Negin Khoshvaght, F. Naderi, S. Safarzadeh, M. Alizadeh
Background & Aims of the Study: Cerebral Palsy (CP) is the most common chronic motor disability in children. CP can cause depression and anxiety in the mothers of affected children. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) on anxiety and depression in the mothers of children with CP. Materials and Methods: This was an experimental study with a pre-test, post-test and follow-up and a control group design. The study sample consisted of 40 mothers of children with CP who were selected by convenience sampling method. We randomly divided the study participants into experimental and control groups (n=20/group). The research instruments included the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The experimental group underwent eight 60-minute sessions weekly sessions of CFT. The follow-up step was performed after 45 days. The obtained data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics, such as mean, standard deviation, Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA), and Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA). Data analysis was performed using SPSS v. 24. Results: The Mean±SD pre-test and post-test scores of anxiety and depression were measured as 28.80±9.24) and 16.25±7.40 in the experimental group and 38.80±10.27 and 28.00±5.01, respectively in the control group. The obtained results suggested that CFT effectively reduced anxiety and depression in the explored mothers of children with CP (P<0.01). Conclusion: According to the present study results, CFT can be used to reduce anxiety and depression in the mothers of children with CP and accordingly improve their quality of life.
研究背景与目的:脑瘫(CP)是儿童最常见的慢性运动障碍。CP会导致患病儿童的母亲抑郁和焦虑。本研究旨在探讨以同情为中心的治疗(CFT)对CP患儿母亲焦虑和抑郁的影响。材料与方法:采用前测、后测和随访的实验研究,采用对照组设计。本研究采用方便抽样的方法选取40名患有脑瘫儿童的母亲。我们将研究参与者随机分为实验组和对照组,每组20人。研究工具包括贝克焦虑量表(BAI)和贝克抑郁量表(BDI)。实验组每周进行8次60分钟的CFT。45天后进行随访。对所得数据进行描述性统计和推理统计分析,如平均值、标准差、协方差分析(ANCOVA)和多变量协方差分析(MANCOVA)。数据分析采用SPSS v. 24软件。结果:实验组焦虑和抑郁的前测和后测均数±SD分别为28.80±9.24分和16.25±7.40分,对照组为38.80±10.27分和28.00±5.01分。结果显示,CFT能有效减轻CP患儿母亲的焦虑和抑郁(P<0.01)。结论:根据目前的研究结果,CFT可以减轻CP患儿母亲的焦虑和抑郁,从而提高其生活质量。
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Background & Aims of the Study: Terfetalic Acid (TPA ) is produced in large quantities and used in various industries. Besides, TPA is among the main sources of water pollution in industrialized countries. TPA photo-degradation process was performed in a Circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor (CFBR) by one Ultraviolet type A (UV-A) lamp and ozone generator with MnFe2O4/Willemite photo-catalyst. Materials and Methods: In this research, the nanoparticles of MnFe2O4 and Willemite were synthesized by co-precipitation reactions and wet mixing method, respectively. Then MnFe2O4/ Willemite was synthesized by the immobilization of MnFe2O4 on Willemite by mechanical method. Full factorial experimental design with 4 factors, including the pH, the initial concentration of TPA, the amount of Catalyst (Cat.), and O3 dosage was used for modeling and optimizing the process. Results: In the optimal conditions, the amounts of pH, TPA, Cat., and O3 were obtained equal to 9, 20 ppm, 1.5 g/L, and 2.17 mg/h, respectively. In these conditions, degradation efficiency was obtained to be 98.2695%, and decomposition kinetics was determined as pseudo-first-order with Kapp=0.2707 min-1, kLH=3.729 ppm min-1, and kadd=0.051 ppm-1. Conclusion: Comparing experiments results in different processes, such as UV, UV-Cat, O3, UVO 3, Cat-O3, and UV-Cat-O3 revealed that photo-catalytic ozonation (O3/MnFe2O4/Willemite) in the presence of UV for degradation of TPA in an aqueous environment, present the higher efficiency.
