COMMUNITY HEALTH JOURNAL
Year:2017 | Volume:11 | Issue:2 |Papers Count:8

Introduction: One of the most important goals for students and athletes is to. achieve the optimal performance along with improving reaction time This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of neurofeedback training, as a common therapeuti tool, on reaction time performance.Materials and Methods: In this quasia-experiment study, a total of 30 volunteers were included and divided randomly into two groups of 15, experimental and control groups. Firstly, both groups received a pre-test reaction time. The experimental group received 20 sessions of real and performance-related neurofeedback training while the control group received the same sessions of random training but irrelevant to perforrmance. At the end of thesesessions, as a post-test was conducted for both groups.The Ddata analysis tool was SPSS version 19.Results: The results showed that the neurofeedback training could improve the response time performances including; simple, distictive, selctive and audio-visual reaction tim. Participants who received performance-related neurofeedback training sessions had a more optimal reaction time which was significant compared to the control group (p<0.01).Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, neurofeedback training could be recommended for some importat jobs including military or athletic individuals.

Introduction: Premenstrual dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) is a mental - physical disease initiated by changing the levels of sex steroids in menstrual–ovulation cycle. Thus, the present study was conducted aiming to investigate the role of negative emotions, mental rumination, and Behavioral Inhibition System in prediction of the symptoms of premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder in female students of Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University in 2015.Materials and Methods: The statistical population of this descriptive study included all female students of Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University in 2015. Using a Convenience Sampling method, 267 students were selected for this study. Research tools were; the Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool (PSST), Five-Factor Jackson Personality Inventory, Penn State Worry, Rumination, the Beck Depression -II (BDI-II), and the Beck Anxiety (BAI). Data was analyzed using regression method by applying Path Analysis Method.Results: The findings of the present research depicted that anxiety with explanation force of about 29/2 percent (p=0.001, b=0.435) and depression with explanation force of 27 (p=0.001, b=0.356), and also variables of mental rumination (p=0.001, b=0.171), behavioural inhibition (p=0.001, b=0.213), and worry (p=0.001, b=0.142) were significant in the prediction of symptoms regarding Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder.Conclusion: The results of this study illustrated that variables of anxiety, depression, worry, mental rumination, and behavioural inhibition are associated with the symptoms of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. These results proved the significance of paying more attention to the mental health of students and also designing more efficient practical plans for promotion of mental health-related issues is of paramount importance.

Introduction: The developmental coordination disorder causes many problems in motor skills of children. Designing appropriate motor plans is important to help these children. The core stability training is one of the related programs which has attracted the attention of the experts of this field in recent years. This study was aimed to investigate the effect of core stability training on balance in children with developmental coordination disorder.Materials and Methods: In this quasi -experimental study, 30 children with developmental coordination disorder aged 9 to 12 years old were selected. After static balance (Stork test) and dynamic balance (Star test) pre-tests, they were randomly divided into three groups: core stability training, daily activities, and control. The core stability exercise group conducted the core stability training for 16 sessions of 45 minutes. In this period, the daily activities group performed their daily routine activities. The control group had no activity. Finally, the post-test was conducted and the results were recorded. The research hypotheses were tested using one-way analysis of variance and Tukey post hoc test (p<0.05).Results: There was no significant difference among the three groups in terms of age (p=0.955), weight (p=0.425), and height (p=0.515). Also, the central stability exercises improved the subjects' balance. The central stability training group had a better performance in static and dynamic balance compared to the other two groups (p<0.001). In addition, there was no significant difference between daily activities group and control group in terms of static and dynamic balance (p=0.539).Conclusion: According to the findings, the core stability exercise may be used as a useful intervention to improve static and dynamic balance of children with developmental coordination disorder.

Introduction: Mental health is the most important factor in the growth and development of students' talents. One of the indicators of mental health assessment is the feeling of guilt that affects the person. The present study was aimed to predict the mental health of students of Ahwaz University of Shahid Chamran based on healthy and unhealthy guilt in 2017.Materials and Methods: In this Analytical and cross-sectional study, 300 students were selected using randomly stratified methodology. Two questionnaires regarding healthy and unhealthy feelings of guilt and mental health scale were used as means of data collection. The data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and multiple linear regressions analysis.Results: The results showed that healthy (r=-0.193) and unhealthy feelings (r=0.303) of guilt were significantly correlated with mental health status (Incompatible aspects of mental health) (p<0.05). The highest correlation coefficient was related to unhealthy feelings of guilt, which was the most important predictive variable in this study. The regression coefficient between healthy and unhealthy feelings of guilt with mental health was statistically significant at<0.001.Conclusion: According to the results of this research, On the contrary of traditional view of feelings of guilt, this feeling probably does not play a main role in developing mental disorders and it is not always maladaptive. In fact, feelings of guilt have a range from adaptive to maladaptive behaviors.

