Health, Spirituality and Medical Ethics
Year:2024 | Volume:11 | Issue:4|Papers Count:6

Abstract Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of marital relationship enhancement education based on the approach of religious teachings on different dimensions of sexual, spiritual, and mental health of married women.  Methods The interventional study with a control group was carried out from November 2021 to February 2022 in Amol, Iran. A total of 72 married women were included in two groupsincluding an intervention group and a control group. The subjects of the intervention group received marital relationship enhancement based on religious teachings in 6 two-hour group sessions once a week. Participants in the two groups completed Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWB), and General Mental Health questionnaires (GHQ) before and after the end of the intervention Independentmouseout="msoCommentHide('_com_1')" onmouseover="msoCommentShow('_anchor_1','_com_1')">[reviewer1]  and paired t-test, Chi-square, and ANCOVA were used for data analysis. Results: Mean values of the female sexual function, spiritual well-being, and mental health score were 25.96±3.69, 95.82±14.31 and 21.17 ± 12.56 respectively. In comparison of two groups, the results showed that the mean values of sexual function (P<0.001), and also its dimensions arousal (P<0.001), lubricant (P<0.001mouseout="msoCommentHide('_com_2')" onmouseover="msoCommentShow('_anchor_2','_com_2')">[reviewer2] ), orgasm (P<0.001), satisfaction (P<0.001), and sexual pain (P=0.044) were different in the two groups. Mean values of spiritual well-being, and also its dimensions including religious well-being, and existential well-being were different in the two groups (P<0.001).Mean values of general mental health, and also its dimensions anxiety and insomnia symptoms, social dysfunction, and depression symptoms were different in two groups(P<0.001).The mean pre-to-post test scores of female sexual function, spiritual well-being, general mental health and its domains(except sexual desire, and somatic symptoms)increased significantly in the intervention group(P<0.001).The difference in the control group was not significant in any of the above cases. Conclusion: Marital relationship enhancement education based on religious teachings is recommended for the promotion of sexual function, religious well-being, and general mental health among married women. mouseout="msoCommentHide('_com_1')" onmouseover="msoCommentShow('_anchor_1','_com_1')">"   mouseout="msoCommentHide('_com_2')" onmouseover="msoCommentShow('_anchor_2','_com_2')"> .

Background and Objective: Pregnancy is known as one of the most important stages in women's lives. In addition to being very joyful for most women, this period can also be considered a stressful period. In the meantime, establishing an emotional relationship with the fetus is considered one of the important adaptive stages in dealing with pregnancy anxiety. It seems that maternal-fetal attachment behaviors differ in different cultures and religions. This study aimed to investigate the effect of training in maternal-fetal attachment behaviors based on Iranian-Islamic culture on the anxiety of pregnant women referring to comprehensive health centers in Qom. Methods: In this semi-experimental study, 84 pregnant mothers with first pregnancy, singletons, with gestational age 30 to 34, were selected by convenience sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. Spielberger State-Trait Inventory and Cranley Maternal-Fetal Attachment Questionnaire (MFAS) were used for the samples in two sessions before and four weeks after the intervention. In addition to routine care, the experimental group received training in maternal-fetal attachment behaviors based on Iranian-Islamic culture in 8 30-minute sessions over four weeks (two sessions per week) in an individual and face-to-face manner. Data analysis was performed using independent t-test and paired t-test in SPSSv26 software. Results: There was no statistically significant difference in the mean anxiety score of pregnant mothers before the intervention in the two groups (P=0.67). After the intervention, there was a statistically significant difference between the mean and standard deviation of the anxiety score in the two groups (P=0.002). Conclusion: Education on maternal-fetal attachment behaviors based on Iranian-Islamic culture reduced the anxiety of pregnant mothers. Education based on Iranian-Islamic culture provides a basis for strengthening trust and hope in God, and the mother will be more mentally and emotionally calm. It is recommended that health care providers consider this training in the care plan for pregnant mothers.

