(JOURNAL OF HEALTH BREEZE) FAMILY HEALTH
Year:2014 | Volume:3 | Issue:1|Papers Count:8

Background and Objective: Purpose of the present study was an attempt to investigate the effect of hope therapy on quality of life in multiple sclerosis patients.Methods: In this study, one of the quasi- experimental designs called unequal control design was used. Sampling of this study was objective, voluntary and available.24 subjects on voluntary basis in control and experimental groups were counted. Questionnaire of quality of life was used to collect data. After administering pre-test, experimental group participated in 8 sessions of 90 minutes of hope-therapy but control group received no interventions during the experiment. Both groups were finally post–tested. Data were analyzed with SPSS software and ANOVA test.Results: The results showed that after therapeutic sessions, quality of life in experimental group in comparison to control group found a significant difference, while, gender effect wasn’t significant. The interactive effect of gender and intervention wasn’t also significant. It means that behavioral change of subjects participating in post-test on quality of life in both groups didn’t depend on their gender.Conclusion: Hope-therapy improved quality of life in multiple Sclerosis patients. Therefore, using therapeutic approach in multiple sclerosis patients and other patients with chronic diseases is recommended.

Background and Objective: Attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder is a chronic and damaging disorder that continues from childhood to adulthood. Students with attention deficit / hyperactivity compared with normal students are different in important characteristics. The aim of the present study was to compare family relationships, quality of life and resiliency among children with ADHD and normal students.Methods: the present study was Ex post facto and a type of cross – comparative one. The population of this study consisted of all male high school students in the city of Ardabil who have attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity, and in the accademic year of (2014 -2015). The sample included 160 Students with attention deficit / hyperactivity and normal Students (80 students with attention deficit / hyperactivity, and 80 normals students) who were selected randomly. In the present study for collecting data on the adults short diagnostic scale of conser’s attention deficit / hyperactivity, Schafer family questionnaire, Kvnrv and David Sun`s quality of life questionnaire and resiliency scale. To analyze the data, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used were used.Results: The results showed that, there is a significant difference between students with attention deficit / hyperactivity as normal students in terms of family relationships, quality of life and resiliency. So that Normal students have more stable family relationships, higher quality of life and level of resiliency than students with attention deficit / hyperactivity.Conclusion: Based on this research, it was found that parents of children with attention deficit / hyperactivity show strict control and less freedom to their children. Also the quality of life and resiliency of children with attention deficit / hyperactivity was lower than normals.

Background and Objective: Present study determined the effectiveness of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy on marital commitment, intimacy and confidence of Tehran city married women. study is a quasi-experimental one and the applied out intervention was training. So this.Methods: Statistical population of this study consists of all couples who are living in Karaj city. The sample included 30 married women who were selected by random sampling method. For data collection Perceived Marital Relationship Quality Components Questionnaire and Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy Protocol were used. Date were analyzed by using Univariate Analysis of Covariance.Results: The results showed that Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy training was effective on commitment, intimacy and confidence of marital. In other word, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy increased commitment, intimacy and confidence of marital.Conclusion: Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy by emphasizing on different communication patterns, explore of the wrong interactions, spread experienced acceptance, facilitate expressing needs and desires to make new interaction between couples, improves satisfaction and marital life quality.

Background and Objective: Diabetes mellitus is one of the common chronic illnesses which endanger mental health and has widespread effects on individual and social performance. The preset study aimed at the Comparing psychological dimension of individuals with diabets and non-diabetic.Methods: The design of this research was case - control study. The study samples consisted of all the patients with diabetis in Ilam. The samples were selected by convenience sampling method. There were 30 males and 30 females in each group. Then, mental health questionnaires (SCL-90) were distributed among the two groups. The data were analyzed by t-test in independent groups.Results: The results indicated that there was a significant difference among the two groups in terms of and mental health (p<0.05).In terms of mental health of variables obsession (p=0.04), aggression (p=0.000), interpersonal sensitivity (p=0.000), anxiety (p=0.008), paranoid imagination (p=0.004), somatization (p =0.017) and depression (p=0.01) was significantly different between two group.Conclusions: Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects patient's mental health. Regarding the increase in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus, necessary psychological assessment of patients for early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of psychological adding to current therapies may suggest.

