Original Article
Psychology
Ebrahim Namani; Zeinab Abedinpour; Zahra bagheshani; naeimeh mogheiseh
Abstract
Introduction: Nurses always experience high levels of job burnout, which affect their psychological well-being and organizational commitment level. This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the mediating role of religious beliefs in the relationship between psychological well-being and organizational ...
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Introduction: Nurses always experience high levels of job burnout, which affect their psychological well-being and organizational commitment level. This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the mediating role of religious beliefs in the relationship between psychological well-being and organizational commitment with nurses' job burnout.
Materials and Methods: The present research employed a descriptive and correlational method. The statistical population for this study comprised all nurses working in private hospitals in Mashhad during the summer of 2023, totaling 200 individuals selected through the availability sampling method. The data collection instruments utilized included Maslach's job burnout questionnaire (1981), Golriz and Baraheni's scale for religious beliefs (1974), Allen and Meyer’s scale for organizational commitment (1997), and Ryff's scale for psychological well-being (1989). Findings were analyzed using Pearson's correlation test and path analysis; Amos22 and SPSS22 software were employed for all statistical analyses in this study.
Results: The results indicated a significant negative relationship between psychological well-being and job burnout (p-value <0.05); however, no significant relationship was observed between organizational commitment and job burnout. Furthermore, religious beliefs were found to mediate the relationship between psychological well-being and organizational commitment with job burnout (p-value <0.01).
Conclusion: Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the relationship between psychological well-being and organizational commitment with job burnout is not a straightforward linear relationship, and religious beliefs may serve as a mediating factor.
Original Article
Traditional medicine
Fatemeh Joleini; Maryam Karrabi; Mahbubeh Neamatshahi; Seyed Majid Ghazanfari; Rahil Mahmoodi; Roghayeh Javan
Abstract
Introduction: Androgenic alopecia is one of the most common hair loss problems in men and women. Based on the symptoms, this type of hair loss can be compared to "Sale" in Persian medicine texts. The study aims to evaluate the relationship between temperament and androgenic alopecia in patients referred ...
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Introduction: Androgenic alopecia is one of the most common hair loss problems in men and women. Based on the symptoms, this type of hair loss can be compared to "Sale" in Persian medicine texts. The study aims to evaluate the relationship between temperament and androgenic alopecia in patients referred to the skin clinic.
Materials and Methods: The current cross-sectional study was conducted on 164 patients with androgenic hair loss referred to the dermatology clinic. Patients were randomly selected. After collecting data, they were analyzed using SPSS 16 software.
Results: According to the results, although the greatest extent of hair loss in all grades was in men with warm and more wet temperaments, the results of Fisher's test showed that there was no statistically significant relationship between the severity of hair loss and the type of temperament (hot and cold) in men (P=0.39 and 0.89). The greatest extent of moderate to severe and severe hair loss was observed in women with cold temperament. The results of Fisher's test show that there is no significant relationship between the extent of hair loss and hot, and cold temperament (P=0.49) and dry and wet temperament (P=0.97) in women.
Conclusion: Despite the numerical superiority of men with hot and wet temperament and women with cold and wet temperament, there was no significant relationship between them and hair loss. Further studies with larger sample sizes are recommended.
Original Article
Physical Education
Azizeh Toghdori; Keyvan Hejazi; roya askari; , Najmeh Rahimi
Abstract
Introduction: Diabetes can be a life-threatening condition, and maintaining blood sugar levels, proper nutrition, and regular physical activity are crucial for controlling diabetes and preventing its complications. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of twelve weeks of resistance band training ...
