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   2016| April-June  | Volume 2 | Issue 2  
    Online since March 17, 2016

 
 
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Rumination and co-rumination: Factors predicting depression
Mohammad Javad Piraman, Mahgol Tavakoli, Hajar Torkan
April-June 2016, 2(2):99-104
DOI:10.4103/2395-2296.178865  
Aim: All groups and individuals especially students are supposed to be at risk of getting involved with depressive disorders. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between rumination and co-rumination among students of Isfahan University. Methods: This study benefits from both causal-comparative and descriptive-correlative research methods. The participants were bachelor students of Isfahan University. Using simple random sampling, a sample of 234 students from 10 colleges of Isfahan University was selected. They were evaluated based on three research tools such as the second edition of Beck's depression indicators, response rumination scale, and co-rumination questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and regression. Results: Results indicated that rumination (P < 0.001) and co.rumination (P = 0.009) had significant and positive relationship with a total score of depression. Furthermore, the correlation of all three rumination subscales and all subscales of co-rumination except for subscale in which “the person in question encourages his friends to discuss problems” had positive and significant relationship with the total score of depression (P > 0.001). On the other hand, results revealed that the projection of students with depression in the case of rumination was significant (P ≤ 0.0001, β =0.390). Conclusions: Findings highlighted the predictive value of rumination in students with depression. In addition, this paper identified the importance of training in friendship communicational skills, talking effectively with friends, right thought, and appropriate adjustments of emotions among students.
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Effectiveness of writing education by the multimedia instruction on performance of students with dictation learning disorder
Maliheh Mehrabi, Salar Faramarzi
April-June 2016, 2(2):94-98
DOI:10.4103/2395-2296.178864  
Aim: The present research was done with the aim of effectiveness of writing education by the multimedia instruction on decline of the spelling disability signs, for students with learning disorders. Methods: An experimental and a pretest-posttest control group design method were applied. For this purpose with considering inclusion criterions of research, thirty students with spelling disability at third-grade have been chosen based on a random sampling method from all the elementary students in third-grades of Mobarakeh city studying academic year 2014–2015 and then by chance placed in two experimental (15) and control (15) group. Tools selected for data gathering of the research includes: Raven's Progressive Matrices Test for adults and spelling test. The experimental group was tested along 12 sessions, and data were analyzed with analysis of variance test using SPSS-22 (IBM Company, USA). Results: The results represented that behind the spelling test and its related subscales there is a statistical significant difference (P = 0.0001) between the performances of experimental and control group. Conclusions: Then it conclude that training with the multimedia has positive effects on the mistakes of students with learning disabilities to be decreased and also considering the software effectiveness it is suggested to apply modern computer-assisted methods in classrooms to decline the spelling problems of students.
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The effectiveness of motivational interviewing on the psychological symptoms (depression, anxiety, and stress) of 2nd year high school boy adolescences of Isfahan city
Gholam Hossein Pooyan, Elham Frouzande
April-June 2016, 2(2):76-81
DOI:10.4103/2395-2296.168505  
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of motivational interviewing on the psychological symptoms of 2nd year high school boy students of Isfahan city during the year 2014–2015. Methodology: This study was conducted with the semi-experimental method, pretest and posttest with the control group. The statistical population of this study was all the 2nd year high school boy students of Isfahan city who were randomly selected and put in the experimental group (15 individuals) and control group (15 individuals). First, the questionnaire of psychological symptoms (DASS, 1995) was performed and posttest was taken from experimental and control groups after conducting eight sessions in the experimental group. Result: Data analysis showed that motivational interviewing had a significant effect on the psychological symptoms of boy adolescents and would lead to the decrease in depression and anxiety (F = 11.18, P < 0.05). Conclusions: As a result, conducting motivational interviewing sessions was an effective method in decreasing the psychological symptoms of boy adolescents.
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Assessment of the hospital information system in compliance with Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology standard at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences' academic hospitals
Maryam Jahanbakhsh, Ashgar Ehteshami, Abbas Shafiei
April-June 2016, 2(2):105-110
DOI:10.4103/2395-2296.178866  
Introduction: Hospital information system (HIS) plays an important role in improving the quality of treatment in hospitals. These systems are considered as an information system that can have a great influence on the efficiency and effectiveness of hospital management. Assessment system as one of the most important debates in the hospital management system has received great emphasis. The present study was aimed to assess HISs of Isfahan academic hospitals and was performed using Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) standard. Methods: This study is an applied descriptive cross-sectional study, in which 11 academic HISs of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences were surveyed by using a CCHIT standard checklist with three areas (information management, patient management, and technical management). Obtained data were analyzed with SPSS software V. 18 (IBM), and descriptive statistics was used to examine measures of central tendencies. Results: Data analysis revealed that the mean score of information management, patient management, and technical management areas in compliance with CCHIT standard were 66.1, 63.5, and 64.6 percent, respectively. Conclusions: According to the results of this study, it can be expressed that the criteria of HIS has been implemented in a rather favorable way. Hence, to achieve the desired mode, planning must be done on designing systems to increase the efficiency of information management, patient management, and software and technical infrastructures.