{"title":"Photo-catalytic Ozonation for Degrading Terephthalic Acid in Aqueous Environment","authors":"K. Mahanpoor, Z. Sharifnezhad","doi":"10.32598/ahs.10.3.201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/ahs.10.3.201","url":null,"abstract":"Background & Aims of the Study: Terfetalic Acid (TPA ) is produced in large quantities and used in various industries. Besides, TPA is among the main sources of water pollution in industrialized countries. TPA photo-degradation process was performed in a Circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor (CFBR) by one Ultraviolet type A (UV-A) lamp and ozone generator with MnFe2O4/Willemite photo-catalyst. Materials and Methods: In this research, the nanoparticles of MnFe2O4 and Willemite were synthesized by co-precipitation reactions and wet mixing method, respectively. Then MnFe2O4/ Willemite was synthesized by the immobilization of MnFe2O4 on Willemite by mechanical method. Full factorial experimental design with 4 factors, including the pH, the initial concentration of TPA, the amount of Catalyst (Cat.), and O3 dosage was used for modeling and optimizing the process. Results: In the optimal conditions, the amounts of pH, TPA, Cat., and O3 were obtained equal to 9, 20 ppm, 1.5 g/L, and 2.17 mg/h, respectively. In these conditions, degradation efficiency was obtained to be 98.2695%, and decomposition kinetics was determined as pseudo-first-order with Kapp=0.2707 min-1, kLH=3.729 ppm min-1, and kadd=0.051 ppm-1. Conclusion: Comparing experiments results in different processes, such as UV, UV-Cat, O3, UVO 3, Cat-O3, and UV-Cat-O3 revealed that photo-catalytic ozonation (O3/MnFe2O4/Willemite) in the presence of UV for degradation of TPA in an aqueous environment, present the higher efficiency.","PeriodicalId":8299,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Hygiene Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45254140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Nassimi, Habib Sabouri Khosroshahi, Norouz Hashemzehi
Background & Aims of the Study: Women’s health including, the sexual dimension is the basis of family’s and community’s health. Due to the lack of research on women’s sexual health, investigations seem necessary in this area. The present research aimed to study factors affecting women’s sexual health. Materials and Methods: This was qualitative research. The required data were collected using in-depth individual interviews. The statistical population consisted of married women under the age of 50 years residing in Qom City, Iran. Twenty married women were selected by the purposive sampling method and data were obtained until reaching saturation. Results: Our findings indicated that sexual disorders, anal intercourse, neglecting sexual foreplay, environmental conditions, body image, pudency, and feeling guilty during intercourse degraded sexual health according to the interviewed women. According to this qualitative research data, the most common dysfunction reported by the interviewed women was anorgasmia. Conclusion: In the present qualitative study, the factors affecting the sexual health of housewives were identified. Paying attention to these characteristics in designing appropriate interventions is suggested by health authorities in the country.