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Introduction: Diabetes can be a life-threatening condition, and maintaining blood sugar levels, proper nutrition, and regular physical activity are crucial for controlling diabetes and preventing its complications. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of twelve weeks of resistance band training on the levels of spexin and insulin resistance indices in women with type 2 diabetes.Materials and Methods: In this semi-experimental study, 22 women with type 2 diabetes were randomly divided into two groups: resistance band (n=11) and control (n=11). The exercise program consisted of 12 weeks, three sessions per week, and each session lasted for 45 to 60 minutes. One-way ANOVA with repeated measures was used for within- and between-group changes.Results: The results showed that the interaction changes in serum spexin levels were significant between the experimental and control groups (p=0.012). However, no significant changes were observed in glucose (p=0.229), insulin (p=0.116), and insulin resistance index (p=0.178). Within-group changes in the insulin resistance index were significant (p=0.04). According to the Bonferroni post-hoc test, there was no significant difference in serum spexin level between pre-test and the eighth week (p=0.141) and between pre-test and the twelfth week (p=0.429).Conclusion: Resistance band training, compared to the control group, significantly increased spexin and led to a considerable improvement in fasting glucose concentration, insulin, and insulin resistance index. Therefore, it is suggested that resistance band training can be implemented as a suitable alternative to home-based resistance training for individuals with type 2 diabetes.
Original Article
Nursing
hajar Smaeelabadi; Roghaye Zardosht; elahe lal kheirkhah; Mojgan Ansari
Abstract
Introduction: As the fundamental cornerstone of patient care, nurses must adhere to nursing ethics standards accurately. This study aimed to design, implement, and evaluate a training program for observing ethical standards in nurses working in special care units.
Materials and Methods: The required ...
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Introduction: As the fundamental cornerstone of patient care, nurses must adhere to nursing ethics standards accurately. This study aimed to design, implement, and evaluate a training program for observing ethical standards in nurses working in special care units.
Materials and Methods: The required information was collected and analyzed through a questionnaire and an observational checklist among 76 nurses working in special care units in this semi-experimental method using the available sampling method. The study involved dividing nurses into two groups: case and control. The intervention group received an educational program in the form of clinical scenarios as a training course in the continuous education system. Two months later, questionnaires and observation checklists were administered to both groups. Data from the intervention and control groups were collected for analysis.
Results: The mean and standard deviation of the questionnaire and checklist scores for the intervention group were 155.47 ± 13.34 and 143.23 ± 17.28 before training, and 165.62 ± 4.26 and 10.82 ± 10.82 after training, respectively. A significant difference was observed in the intervention group (p<0.001), with a mean score of 164.06. In the control group, there was no significant difference after the intervention (p < 0.05). The questionnaire and checklist scores after the educational intervention in both the control and intervention groups (p < 0.001) demonstrate the effectiveness of the education in the intervention group.
Conclusion: The study results indicate that designing an educational program based on ethical standards compliance levels, conducting needs assessments, and providing training courses can enhance nurses' moral performance.
Original Article
Nursing
Farzaneh Hosseinpour; Mohammad Reza Armat; Mostafa Rad
Abstract
Introduction: Colors and their effect on the human mind and body have been investigated in various ways, and patients admitted to the intensive care unit experience a lot of stress due to environmental factors and special treatment conditions. This study was conducted to compare the effect of blue and ...
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Introduction: Colors and their effect on the human mind and body have been investigated in various ways, and patients admitted to the intensive care unit experience a lot of stress due to environmental factors and special treatment conditions. This study was conducted to compare the effect of blue and green light with normal light on the vital signs and anxiety levels of patients admitted to the Coronary care unit (CCU).
Materials and Methods: This clinical trial was conducted on 75 patients admitted to the CCU department of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Esfarayen North Khorasan in 2021-2022. Patients were randomly assigned to three groups of blue, green, and white light, and vital signs were measured every half hour, and patients' anxiety was measured twice (at the beginning and end of the study) using the Spielberger questionnaire.
Results: The variables of pulse, breathing rate, blood pressure, temperature, and anxiety levels appeared no significant differences between the subjects of the intervention groups and the control group (p>0.05). In the intervention group with blue light, blood oxygen saturation levels on the first and second day and on the second and third showed a significant difference (p<0.05).