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REVIEW ARTICLE
The impact of acceptance and commitment therapy on pain catastrophizing: The case of hemodialysis patients in Iran
Diana Ramezanzadeh, Gholamreza Manshaee
April-June 2016, 2(2):69-75
DOI:10.4103/2395-2296.178868  
In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in research and treatment of chronic pain psychological stress of the patients suffering from kidney failure and undergoing hemodialysis treatment. The present study set out to investigate the practical effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on improving the pain catastrophizing of hemodialysis patients. A quasi-experimental design was used in which a target sample of 30 hemodialysis patients, who received treatment at Dolatabad Hemodialysis Center, Isfahan, Iran, volunteered to participate in this study. They were then randomly divided into two groups (i.e., control and experimental groups), 15 each. Based on acceptance and commitment approach, the experimental sample received group-based instruction during an eight session period offered twice a week. The participants in both treatment and control groups were given pain catastrophizing scale before and after the treatment. The findings revealed that participants receiving group instruction based on acceptance and commitment training approach showed remarkably lower pain catastrophizing compared with those in the control group.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Prevalence and clinical correlation study of impaired glucose tolerance in major depressive disorder patients
Ajay Halder, Siddhartha Sankar Saha, Dipanwita Pandit, Abhinanda Biswas
April-June 2016, 2(2):117-122
DOI:10.4103/2395-2296.168509  
Aims: To find the prevalence of glycemic impairment during the first visit of patients diagnosed with major depressive disorders (MDDs). To identify whether subjects with glycemic impairment have more depression at baseline. To see whether final depression outcome is influenced by baseline glycemic control status. Subjects and Methods: The study was conducted in the Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata with the collaboration of Department of Biochemistry, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata. This is a hospital-based cohort study. One hundred and two eligible MDD patients were selected as per inclusion and exclusion criteria. Fasting blood sugar, postprandial blood sugar, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C), etc., were estimated and depression rating scale was applied on them at the first visit. These participants were again evaluated by depression rating scale after 3 months treatment of depression and blood was collected for HbA1C estimation. Statistical analysis was done with the help of (IBM) Statistical Package for Social Science-13. Results: Sixteen percentage patients had impaired glucose tolerance test. The baseline depression score was <13 for 6 percent, and ≥18 for 78 percent of the participating subjects. After 3 months of treatment, the score was <13 for 20 percent and ≥18 for 35 percent. The baseline depression score was found to be a strong predictor of prognosis even after controlling for all the indicators of glucose metabolism. Conclusions: Persons having similar depression level at presentation had a better prognosis if they had good glycemic control at baseline.
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Effectiveness of stress inoculation training on psychological well-being in women with diabetes mellitus type 2
Zahra Esmaeili, Leila Esmaeili, Farzaneh Dabbashi
April-June 2016, 2(2):88-93
DOI:10.4103/2395-2296.168504  
Aim: The purpose of the present research was to determine the effectiveness of stress inoculation training (SIT) method on psychological well-being in the women with diabetes mellitus type 2. Methods: In order to perform this study, 30 women with diabetes mellitus type 2 were randomly selected from women with diabetes mellitus type 2 population of Isfahan city via random cluster sampling method and were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (each group consists of 15 women). It had of semi-experimental design with pretest-posttest and control group. The intervention was SIT method. Ryff”s psychological well-being and demographical information scales were used to gather the data. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance. Results: The results showed that SIT had a significant effect on psychological wellbeing in women with diabetes mellitus type 2 in posttest (P ≤ 0. 02). Moreover, in the posttest SIT had a significant effect on positive relationships with others (P < 0.02), personal growth (P < 0.01). Discussion: In total, this study offers the use of intervention of SIT for improve wellbeing in the women with diabetes mellitus type 2.
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Investigating the relationship of mental health with job stress and burnout in workers of metal industries
Sayed Mohsen Hosseini, Ehsanollah Habibi, Samira Barakat, Noshin Ahanchi, Maryam Fooladvand, Elahe Khorasani
April-June 2016, 2(2):111-116
DOI:10.4103/2395-2296.178867  
Introduction: Since job stress and burnout are considered as basic factors in reducing efficacy and engendering physical and mental side effects, the present study was conducted with the aim of determining the mental health state and its relationship with job stress and burnout. Methods: The present study is a descriptive-analytical one which uses a cross-sectional design. In line with the research objectives, 125 workers of the metal industry were randomly selected. To collect data, the Demographic Characteristics Questionnaire, the Goldberg General Health Questionnaire, the US Institute of Mental Health Job Stress Questionnaire, and Maslach Job Burnout Inventory (with Chronbach's alpha coefficients of 0.89, 0.92, and 0.86, respectively) were used. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS-20. Results: The mean scores of mental health, job stress, and burnout are 47.97 ± 10.8, 147.54 ± 17.8, and 54.69 ± 13.94, respectively. According to Pearson correlation coefficient, mental health has a direct correlation with job stress and burnout. It means that by increasing the degree of job stress and burnout, the mental health state was unfavorable. Conclusions: Regarding the results of the present study in which there is a direct correlation between mental stress on job stress and burnout. If job stress and burnout in workplaces are not identified and controlled, they have negative effects on general health. Therefore, by identifying the resources and reasons of occurring job stress and burnout, and presenting practical and applied strategies for coping with and preventing the occurrence of job stress and burnout can supply and retain general health of the workers in workplaces.
