COMMUNITY HEALTH JOURNAL
Year:2017 | Volume:10 | Issue:4 |Papers Count:8

Introduction: Mothers who have children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder experience greater problems related to mental health including anxiety and worry. In this regard, the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a mindfulness-based parenting training on the anxiety and worry of mothers who have children with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.Materials and Methods: This Quasi-experimental study was conducted with a pre-test/post-test control group. For this purpose, 30 mothers of girls with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Using purposive sampling method. The Conners Parent Rating Scale and clinical interviews were used for screening and the anxiety inventory and Pennsylvania State Worry Questionnaire were used to collect data in two conditions [pretest and posttest]. Mindful Parenting course was implemented for the experimental group in 8 sessions of 2 hours each. Data were analyzed using ANCOVA.Results: Results of ANCOVA showed that the mindful parenting course resulted in a statistically significant difference between pre-and post-test scores so that the experimental group had a lower rate of anxiety and worry (p<0.001).Conclusion: Considering the results of this study, the mindful parenting course may be effective in reduction of anxiety and worry in mothers who have children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, this training course would be beneficial for mothers of children with this disorder.

Introduction: Recent experiences in relation to natural disasters, violence, terrorist attacks and the threat of pandemic diseases including influenza show that schools should have strategies for dealing with crises, accidents and disasters. The aim of this study was to determine the schools plans to dealing with the risks of these unwanted events in Rafsanjan.Materials and Methods: In this cross- sectional study, 153 schools plans were included for dealing with accidents and disasters in Rafsanjan in 2013. The data gathering instrument in this study was a questionnaire designed by the researcher (Features schools, equipment and facilities in schools). Researchers attended in the schools and the questionnaires were completed with the help of schools’ managers. Data were analyzed using independentt test and One-way ANOVA.Results: The findings indacated that the mean and standard deviation of equipment and basic facilities of the schools were 11.10±9.71. ANOVA test showed a significant difference between level of education and equipment and basic facilities (p=0.034). Also, there was a significant and direct association between the values of equipment and basic facilities and the existence of school health services. (p=0.001).Conclusion: Due to the lack of accessibility of schools to advanced equipments and facilities, the results of this study may provide useful information for authorities and decision makers to improve the safety standards of the schools.

Introduction: Better compatibility with the environment needs a balance between motor fitness and body composition. The present study was conducted to compare the motor fitness in female adolescents of normal and abnormal body weight in Kashan in 2015.Materials and Methods: In this descriptive study, 150 female students aged 12-15 years in Kashan city were included using the cluster sampling method. The BMI above the 85th and less than 5th percentile for age and sex by Center for Diseases Control proposed as overweight/ obesity and slim respectively and between 5-85th as normal weight.. Physical fitness tests including agility (hexagonal), speed (30 m), balance (Stork), response time (RT Nelson), power (Sargent) were measured in all subjects. Statistical methods used in this study were MANOVA and Scheffe post hoc test.Results: Averages time of balance test in slim, normal and overweight/obese groups were 9.43±5.54, 10.17±5.65 and 22.20±2.22 seconds respectively. Also, averages of power test were 27.37±5.39, 26.75±6.78 and 24.24±4.77 centimeters; averages of time of agility test were 14.23±2.39, 14.53±2.82 and 16.08±2.88 seconds and averages of reaction time were 2.15±0.27, 2.27±0.3 and 2.32±0.28 seconds respectively. There were significant differences in normal and slim groups with overweight/obese group, in sub-scale of motor fitness including balance (p=0.005), muscle power (p=0.038), speed (p=0.015) and agility (p=0.006).Conclusion: According to the findings, the body mass index was associated with motor fitness in female adolescents, so that students with a higher BMI, were weaker in physical fitness than other students.

Introduction: In order to presents effective health services to a community, professional concepts should be defined based on the beliefs, values and culture appreciated by that community. Since the concepts of environment and community are of paramount importance, so their explanation is indispensable for promotion of community health. Based on these considerations, the objective of the present study was to define the concepts of environment and community in nursing based on the Islamic resources.Materials and Methods: The pre-mentioned concepts were defined and analyzed using Walker and Avant's (2005) concept analysis, and the theories of Ayatollah Javadi Amoli and Morteza Motahari as the two main Islamic resources.Results: According to the Islam religion, human being as the successor of Allah upon the earth is always interacted with natural environment and society. Human being is affected by reformation or corruption of the natural environment although, human himself is the final determinant. Community and human are two independent entities so that the former is required to social life and the latter is formed by individuals. Although, they affect on each other but it is human who is responsible for health promotion.Conclusion: Regarding the Islamic instruction, human being is not the submissive of the environment although he is affected by the environment and this semantic difference causes nurses’ activities related to the community health are not affected only by human life’s events or his experiences. Due to the significant difference of the Islamic attitudes with other popular cultures towards community health, replanning of community health programs based on the Islamic resources is warranted.This research doesn’t need to ethical approval. Funding in this research supplied with Tarbiat Modares University. This research has not conflict of interest.

