This study aimed at predicting the quality of life of nurses based on job burnout, perceived social support and psychological hardiness.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on nurses working in governmental hospitals in Tehran , 2015. Four-hundred nurses were selected by multistage cluster sampling. The instruments were burnout, perceived social support, psychological hardiness and quality of life questionnaires. The data was analyzed using Pearson correlation and multiple regression model simultaneously.
Results: The results showed that the burnout and quality of life of the nurses had a significant and negative relationship (r=-0.39) and the perceived social support (r =0.61) and psychological hardiness (r =0.45) had a positive and significant correlation with quality of life of nurses (P<0.01). In a predictive model of burnout, perceived social support and psychological hardiness could predict 59.3 percent of the changes in quality of life (R2=0.593).
Conclusion: According to the results, it is suggested that nursing executives, counselors, therapists and policy makers pay attention to the signs and the effects of these variables , and conduct some appropriate programs for improving the quality of life of nurses.
Fateme Naghinasab Ardehaee , Mahmoud Jajarmi , Mohammad Mohammadipour ,
Volume 15, Issue 1 (2-2018)
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Background: Improving the level of psychological well-being is one of the psychological concerns of the recent century. This study was conducted to compare the Olson's Circumplex Model with Emotional Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) on psychological well-being in women with marital dissatisfaction.
Methods: the participants were sixty dissatisfied married women living in Gorgan, Iran, 2017. Having including criteria, they were randomly divided into two intervention groups. The interventions were performed for both groups through 15 sessions. The Ryff’s psychological well-being scale (with six dimensions) was completed before and one week after intervention by the participants.
Results: Analysis of covariance showed that both circumplex model and EFCT cause an improvement in psychological well-being. However, EFCT was more effective in the dimensions of purpose in life and personal growth. There were no significant statistical differences between two intervention methods regarding other dimensions of Psychological Well-Being.
Conclusion: It is recommended to use these therapeutic approaches for couple and family therapy, preferably EFCT, to improve psychological well-being.
Zahra Rakhshaee , Raziyeh Maasoumi , Zohreh Khakbazan,
Volume 17, Issue 0 (4-2020)
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Background: Infertility, having the conditions of a crisis incident, creates a comprehensive crisis in the lives of infertile couples. Infertility is not only influenced by physiological factors and in the field of medical sciences, but also involves many psychological and social aspects. The purpose of this study is to review the psychological and social outcome of infertility in Iranian women, and review the findings of relevant articles.
Methods: In this review study, related English and Persian articles were collected by using of keywords infertility, psychological outcome, social outcome of infertility from reliable scientific databases such as IranMedex, Irandoc, Google scholar, SID, Magiran, Pubmed, Science Direct, MedLib from 2000 to 2018. Of the 47 related articles, 32 articles (quantitative and qualitative study) were in the main objectives of the study, which were examined.
Results: The psychological and social outcome of infertility in women with infertility in Iran can be described as the consequences of cognitive, emotional (internal and family conflicts) and socio-cultural aspects of infertility (social isolation and social stigma). Fear, anxiety, depression, loneliness, sin, lack of self-esteem, regret and aggression are as internal conflicts and friendship disturbances, Sexual dysfunction and loss of life satisfaction, including family conflicts among infertile women. Infertility is also considered as a social stigma, which can lead to social isolation and loss of social status of infertile women.
Conclusions: Considering the psychological and social outcome of infertility should be taken at individual, interpersonal and social proceedings in order to empower couples with infertility to promote mental health and their active participation in society.
Zohreh Shahhosseini, Forouzan Elyasi, Jamshid Yazdani-Charati, Farzaneh Babapour,
Volume 17, Issue 0 (4-2020)
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Background: Menstrual cycles in women are sometimes accompanied by symptoms that lead to a series of physical, cognitive, behavioral and mood changes called PMS. PMS generally leads to a decline in women's quality of life. Therefore, effective, safe and inexpensive treatment to relieve or improve these symptoms seems necessary. So the aim of this study is to review the complementary medicine and psychological interventions affecting premenstrual syndrome.