Method: The present study was conducted based on the survey method. 912 people who referred to the Bharenko Premarital Education and Counseling Center were selected as a statistical sample by random cluster sampling. Was. Its reliability was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha method. The data were analyzed with T, F, correlation and step-by-step regression tests. Findings: The results of the research showed that people who have an informational identity style have more spiritual health both in the existential dimension and in the religious dimension. In fact, there is a positive and significant relationship between these two variables. However, the higher the score of Atnababi's identity style in people, the lower their spiritual health. Result: people with informational identity style who consciously and actively search for information and evaluate it and use appropriate information, are hardworking, self-regulating, have high self-esteem, introspection, have an internal source of control, self-aware, and have the power to solve problems. The problem is that they often experience a more meaningful life.

Background and Aim: Today, the investigation of the factors related to the emotional adjustment of students who face many mental challenges has attracted the attention of psychologists. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the role of Islamic lifestyle and spiritual vitality in predicting students' emotional adjustment. Methods: The present study was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of the research was 2128 students of Farhangian University of South Khorasan in 2023, of which 319 students were included in the study by stratified sampling method. The data collection tools included Farahbakhsh's emotional adjustment questionnaires (2013), Chirian and Afroz's spiritual vitality (2015), and Kaviani's Islamic lifestyle (2016). SPSS-26 software and Pearson correlation test and multiple regression were used in data analysis. Findings: The results showed that the correlation between Islamic lifestyle (R=0.609) and spiritual vitality (R=0.677) with emotional compatibility is positive and significant (p<0.01). Islamic lifestyle components explained 37% and spiritual vitality 45.8% of the variance of students' emotional adjustment. Conclusion: Overall, the results showed that Islamic lifestyle and spiritual vitality were able to predict the emotional adjustment of Farhangian University students. Therefore, paying attention to the components of Islamic lifestyle and spiritual vitality should be the concern of planners and mental health offices of universities.

Background and Objectives: The present study was conducted to present and compile a conceptual model of effective structures in the treatment of death anxiety based on religious texts and assess its validity. Methods: A mixed exploratory research method (quantitative and qualitative) was used. In the qualitative part, collecting texts, the method of semantic fields was used, while qualitative content analysis was applied in the text analysis phase. In the quantitative part of the research, the method of evaluating the opinions of experts was used. Using targeted sampling based on the principle of saturation, 27 related words and 549 religious propositions were collected and analyzed from Islamic sources. Results: Finally, eight themes, 16 categories, and 63 components were extracted. To ensure the compatibility of the findings with the literary content and their applicability in the field of psychology, their validity was investigated based on the opinion of 12 experts by calculating the content validity index (CVI) and the content validity ratio (CVR), and finally, the conceptual model of effective structures in the treatment of death anxiety was drawn in the form of a general schema. Conclusion: The findings of this research provide a suitable platform for the design of intervention therapies and educational packages in this regard

Background and objectives: Spiritual health is one of the factors affecting the quality of nursing care provided to patients and ethical sensitivity has been introduced as the basis of ethical performance and care in the nursing profession. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between spiritual health and ethical sensitivity of nursing students.  Methods: The present study is a descriptive-analytical study of correlation. 120 nursing students of the Islamic Azad University of Shahrekord were studied in 2023 by the census method sampling. Data were collected using two standard questionnaires: nurses' ethical sensitivity (Lutzen,1994) and spiritual health (Palutzian & Ellison). Data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics (Pearson correlation coefficient) with SPSS 24 software. Results: The results of the study showed that the mean spiritual health score (18.78) ± 42.42 at the desired level and the ethical sensitivity of nursing students (11.11) ± 13.11 is moderate. There is a significant positive relationship between the spiritual health score and the ethical sensitivity of nursing students (r=0.118, P<0.05).  Conclusion: Given the importance of spiritual health over the ethical sensitivity of nursing students, it is suggested that spiritual concepts to nursing students through the implementation of workshops on spirituality and spiritual health or intra-curriculum to develop the spiritual health and ethical sensitivity of nursing students.