Conclusion: There was no difference between the effect of blue, green light, and white light on the level of anxiety, breathing, blood pressure, temperature, and pulse rate; But blue light had an effect on blood oxygen saturation level. It is suggested to study more in this field.
Original Article
Psychology
fahimeh rezvani abdolabad; farshid khosropoor; hamid molaei
Abstract
Introduction: Emotional problems in adolescents can lead to a decline in their quality of life, necessitating psychological interventions such as psychological immunization. This study aimed to assess the impact of psychological immunization training on the quality of life and emotional regulation of ...
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Introduction: Emotional problems in adolescents can lead to a decline in their quality of life, necessitating psychological interventions such as psychological immunization. This study aimed to assess the impact of psychological immunization training on the quality of life and emotional regulation of adolescents.Materials and Methods: This research employed a quasi-experimental design (pre-test-post-test with a control group). The study population comprised all female 10th-grade students in Rafsanjan city in the year 1402. Thirty participants were randomly selected using the availability sampling method and divided into two groups - experimental and control - through a lottery. Quality of life was assessed using the questionnaire by Var et al. (1996), and emotion regulation was evaluated using the questionnaire developed by Garnevsky and Kraij (2006). The psychological immunization training program consisted of 10 sessions lasting 60 minutes each, conducted twice a week for the experimental group, while the control group did not receive any training. Data analysis was performed using analysis of covariance and SPSS version 24 software.Results: The covariance analysis results indicated a significant difference between pre-test and post-test scores, demonstrating that the psychological immunization program training enhanced the quality of life and improved emotion regulation in adolescents (P<0.01).Conclusion: Adolescents are highly susceptible to psychological challenges, making programs like psychological immunization training crucial for enhancing their quality of life and emotional regulation effectively.
Review article
nutrition
Faezeh Karimi Moghaddam; Akram Kooshki; Seyyed Zia Sajjadifar; Elaheh Foroumandi
Abstract
Introduction: The present study investigated the effects of different groups in the food pyramid on human health from the perspective of the Qur'an, hadiths and modern medicine to further prove the importance of the recommendations in these sources and their consistency with the latest scientific results.Materials ...
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Introduction: The present study investigated the effects of different groups in the food pyramid on human health from the perspective of the Qur'an, hadiths and modern medicine to further prove the importance of the recommendations in these sources and their consistency with the latest scientific results.Materials and Methods: This comparative review study was conducted in two stages. First, the data related to the different food groups in the food pyramid that were mentioned in the Quran and collected hadiths. Then, in the second step, the health effects of different food groups were investigated based on modern medicine by reviewing SID, MEDLINE, Scopus, PubMed and Google Scholar databases.Results: Six food groups in the food pyramid are mentioned in the Holy Quran and hadiths, which are in line with modern medicine. Among the group of bread and cereals, the importance of receiving wheat, barley, and rice has been mentioned. Also, among the fruits and vegetables, figs, pomegranates, apples, dates, and pumpkin, onion, garlic, and eggplant vegetables are emphasized. The recommendation to receive the meat group and its substitutes in balance, the milk and dairy group as well as honey can be seen in these databases, which is in line with modern medicine.Conclusion: considering increasing awareness about religious teachings, one can better understand the type of nutrition and the amount of intake of many food items; therefore, everyone took a step towards improving the nutritional status and, consequently, the health of people.
Original Article
Psychology
mehrnaz goodarzian; Kourosh Mohammadi; Azita Amir fakhraei
Abstract
Introduction: Women with breast cancer are damaged in terms of the source of control related to health and metacognitive beliefs, which require therapeutic intervention. The present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on health-related locus of ...
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Introduction: Women with breast cancer are damaged in terms of the source of control related to health and metacognitive beliefs, which require therapeutic intervention. The present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on health-related locus of control and metacognitive beliefs in women with breast cancer.
