ISLAMIC LIFE STYLE CENTERED ON HEALTH
Year:2018 | Volume:2 | Issue:2 |Papers Count:7

Aims: Diabetes is a disease that in case of coexisting with low self‐care, its severity and complications may increase. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of combined treatment package (Acceptance and commitment therapy‐based healthy lifestyle) with mindfulness‐based therapy on self‐care and glycated hemoglobin (A1C) in patients with diabetes mellitus, type 2.Materials & Methods: The present research, which was conducted in 2017, is a pretest‐posttest quasi‐experimental study consisting of 2 intervention groups and 1 control group. Firstly, 45 women with diabetes mellitus, type 2 in Isfahan were chosen as the research sample and randomly divided into intervention and control groups. Self‐care scale and glycated hemoglobin test were considered as the research instruments. The patients in combined therapy group were treated during 12 three‐hour sessions and patients in mindfulness based therapy group were treated during 10 two‐hour sessions. Finally, the data were analyzed by the repeated measures ANOVA and Bonferroni post hoc test, using SPSS 21 software.Findings: There was a significant difference between intervention and control groups with respect to self‐care. There was a significant difference between ACT‐based healthy lifestyle group with mindfulness‐based therapy and control group, and there was a significant difference between the mindfulness‐based therapy and control group. In terms of A1C, there was a significant difference between intervention and control groups. ACT‐based healthy lifestyle group had a significant difference with mindfulness‐based therapy group and control group, but there was no significant difference between mindfulness‐based therapy and control group.Conclusion: ACT‐based healthy lifestyle can improve the self‐care and decrease glycated hemoglobin in patients with diabetes mellitus, type 2 and it is more effective than the mindfulness‐based therapy (standard therapy).

Aims: Major Depressive Disorder is one of the most common disorders in Iran. This research was conducted with the aim of evaluating the effect of logotherapy with Quran recitation and prayer on quality of life in women with major depressive disorder.Materials & Methods: The present study is an applied research in terms of purpose, and semi‐experimental pretest posttest with control group in terms of method. The statistical population of this study included all women with major depressive disorder, who were referred to psychological centers of Qom province in 2017. According to the research method, 30 women with major depressive disorder were selected, using voluntary sampling method and randomly divided into two groups (15 patients as experimental group and 15 patients as control group). Data collection tool was World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire. The data were analyzed by SPSS 21, using descriptive and inferential statistics. To analyze the hypotheses, covariance analysis was used.Findings: By controlling the effect of pre‐test, in the post‐test, the mean score of quality of life was significantly different between the experimental and control groups (p=0.01; F=26.01) and in the experimental group, it was higher than the control group.Conclusion: Logotherapy with Quran recitation and prayer is effective in improving the quality of life of women with major depressive disorder.

Aims: With regard the role and importanc of lifestyle in modifying different behaviors and habits such as weight-related behaviors, the present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of traditional lifestyle model on eating behavior in overweight females (With Islamic-Iranian approach).Materials & Methods: The present study is a semi-experimental research with a pre-test post-test design carried out in 2016. The statistical population consisted of all overweight female psychology students of Azad university of Karaj in 2017; 40 subjects were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. The experimental group was treated in 10 sessions (Each session 90minutes) with a traditional lifestyle model related to weight. The Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) was used; also, a structured clinical interview was used for axis I disorders and a structured clinical interview was used for personality disorders. The data were analyzed with covariance analysis test, using SPSS 24 software.Findings: There was a significant difference between the scores of the experimental and control groups in eating behavior (F=43.691; effect size=0.541; p=0.0001), emotional eating (F=4.389; effect size=0.106; =p 0.043)), external eating (F=6.947; effect size=0.158; p=0.012), and inhibited eating (F=22.499; effect size=0.378; p=0.0001). Traditional lifestyle model significantly decreased eating behavior and its components.Conclusion: The Iranian traditional lifestyle model with Islamic approach is effective in modifying eating behavior and its components (eating, emotional eating, and external eating), and traditional medicine, as a therapeutic approach along with new models, can balance eating behavior and its components in weight loss for overweight females.