Introduction: Co-Workers’ personality has an important influence on job satisfaction and organizational commitment of individuals in their workplaces. Large part of the personality imaging of the individuals is affected by two constructs of warmth and competence. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the role of Co-Workers’ perceived warmth and competence in the job turnover intention of nurses in Rafsanjan, considering the role of job satisfaction and organizational commitment variables.Materials and Methods: The present study was a descriptive of structural equation modeling. Using convenience random sampling method, 263 nurses were selected among was all nurses with more than five years of work experince at affiliated hospitals of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences in 2017. Among the.They responded to the questionnaires of warmth and competency of colleagues, job satisfaction, organizational commitment and the intention of job turnover. Data analysis was performed by using SPSS and AMOS softwares and by descriptive statistics methods, Pearson correlation coefficient, Sobel test and confirmatory factor analysis.Results: The results of the research showed that the conceptual model of the research had a suitable fitness.In the examined structural model, at a meaningful level of a<0.05, the effect of co-workers’ perceived competence on job satisfaction and organizational commitment was 0.723 & 0.425, respectively. However, co-workers’ perceived warmth had only a little significant effect on organizational commitment (0.071). Finally, our data showed that wsa job satisfaction had a negative effect (-0.883) on nurses’ turnover intentions.Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, among the personality traits, compared to the co-workers’ perceived warmth, the competence may have a more positive effect on p organizational commitment and job satisfaction of nurses and their reluctance to turnover intentions.

Introduction: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has profound effects on patients in terms of communicative, social, and psychological aspects. The present study was aimed to investigate the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy in reducing the attentional bias and rumination in patients with OCD.Materials and Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, from all OCD patients referred to the relevant clinics in Isfahan City, a sample size of 30 patients were selected through a targeted and available sampling method with a pretest-posttest design and also a control group... The patients group received a weekly session of 90 minutes of dialectical behavior therapy for 10 weeks while the control group was treated with a usual method. The data gathering tools were MOCI, RRS, and Stroop tests and the collected data were then analyzed through ANOVA with repeated measures.Results: Results showed that dialectical behavior therapy had a significant effect on reduction of attentional bias and rumination of OCD patients at a level of 0.05 error.Conclusion: Dialectical behavior therapy based on the emotional regulation and distress tolerance techniques can be used as a selective and effective psychotherapy method in reducing of rumination and attentional bias in patients with OCD.

Introduction: Considering the results of previous studies on the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy, this study was aimed to compare the efficacy of this method of treatment with cognitive behavioral therapy on marital satisfaction in women with obsessive- compulsive disorder.Materials and Methods: This work was a quasi- experimental study with pre – post-test design. All married women aged 20 to 50 years with obsessive- compulsive disorder referred to the counseling centers of Sanandaj City in 2016 were included in the study. Among these patients, 45 women were selected based on available sampling method. They were then randomely subgrouped into three groups of 15; acceptance and commitment therapy group, cognitive behavioral therapy group and control group. The first two groups s received 9 sessions of two-hour treatment. Data were collected using demographic questionnaires and ENRICH couple scale (1989) and the questionnaires were administered twice as pre-and post-test twice for the three groups. The data was then analyzed using Analysis of Covariance, Levine test and LSD follow up test.Results: The results of the study showed significant differences between the mean scores of the pre-test and post-test of the experimental group (p<0.001). In addition, results of the two experimental groups indicated that the acceptance and commitment therapy had a higher positive significant effect on marital satisfaction compared with the cognitive behavioral therapy (p<0.001).Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, the method of commitment and acceptance therapy may have a more effcasy on marital satisfaction and can be suggested for women with obsessive-compulsive disorder is recommended to increase the satisfaction of women with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Introduction: foreign body aspiration (FBA) is considered as one of the medical emergencies. Increasing the individuals’ awareness especially students can be effective in preventing and reducing suffocation. Therefore, the purpose of this study was the effects of role playing methods on the performance of the students and teachers encountering FBA.Materials and Methods: This is a semi-experimental study in which the statistical population includes high school students and teachers. The sampling method was clustering and random by which 28 students and 28 teachers were selected. Educational intervention was held in form of three training sessions. Then, the performance of the samples was evaluated before, immediately and one month after the intervention by a checklist of 20 questions regarding the implementation of the Heimlich maneuver. Finally, the filled out checklists were analyzed statistically using T- test, paired T-test and ANOVA.Results: The results showed that role playing methods was increased immediately and one month after the intervention on the performance of the students and teachers. The ONVA test showed that the mean score of teachers' and students performance that immediately and one month after the intervention was more than before education (p<0.001).Conclusion: The results of this study showed that role playing method could improve the students and teachers' skills and performance in dealing with FBA. It is suggested that awareness of all communities be increased by conducting classes and education workshops for students and teachers, and encouraging them to re-launch these trainings.