Introduction: adolescence is considered as a critical period in the people’s growth cycle and also the trend of growth route and may be affected by both positive and negative factors. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between parenting methods and social puberty and coping styles in female adolescents in Isfahan city.Materials and Methods: the present study had a descriptive design. The statistical population of the study included all 11-14 year-old female adolescents studying in the city of Isfahan in the academic year 2014-15. A multi-stage clustered random sampling method was used to select a sample of 250 individuals. The study instruments included the questionnaire of parenting methods, scale of coping styles and the questionnaire of social puberty. The data achieved from the study were analyzed through Pearson correlation coefficient statistical method.Results: the results of the study revealed that problem-oriented strategy with the parents participation (r=0.23) and weakness in supervision (r=-0.38), emotion-oriented strategy with lack of stability in conduct (r=0.29), escape-avoidance strategy in supervision (r=0.37), personal accomplishment with positive parenting (r=0.33), interpersonal accomplishment with the parents participation (r=0.25) and with positive parenting (r=0.36), scale of social accomplishment with the parents participation (r=0.41) and positive parenting (r=0.30) hada significant positive relationship (p<0.001).Conclusion: according to the findings of the study implying the relationship between parenting methods and social puberty and coping styles in female adolescents, in case the parents are under modern parenting training and are familiar with scientific and basic principles of parenting, it will be effective on social puberty and coping styles of female adolescents.

Introduction: Psychological interventions play an important role in the prevention and treatment of addiction. This research was done with the purpose of investigating the efficacy of well-being therapy on three indexes of anxiety, stress and depression.Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, from August to January, 2014, thirty men using methamphetamine under supervision of Verdich Therapeutic-Community Center were voluntarily selected. They were then screened based on the diagnostic criteria foranxiety, stress and depression, and finally twenty-four patients were included and randomly assigned into two groups of twelve, experiment and control group. The experimental group received 12 weekly sessions of well-beingeach lasting one hour. Also, addiction urine test was taken two times per week with cutoff value 300 Ng/ml. The data were analyzed by Chi-Square and t-tests.Results: Data analysis showed that well-being therapy had a significant effect on anxiety (20.84±2.51 for exp group vs 24.32±2.13 for control group, p<0.01). However, this intervention had no significant effect onstress and depression indexes (p>0.05).Conclusion: The findings of this study may have an optimistic outlook on the efficacy of therapeutic interventions onpsycho-cognitive impairments.

Introduction: The Immune system usually weakens with age so it is important to strength this system by different mechanism including physical activity. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of eight-week course of combined exercise model on serum lactoferrin during rest in elderly women.Materials and Methods: In this semi-experimental study, 21 healthy elderly women aged 60-65 years were included and then were randomely divided into groups of exercise (n=12) and control (n=9). The exercise group received two training programs of endurance and strength for eight weeks, trice a week course. The endurance training performed on a cycle ergometer (intensity: 60-88 % MHR) and strength training involved selected upper and lower body workout (intensity: 40-75 1RM, 8-18 repeat). Serum lactoferrin concentrations were measured 24 hours before and 48 hours after the protocols of training by ELISA methods. Intra- and inter- group comparison was performed using dependent t-test for intra-group changes and independent t-test for inter-group differences.Results: The results showed that the serum lactoferrin level was significantly reduced in the experimental group (p£0.05). Also, the eight- week exercise course led to weight loss, reducing the BMI and body fat percentage (p£0.05).Conclusion: The results showed that exercise may decrease the serum level of lactoferrin in elderly women.

Introduction: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of different concentrations of saffron (Crocus sativus) on the expression of OCT4, KLF, SOX2, NANOG and Nucleostemin genes in AGS (gastric cancer) cell line.Materials and Methods: Gastric adenocarcinoma cell line (AGS) was prepared from the cell bank of Iran Pasteur Institute and were cultured in RPMI 1640 medium. The cells were then cultured in both test and control groups under similar conditions. At confluency of 60-70%, the test group was treated with saffron essence at concentrations of 20, 40 and 100 mg/ml for 24, 48 and 72 hours. Total RNA was extracted prior to cDNA preparation. The expression of target genes in both test and control groups were determined.Results: The results showed that the saffron extract decreased expression of OCT4, KLF, SOX2, NANOG and Nucleostemin genes.Conclusion: The results suggested that saffron can be considered as an anti-cancer agent due to its role in inhibition of cell division. This study could be the basis for further studies on the anti-cancer property of herbal products.