Aims: Depression is one of the most common psychological disorders in the aging period that leads to a decrease in the mental health and well-being of elderly people. Faith and religious beliefs as well as the acceptance of reality of aging can be a factor in reducing the symptoms of depression. The aim of this study was to compare the religious beliefs and psychological well-being of depressed and non-depressed elderly women.Instrument & Methods: The present descriptive research is a causal-comparative study. The population of this study included all elderly women, who were the members of Jahandidegan center in District 1 of Tehran Municipality during 2016, of whom 75 depressed and 75 non-depressed elderly were selected by available sampling method. The research instruments were Allport and Russ Religious Orientation Scale, Reef’s Psychological Well-Being Scale, and Geriatric Depression Scale. The data were analyzed by independent T test, using SPSS 22.Findings: There was a significant difference between religious beliefs (t=-7.46) and psychological well-being (t=-5.36) in depressed and non-depressed elderly women, and mean scores of these two variables were significantly higher in non-depressed women than in depressed women (p=0.001).Conclusion: Religious beliefs and psychological well-being are higher in non-depressed elderly women than in depressed elderly women.

Aims: The social clock is a timetable, based on which people are expected to perform their duties. An important aspect of using quality of life is the estimation of life satisfaction. The aim of this study was to assess the satisfaction and quality of life of young women and to find that not moving in accordance with social clock theory in the current society can affect the satisfaction and quality of life.Instruments & Methods: In this descriptive-correlational study conducted in 2016, 185 women aged 20 to 40 years, who were selected by cluster sampling method, filled two life satisfaction and quality of life questionnaires. In order to analyze the data, descriptive and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation test and independent t-test) were used by SPSS21 software.Findings: The mean of life satisfaction (p=0.049; t=2.545) and physical activity (p=0.025; t=2.459) in terms of age, vitality in terms of educational level, and physical activity in terms of occupational status (p=0.011; t=0.01) were significantly different. There was a positive and significant correlation between quality of life and life satisfaction, except for the physical activity.Conclusion: Individuals do not consistently follow the social clock theory, and the expectations of appropriate events in early adulthood are less clear and straightforward than the past.

Aims: Family is the smallest and the most important institution of the society; providing the health of this institution is one of the fundamental issues of all countries. Lifestyle has a major role in controlling and preventing diseases, and the habits that are changing the nature of today's industrial and modern world are damaging the quality of health, which reveals the importance of choosing a proper lifestyle. The present study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the correlation between lifestyle components with general health in family.Materials & Methods: In this descriptive study with correlation method, which was carried out in Tehran in 2015, 300 individuals from Tehran in the age range of 25 to 50 years old were randomly selected. The research instruments were Lifestyle Questionnaire (LSQ) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). The data were analyzed by SPSS 19, using Pearson correlation coefficient and linear regression analysis.Findings: There was a positive and significant correlation between general health and lifestyle (r=0.695) and physical health (r=0.524), mental health (r=0.707), social health (r=0.561), and spiritual health (r=550), and lifestyle, social health, physical health, mental health, and spiritual health explained general health (p<0.05) as 37%, 41%, 18%, 52%, and 25%, respectively.Conclusion: Improvement of ifestyle develops the general health of family members.

Aims The value and importance of preserving the Qur’ an and the supreme position of the memorizers of the Qur’ an are not hidden for any religion. Regardless of the importance and virtue of the Holy Qur’ an, this high supreme position is due to the usefulness of memorization the Holy Qur’ an and its internal and external influence on the personality, ethics, and behavior of the individual and society. The present study was conducted with the aim of comparing the mental health and its components in memorizers of the Qur’ an and non-memorizers. Instruments & Methods The present causal-comparative research was conducted among all memorizers of the Qur’ an and non-memorizers of Isfahan in 2011. Using available sampling method, 100 Qur’ an memorizers and 100 non-memorizers were selected. The Goldberg General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) was used as a research tool. The data were analyzed by SPSS Software, using independent t-test. Findings There was a significant difference between the two groups in terms of mental health, and the mental health of memorizers of the Qur’ an was better. There was no significant difference in terms of physical symptoms in two groups. The level of anxiety and depression in memorizers was significantly lower than non-memorizers. The social function of non-memorizers was significantly better than that of the memorizers. Conclusion The mental health of the memorizers is higher than that of the non-memorizers. There is no difference in terms of physical symptoms in memorizers and non-memorizers. The level of anxiety and depression in memorizers is lower than that of non-memorizers. Also, the social function of non-memorizers is better than that of the memorizers.