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The comparison two kinds of consensual divorce and nonconsensual divorce, in a variety of marriage (forced, intellectual, emotional, and rational-emotional) among couples of applicant divorce who referred to the Justice Department of Isfahan Province
Mina Haghverdi, Asghar Aghaei
April-June 2016, 2(2):123-128
DOI:10.4103/2395-2296.168510  
Aim: The aim of this study is to compare the types of consensual divorce and nonconsensual divorce, in a variety of marriage (forced, intellectual, emotional, and rational-emotional) among couples of applicant divorce who referred to the Justice Department of Isfahan Province. Method: The study was conducted during winter 2013 to summer 2014. The sample of research was couples of applicant divorce who referred to the Justice Department of Isfahan province. Since the divorce by agreement (0.80) as compared to nonadaptive divorce is (0.20), 80 couples of consensual divorce and 35 couples of nonconsensual divorce were selected by available sampling. Method of research was descriptive research tool was questionnaire of marriage (Aghaei, Khanbany and Golparvar, 2013). Result: The results showed that the group of consensual divorce compared to nonconsensual divorce in terms of marriage just only were significant difference (P < 0.05) in rational-emotional marriage. Conclusion: According to this study, results showed that less divorces were in rational and rational-emotional marriages compared with those of compulsory and emotional marriages.
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The comparison of critical thinking skills for juniors' girl students in smart and ordinary schools
Ramezan Jahanian, Hoora Rajabi
April-June 2016, 2(2):82-87
DOI:10.4103/2395-2296.178862  
Aim: This research was carried out by method of comparative-reasonability in order to compare the critical thinking skill for juniors' girl students in ordinary and smart school. Methods: The population of the study was 2,705 juniors' student in schools of district one in Shahre Rey at 2013–2014. The case of study was 338 students who were selected randomly on the basis of the Cochran's formula. The tool of measurements was the test of the critical thinking. In order to analysis of the data, we used descriptive and inferential statistics. Result: The conclusions showed that the average of the score for critical thinking at deduction components, deductive reasoning and inductive reasoning in favor of smart schools and in dimensions of analysis and evaluation in favor of ordinary schools. Conclusions: In other word Information and Communications Technology in smart schools effect to critical thinking skill for juniors' girl students.
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The moderating effect of positive humanistic virtues on psychological capital and couples' marital adaptation: Provide a new conceptual model
Maryam Lolaki, Sayed Hamid Atashpour, Saeid Vaziri, Mohammad Reza Daei Jafari
April-June 2016, 2(2):129-133
DOI:10.4103/2395-2296.178869  
Aim: One of the most important factors affecting the family durability is the good entente between family members and especially the couples. Marital adaptation would be the foundation for good family function, facilitation of parental role, economic growth, and life satisfaction. In this regard, the purpose of this study which is a descriptive correlational one is to investigate the moderating effect of positive, humanistic virtues on psychological capital and couples' adaptation. Methods: The research method is descriptive and correlational. The population of this study was all the couples in Isfahan, Iran in which 384 were selected as the sample by convenience. The researcher has used three questionnaires as instruments of the study as follow: (a) Marital adaptation questionnaire, (b) psychological capital questionnaire, and (c) humanistic virtues questionnaire. In order to statistically analyze the data, Pearson correlational coefficient, step-by-step regression and path analysis formulas were applied. Result: Results showed that there is positively significant Pearson correlation between marital adaptations, self-efficacy, optimism, and endurance (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Among psychological capital variables, self-efficacy was a good predictor for marital adaptation. It was revealed that factors such as self-efficacy, bravery, and moderation has direct and endurance has an indirect effect on marital adaptation.
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CASE REPORT
Horizons of open and distance learning: Strategies for educational planning for teen girls in Lagos rural communities
Odeyemi Olajumoke Janet
April-June 2016, 2(2):134-138
DOI:10.4103/2395-2296.178870  
The provision of formal education for girls who dropped out or never had the chance to enroll in schools has been an intervention in very few countries of the world. The study investigated the causes and implications of teen pregnancy, illiteracy, and other at risk behaviors among teen girls in rural communities. Survey research design was adopted while using multi stage sampling techniques to select 186 respondents. A t-test was used to analyze the data collected. The study found a positive relationship between familial factors and risk behavior among teen girls in the communities. Also, extra familial variables contribute immensely to teen girls at-risk behavior. These call to question the issue and implication for the empowerment of such teen girls which will among other things promote healthy behavioral choices for them. What educational strategies through open and distance learning for sustainable empowerment achieve among these teen girls and its implications was discussed.
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LETTER TO EDITOR
Aiming to restore mental health among older adults: A loud cry
Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava, Prateek Saurabh Shrivastava, Jegadeesh Ramasamy
April-June 2016, 2(2):139-140
DOI:10.4103/2395-2296.178863  
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