Materials and Methods: The present study was a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test type with a control group. The statistical population consisted of women with breast cancer referring to health centers in Dezful city in 2019. 40 people were selected from the mentioned population using the available sampling method and randomly replaced in two experimental (20 people) and control (20 people) groups. Treatment based on acceptance and commitment was implemented in 8 sessions of 90 minutes and once a week in the experimental group and the control group did not receive any intervention. Walston's (1994) locus of control questionnaires and Wells (1997) psychological beliefs were used. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 24 software and covariance analysis method.
Results: The treatment based on acceptance and commitment in the post-examination stage had a significant effect on increasing the locus of control related to health and metacognitive beliefs in women with breast cancer (P<0.001).
Conclusion: According to the results of this research, this type of treatment can be used to reduce psychological problems and increase the source of control related to health and metacognitive beliefs in women with breast cancer.
Original Article
Anesthesiology
Hessamedin Babaei; Mahtab Ghasemi; Aref Arminfar; Leila Khojasteh; Shiva Shabanzadeh; Soheil Shahrami Rad; Afagh Zamen Ghadirli; Behrooz Yahyaei
Abstract
Background: One of the common drugs used in modern anesthesia, especially during pregnancy, is ketamine, which is used to control chronic pain by inhibiting the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor. Therefore, in this study, we investigate the effects of injected ketamine on the histological changes of the ...
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Background: One of the common drugs used in modern anesthesia, especially during pregnancy, is ketamine, which is used to control chronic pain by inhibiting the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor. Therefore, in this study, we investigate the effects of injected ketamine on the histological changes of the hearts of rats born to exposed mothers.Method: This study was conducted as a laboratory experiment on 15 female Wistar rats. These rat were divided into three groups of 5 including control, short-term and long-term groups, and after induction of fertility, 10 baby rats were randomly selected from each group and subjected to cardiac tissue dissection and sampling.Results: In the short-term dose group, cellular characteristics and heart tissue were normal, and no clear changes were observed compared to the control group, but in some areas, there were small intercellular spaces with a decrease in density. In the long-term dose group, a slight inflammatory process was seen in some areas, but there were no changes in the cells, cytoplasm, and nuclei.Conclusion: Although the long-term exposure of mother rat to ketamine can cause mild inflammation and moderate hyperemia in the heart tissue of newborn rat, and the short-term exposure of mother rat to ketamine causes mild changes in heart muscle tissue like long-term exposure but these changes have not been noticeable.
Original Article
Psychology
Reza Asadi; Fatemeh Azizi Ganjehei; Seyed Mosa Tabatabaee
Abstract
Introduction: Cannabis is the most widely used drug in the world. The present study aimed to analyze the discriminant of cannabis use intensity based on attachment style, anger rumination, perceived social support, and life satisfaction.
Materials and Methods: The present study was descriptive and causal-comparative. ...
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Introduction: Cannabis is the most widely used drug in the world. The present study aimed to analyze the discriminant of cannabis use intensity based on attachment style, anger rumination, perceived social support, and life satisfaction.
Materials and Methods: The present study was descriptive and causal-comparative. The statistical population of the research included all cannabis users in the city of Arak. 90 people were selected by snowball sampling method. The data were collected from the Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (Hominiuk et al., 2008), the Adult Attachment Inventory (Bashart, 2011), the Anger Rumination Scale (Sukhodolsky et al., 2001), the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Zimet et al., 1988) and Satisfaction With Life Scale (Diener et al., 1985). Data analysis was done using the discriminant analysis method and SPSS-26 software.
Results: The results of the discriminant analysis showed that all three dimensions of the attachment style variable, the total score of anger rumination variable, family and friends components of the perceived social support variable, as well as the total score of this scale and the variable of life satisfaction, showed significant differences between the studied groups.
Conclusion: Considering the ability to differentiate research variables, they can be used to differentiate the intensity of cannabis use into three groups: lower risk, medium risk, and high risk.