{"title":"The Determinants of Housewives’ Sexual Health: A Qualitative Study: Qualitative Study","authors":"M. Nassimi, Habib Sabouri Khosroshahi, Norouz Hashemzehi","doi":"10.32598/ahs.10.3.243","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/ahs.10.3.243","url":null,"abstract":"Background & Aims of the Study: Women’s health including, the sexual dimension is the basis of family’s and community’s health. Due to the lack of research on women’s sexual health, investigations seem necessary in this area. The present research aimed to study factors affecting women’s sexual health. Materials and Methods: This was qualitative research. The required data were collected using in-depth individual interviews. The statistical population consisted of married women under the age of 50 years residing in Qom City, Iran. Twenty married women were selected by the purposive sampling method and data were obtained until reaching saturation. Results: Our findings indicated that sexual disorders, anal intercourse, neglecting sexual foreplay, environmental conditions, body image, pudency, and feeling guilty during intercourse degraded sexual health according to the interviewed women. According to this qualitative research data, the most common dysfunction reported by the interviewed women was anorgasmia. Conclusion: In the present qualitative study, the factors affecting the sexual health of housewives were identified. Paying attention to these characteristics in designing appropriate interventions is suggested by health authorities in the country.","PeriodicalId":8299,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Hygiene Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41316953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Ramezani, Z. Gharlipour, A. Rahbar, Z. Dashti, Fatemeh Kosari, Maryam Malekzade, Mohammad Hasan Hajyrahimian
Background & Aims of the Study: Virtual Social Networks (VSNs), as a major communication tool, affect different aspects of life in society members. Due to the lack of an appropriate questionnaire to assess the consequences of using these VSNs, this study aimed to design and determine the psychometric properties of a questionnaire using consequences of VSNs in users. Materials and Methods: This methodological research was conducted on 320 active users of VSNs in Qom Province, Iran, in 2018. Based on the purposeful literature review, 97 items related to various consequences of using VSNs were prepared. By assessing the face and content validity of the questionnaire, using the opinion of an 8-member expert panel, the items were quantitatively and qualitatively reviewed and reduced to 32 items. Furthermore, the reliability of the questionnaire was determined by examining the internal correlation of items by calculating the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and the validity of the questionnaire was examined by a testretest method using SPSS v. 20. Finally, to evaluate the tool’s structural validity, exploratory factor analysis was performed using LISREL 10.3. Results: After determining the validity and reliability, a 7-factor questionnaire with 22 items was obtained. The content validity ratio and index values of all items were obtained to be more than 0.75 and 0.79, respectively. In the assessment of structural validity, the factor load values of all items, i.e., appropriate values, were measured to be more than 0.5. The reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient to range between 0.65 and 0.85 and a correlation coefficient index of 0.66-0.87. Conclusion: The present study data suggested that the developed questionnaire, using consequences of VSNs, had proper validity and reliability and can be used in future studies.
{"title":"Designing and Determining the Psychometrics Properties of a Scale Consequences of Virtual Social Networks in Users","authors":"T. Ramezani, Z. Gharlipour, A. Rahbar, Z. Dashti, Fatemeh Kosari, Maryam Malekzade, Mohammad Hasan Hajyrahimian","doi":"10.32598/ahs.10.3.251","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/ahs.10.3.251","url":null,"abstract":"Background & Aims of the Study: Virtual Social Networks (VSNs), as a major communication tool, affect different aspects of life in society members. Due to the lack of an appropriate questionnaire to assess the consequences of using these VSNs, this study aimed to design and determine the psychometric properties of a questionnaire using consequences of VSNs in users. Materials and Methods: This methodological research was conducted on 320 active users of VSNs in Qom Province, Iran, in 2018. Based on the purposeful literature review, 97 items related to various consequences of using VSNs were prepared. By assessing the face and content validity of the questionnaire, using the opinion of an 8-member expert panel, the items were quantitatively and qualitatively reviewed and reduced to 32 items. Furthermore, the reliability of the questionnaire was determined by examining the internal correlation of items by calculating the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and the validity of the questionnaire was examined by a testretest method using SPSS v. 20. Finally, to evaluate the tool’s structural validity, exploratory factor analysis was performed using LISREL 10.3. Results: After determining the validity and reliability, a 7-factor questionnaire with 22 items was obtained. The content validity ratio and index values of all items were obtained to be more than 0.75 and 0.79, respectively. In the assessment of structural validity, the factor load values of all items, i.e., appropriate values, were measured to be more than 0.5. The reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient to range between 0.65 and 0.85 and a correlation coefficient index of 0.66-0.87. Conclusion: The present study data suggested that the developed questionnaire, using consequences of VSNs, had proper validity and reliability and can be used in future studies.","PeriodicalId":8299,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Hygiene Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46823310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-02-10DOI: 10.52547/archhygsci.10.2.97
Malek Hassanpour
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