ZANKO JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Year:2016 | Volume:17 | Issue:53|Papers Count:9

Background and Aim: Anger is an excitement that has various effects in human life. This excitement is useful for the human survival and facilitates adapted responses especially fight response when encountered danger. Anger has a great effect on mental health and is an important part of the personality structure. The aim of the study is to determine the relationship between the personality type and anger excitement of the students.Materials and Methods: The study was conducted descriptive-analytically and 410 Kurdistan's medical university students were involved as the samples (207 males and 203 females). The sampling method was multistage random-stratified and the instrument to collect the data were state-trait anger and Eysenck personality type questionnaires. The data was analyzed by the statistical software SPSS18 and R software.Result: Based on the results the anger state mean is 6.78±2.73 and the highest average anger subscale belongs to anger sense with an average of 7.19±3.03. There was a significant correlation between anger state and gender and excitement p<0.01. In both genders the correlation between anger state subscales (anger feeling, verbal and physical angers) were observed and this correlation between physical and verbal anger was stronger p<0.01. Excitement, minor and severe mental disorders (Neurosis and psychosis) have a great impact on anger state p<0.001.Conclusion: Considering the increase of anger state in the society that has a direct correlation with anger prevalence, the anger management programs should be of priority. Effective factors on anger are also important and mental disorders are one of those factors. Mental disorders also should be considered by advisors, professors and officials.

Background and Aim: Behavior activation is the increase of activity participation. This causes more contact with positive reinforcement and improvement of people's feeling condition. The aim of the study is to execute the short form behavior activation scale for depression in Semnan university students.Materials and Methods: The present study was descriptive and of psychometric studies' type. For this purpose, 300 students (150 male and 150 female) were selected by cluster sampling method & responded to Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale-Short Form (BADS-SF), Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale-long form (BADS-LF), Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) Questionnaire (Divergent validity). For data analysis, factor analysis method, Cronbach's alpha coefficient and the Pearson correlation were used by software SPSSV19 and LISRELV8.80.Results: Exploratory factor analysis result showed that this questionnaire was saturated with two factors of activation and avoidance. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed two factors to assess the scale. Pearson correlation results indicated a significant relationship between short form of behavioral activation for depression and depression (r=-0.623 & p£0.01) and anxiety (r=-0.440 & p£0.01) and stress (r=-0.470 & p£0.01) and long form of behavioral activation for depression (r=0.324 & p£0.01). Also behavioral activation reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha and it was 0.68 for the total scale, 0.80 for activation, and 0.68 for avoidance subscales.Conclusion: The Persian version of Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale-Short Form had acceptable psychometric properties in students’ population and it can be used as a valid instrument in psychological research.

Background and Aim: Postoperative infection is the most common surgical complications and surgical wound infection is one of the most important nosocomial infections. The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of silver dressing in preventing of sternal incision infection in coronary bypass surgery.Materials and Methods: It's a clinical trial done on two groups, the control and the case. We used normal sterile dressing without silver for the control group and sterile dressing with silver for the case group while the rest of the conditions were the same for the both groups.Results: Amongst 62 patients in the control group %14.50 of the candidates were sternal culture due to inflammation and secretions. Staphylococcus aurous was observed in 5 patients, Enterococcus in 4 patients and yeast in one patient in the control group. %70.07 had diabetes and %79.3 was suffering from high triglycerides. About medicines (drugs) there were %60 of them insulin receptor, %24.1 Osivx receptor, all patients receiving aspirin and %50 were receiving Plavix. In the 62 patients in the experimental group, %4.83 of the candidates was sternum culture due to inflammation and secretions. Aurous and Enterococcus were seen in 2 and 1 respectively. There was no yeast. %68.05 had diabetes and %79.2 had hypertriglyceridemia. There was %42.6 were insulin receptor through injection. %27.8 Osvix, %81.5 Aspirin and %50 of them Plavix consumers.Conclusion: Comparing the results of two groups, we found that the results were almost identical and there were no significant differences between them and both had similar and acceptable efficiency.

Background and Aim: Excitements are the basic psychological approaches. The probability of using neurotic mechanisms in stressful occasions increases if excitement information doesn’t be received properly. Anger is also an innate excitement in all and it is important to know and control it. The purpose of the study is evaluating Sanandaj teacher’s anger excitement and comparing it in different segregated schools (males and females).Materials and Methods: The current study is descriptive. The sample population is 283 teachers teaching in male and female elementary schools. The data was gathered using anger quality Spilburger 2 state questionnaire in a random way. The data was analyzed using SPSS18 and R software.Results: The highest anger temper subscale with a mean of 6.25±2.64 and anger reaction with a mean of 11.62±2.82 belonged to girl’s fourth grade elementary school. Also based on the results there is meaningful relation between gender and record of service of teachers with anger (p<0.01). Meaningful relations among anger quality subscales were observed (p<0.01).Conclusion: Anger quality is one of the anger subscales and has a great effect on its eruption. The results indicated the high level of anger quality especially anger reactions. That is necessary that the principles pay a special attention to the anger management in the society and the teachers are at the center of focus at the pick of the pyramid.