Methods: The present review study using the keywords Therapy, Pharmacy, Complementary medicine, Psychological, Premenstrual syndrome that extracted from Mesh-PubMed, was used in Web of Science, Scopous, Medline-PubMed, Cochrane Library, Clinical Key, Magiran, Scientific Information Database (SID) Data base, and the Google Scholar Search Engine for the period 2010-2019 within Apr and May 2018. Out of 338 articles found, 101 repetitive articles in EndNote, 180 articles with screening in the main title, 24 articles in abstract, 15 articles in full text, 1 article were evaluated by the quality of the journal in the source system, and 3 articles were evaluated by the quality of the article according to the scale of isolation. And ultimately, 8 English and 6 Persian articles were entered.
Results: Between 14 articles, 5 were quasi-experimental and 9 were clinical trials. The pharmaceutical interventions including estrogen-progesterone hormone combinations, zinc supplements, calcium and vitamin B6, respectively, hormone therapy and vitamin B6, had the most effect in reducing the symptoms of mild to moderate PMS. Herbal remedies including royal jelly, black bean, chamomile have the most positive effects for reducing PMS intensity. In category of non-pharmacological psychological interventions; PMS education, Cognitive-behavioral therapy, Stress management, and cognitive-based therapy. The most successful interventions for anxiety and depression in women with PMS have been given.
Conclusions: Different types of pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical interventions will be applied depending on the density of PMS in each individual and with regard to the change in PMS (physical, cognitive, behavioral, and mood).
Alireza Heidari, Sakine Beygom Kazemi, Mohammad Javad Kabir, Zahra Khatirnamani, Mansoureh Lotfi, Narges Rafiei, Mahla Tajari, Sakine Jafar, Farah Zanganeh,
Volume 21, Issue 1 (4-2024)
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Background: Head nurses, as operational managers of hospitals, require robust communication skills, comprehensive leadership knowledge, and proficient conflict management strategies. By utilizing appropriate management techniques based on these skills, head nurses can actively contribute to enhancing efficiency, improving performance, and delivering high-quality services within the hospital setting. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between communication skills, conflict management, and leadership style among head nurses.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2021, involving 166 head nurses employed across 16 hospitals affiliated with Golestan University of Medical Sciences in Iran. The sampling method employed was a census approach, encompassing the entire population of interest. After obtaining ethical approval, data were collected using established instruments, including Robbins' Evaluation of the Conflict Resolution Questionnaire, Queendom's Interpersonal Communication Skills Test, and Bass and Avolio's leadership style Questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis, and Spearman correlation tests were utilized to analyze the collected data. The significance level was set at 0.05.
Results: The findings revealed that the total score of communication skills, particularly the dimensions of emotional control and listening skills, exhibited a significant positive association with the overall score of conflict management and its three distinct strategies. Moreover, a significant positive relationship was observed between the ability to receive and send messages and the contingent leadership style (P-value = 0.043). Conversely, the orientation strategy demonstrated a negative impact on leadership quality, as it was found to diminish leadership quality across all dimensions for head nurses. Furthermore, the control strategy exhibited a significant negative correlation with the charismatic leadership style (P-value = 0.037). Lastly, the overall score of conflict management displayed a significant negative association with the charismatic leadership style (P-value = 0.031).
Conclusion: The assessment of head nurses' communication skills indicated an average proficiency level. The prevailing leadership style adopted by supervisors was charismatic, while the predominant conflict management strategy employed was non-confrontation. It is recommended that effective plans aimed at improving communication skills, fostering effective leadership, and enhancing conflict management be implemented within hospital departments to enhance the current situation. This can be achieved through organizing impactful training workshops and utilizing supportive and motivational mechanisms.