Background and Objective: Recent theories of neuropsychological executive functions focus on students at risk of failure, especially students with learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are students. The aim of this study was to compare three components of executive functions as inhibition, working memory, and flexibility in children with and without nonverbal learning disorder.Methods: A causal-comparative study, 60 elementary school students formed 2 groups (each includes 30) of normal and with nonverbal learning disorder with average age of 7-10 based on access sampling. Coolidge test, digital memory subtests, Wechsler Comprehension Test and Goldstein Test used for executive functions components and diagnosis of nonverbal learning disorder, respectively.Data was analyzed by t-test.Results: The results showed that normal Students abilities inhibition, working memory and flexibility than children with nonverbal learning disorders were significantly different (p<0.05).Conclusion: It can be concluded that, one can conclude that children with nonverbal learning disorder are weak in measured components of executive functions.

Backgrounds and Objective: Guilds Training is one of the programs that are effective in improving food hygiene. On the other hand, the level of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of food handlers, makes the easy of environmental health management. This study aimed to evaluate effects of especial course of health training on AAF of food handlers after two years of implementation of period (secondary test).Methods: This study was carried out by semi-experimental method in which the knowledge, attitude and practice of 370 guilds were surveyed after one month of training (initial posttest) and after two years of training (secondary posttest that number of participants were decreased to 253).fordata collection tools were a questionnaire and a check list. Paired t-test and One-way ANOVA were Analysis was done by using of SPSS ver.16.applied.Results: Training with the passage of time is effect on AAF handlers. So that the mean scores of knowledge was decreased from 23.7±3.75 (early posttest) to 21.9±3.5 (secondary posttest), attitude from 112.2±14.55 (initial posttest) to 75.6±6.6 (secondary posttest) (p<0.001) and handlers practice was increased from 46.1±8 to 52.5±6.6 (p<0.001).Conclusion: Results showed explanatory effect of time passage on KAP of trained food handlers. Although the practice level of handlers were boosted after two years, for promotion of their knowledge and attitude, the repeat of guilds health training course at minimum two years after the initial training is recommended.

Background and Objective: Nowadays, overweight is considered as a social problem especially among the girls and it has many negative effects. It is necessary to be studied. The purpose of this study is to examine the relation between the Nutrition type, and sport with overweight among the young girls in Kermanshah.Methods: This study was conducted based on survey method. The statistical society includes all of young girls in Kermanshah. Due to the last statistical studies, there were 151430 persons. Sample contained 360 persons based on the Chochran and selected through cluster random sampling. The tools to gather data was the structured questionnaire. The obtained data was analyzed by using SPSS software. In this study, to test the hypotheses the researcher used, correlation coefficient and analysis of variance. Multiple regression were used to assess the research model.Results: The results showed that factors such as physical activities, Nourishment with mother’s milk, the artificial milk and kind of food are effective among the young girls. This variables can predict overweight respectively, they were entered to regression model and explained 43 percent of overweight variable variance.Conclusion: We can decreese the overweight problem with systematic planning use of sporting activities, regulatiing the plan of health nutrition and decreese of fast food consumption. This program is conceivable with support of cultural planning and knowledge of people.

Background and Objective: Nowadays identification of affecting factors on mcreasing of divorce and coping with in societyis important among couples coping with marital problems and conflict resolution. Hence the purpose of the present research is prediction of marital adjustment based on family solidarity, decision making and problem solving skills, and coping skills.Methods: The statistical population include all married teachers of elementary schools in Karaj city in the academic year 2014-2015 that by using random cluster sampling 358 person were selected based on Morgan table. To collect information the researchers used Dyadic Adjustment Scale of Spanier (DAS, 1976), and in order to measure family Solidarity, decision-making and problem-solving skills, and coping skills they used Family Process Scale Samani (2005). The data were analyzed through Pearson correlation and stepwise regression.Results: The results showed that family Solidarity, decision making and problem solving skills, and coping skills have a significant relationship with marital adjustment teachers in significant level of P<0.01 and also stepwise regression analysis showed that apart from coping skills that had not a significant effect at the regression equation, two component family Solidarity, and decision making and problem solving skills explain together 45.4 percent of the variance marital adjustment.Conclusion: According to research findings, it can be concluded that family solidarity, and decision making and problem solving skills have ability to predict marital adjustment. Therefore by strengthening and improvement predictor variables among husband and wife can move forward to create a more adaptive and more stabile life for couples.