Background and Aim: Procrastination is the equivalent of indifference and delay. Our simply, we can say that procrastination throwing is means working today to tomorrow. This study aimed to investigate the role of mindfulness and cognitive flexibility and indifference students.Material and Methods: Study this cross-sectional and is descriptive type. The study population included all students of Islamic Azad University in Sanandaj, in the first semester of academic year 2015-2016 were investigated. The sample of this study was 120 students Faculty of Education and Psychology; and using multi-stage cluster sampling method and sample size Morgan formula were selected.Results: The results showed that between cognitive flexibility and procrastination (R=- 0.228) negative correlation which in level (P £0.05) is meaningful, and between mindfulness and Procrastination (R=-0.387) had a negative correlation which in between the level (P£ 0.01).Conclusion: Considering the role of procrastination in students' academic performance and psychosocial health, and the relationship between mindfulness to this variable it seems that with mindfulness training to students can be helped to improve their Procrastination and did a good psychological action.

Background and Aim: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a neurological disorder characterized by irrational fears and thoughts to repeat some behavior that makes people, so the aim of present research is investigation of the effect of the thoughts control and the fusion of thought and action with obsession symptoms in non-clinical population.Materials and Methods: The present study was descriptive and of correlation studies' type. For this purpose, 230 students (130 girls and 100 boys) from University of Semnan in the academic year 2013-14 were selected by stratified random sampling method. The instruments of research as the questionnaire of the thought control, fusion of thought and action as well as the questionnaire of obsession symptoms were supplemented. Pearson’s correlation and stepwise multiple regression methods were used for data analysis.Results: The Pearson’s correlation results show that there is significantly negative relation (P<0.01) between the components of the thought fusion and obsession symptoms. In addition, there is merely a significant relation between obsession symptoms and social control (r=0.26 & P<0.01) through the component of the thought control. The results of step by step regression show 19% of the variance of obsession symptoms is determined by the variables of the social control, fusion of thought and action as well as the distraction.Conclusion: Finally, the results of this research show the determination of the variance of obsession symptoms is significantly related to the variables of the social control, fusion of thought and action as well as the distraction which we can use them to improve the obsession symptoms for students.

Background and Aim: Over one third pregnancy is unwanted in Iran. Injectable contraceptives is safe and effective contraception that an important aspect of women’s life is sexuality. This study aimed to ass’s sexual function of women using Cyclofem presenting to health centers affiliated to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran in 2013.Material and Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 120 women in health centers in Tehran, Iran. They were selected by multistage sampling. A questionnaire completed by interviewing that included 3 parts: GHQ test, Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and demographic variables.Data was analyzed by SPSS 16 and descriptive statistical and logistic regression were used.) Results: Score of sexual desire lower than other sexual dimensions. Logistic regression showed women with high education and high scores from sexual satisfaction had better sexual function than others (P<0.05).Conclusion: Women who used Cyclofem may be problem in desire dimension probably. Health provider should present information related to Cyclofem in clients and aware them about side effects of Cyclofem.

Background and Aim: It is very important to understanding perspectives and perceptions of students about culture and members class relationship for organizing and create positive changes. This article aims to evaluate student’s perspectives about class culture, in medical university in Ahvaz.Material and Method: During a descriptive-analytical study, we analyzed 300 students’ perspectives of senior year in bachelor program. Gathering data tools was with STEPHN ROBBINS, which include: eight questions about class culture in LIKERT scale. Data analyzed by SPSS22 software, then we used statistical descriptive tests in order to determine percentage, mean, graphs. We used logistic regression in order to calculate different levels of demographic variables.Results: The most of the students gave 20-29 points to class culture. The Most of them believed that pointing system is not standard and they were against the method who listens well get good points. Totally they had positive belief about teacher-student relationship and they said it was friendly and supportive. There was a meaningful relationship between class culture and type of faculty (p-value=0.001).Conclusion: According to most of student’s idea in different grades and majors, there is a shared class culture among them. We suggest more cooperation and connection between students and professors based on student-center methods that leads to strong relationship and friendship between professors and students.