Masoumeh Abbasi Shavazi , Manoj Sharma, Tayebeh Mokhtari Sorkhani ,
Volume 21, Issue 3 (10-2024)
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The total fertility rate has declined in certain countries, dropping below the replacement level. The attitudes and desires of some families regarding having children have also shifted. To cultivate positive societal views on childbearing, there is a need for updated educational initiatives, such as a multi-theory model. Although the multi-theory model has been used in various contexts to facilitate health behavior change, with its effectiveness validated in predicting and influencing behaviors, there has been no documented use of this model in the context of fertility, either in Iran or globally. Developing fertility encouragement programs requires cultural sensitivity and attention to accepted social norms and customs, which can enhance program efficacy. We believe the Multi-Theory Model can be effective and useful in encouraging couples to increase fertility.
Zahra Sheibani , Akram Sanagoo, Fatemeh Mehravar , Leila Jouybari,
Volume 22, Issue 2 (6-2025)
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Background: Participatory actions and voluntary behaviors play a significant role in the health of elderly individuals. Evidence suggests that engagement in voluntary work positively impacts health, psychological well-being, and even longevity, with these benefits being particularly pronounced among older adults. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between motivation for volunteer activities and psychological well-being in elderly individuals.
Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted involving 496 elderly individuals, selected through a multi-stage non-random sampling method, at comprehensive health service centers in Golestan Province, Northern Iran, in 2023. Data were collected through Clary's Voluntary Activities Questionnaire and Ryff's Psychological Well-Being Questionnaire. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation tests, independent t-tests, chi-square tests, and ANOVA by SPSS v.26, all at a significance level of 0.05.
Results: The mean scores of voluntary motivation and psychological well-being among the elderly were 180.01±11.79 and 64.72±5.30, respectively. The results of the Pearson correlation test indicated a positive and significant relationship between the total score of voluntary functions and the total score of psychological well-being (r=0.1, p = 0.03).
Conclusion: Motivation for volunteer activities may be a significant factor in enhancing the psychological well-being of elderly individuals. Therefore, it is essential for policymakers in elderly health to create conditions that encourage participation in voluntary activities to promote psychological well-being.
Elaheh Sadeghloo, Asieh Sadat Baniaghil , Gholamreza Roshandel , Maryam Ghelichli , Fatemeh Mehravar , Alireza Firozbakhsh ,
Volume 22, Issue 4 (12-2025)
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Background: Patients with oral and/or laryngeal carcinoma face challenges that can persistently impair their quality of life (QoL) even after treatment. This study aimed to investigate QoL impairment in patients with oral and laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma receiving treatment.
Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 54 individuals with oral and laryngeal cancer through census sampling in 2022. Patients over 18 years old who had received treatment were included. Individuals experiencing recurrences or relapses and those receiving neoadjuvant therapy were excluded. The list of names and phone numbers of participants was obtained from the database of the Liver and Digestive Research Centre in Golestan Province, Iran. The study utilized the Persian version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire–Head and Neck 35, which the participants completed during phone interviews. Point prevalence (per 100,000) was reported with 95% confidence intervals, and QoL data were summarized as mean ± standard deviation (SD) and median (interquartile range, IQR).
Results: The point prevalence of oral and laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma in Golestan Province was 15.15 per 100,000, with significant variation across counties, ranging from 5.80 to 26.01. The mean QoL score for the participants was 68.20 ± 29.58. Overall, 38.9% of the participants reported normal QoL, while 22.2% and 38.9% reported mild and moderate impairment, respectively. Subdomains related to weight loss and feeling ill showed a severe decline in QoL. Meanwhile, issues such as dry mouth, sticky saliva, social contacts, swallowing, pain, taste/smell, social eating, teeth problems, and speech were associated with moderate QoL impairment.
Conclusion: The findings show that the QoL among individuals with a history of oral and laryngeal cancer was below the threshold. Most participants experienced mild to moderate QoL impairments. These results highlight the need for targeted interventions focused on improving QoL for affected individuals based on their symptoms and signs.
