F Zarrabi Jourshari , M Zargham Hajebi , Sh Saravani , Z Eghbali ,
Volume 22, Issue 1 (spring 2020)
Abstract
Background & Aim: Misconceptions and misinformation about childbirth can lead to cause mood symptoms such as anxiety and depression during pregnancy, which have irreversible effects on the developmental characteristics of birth, such as birth weight or Preterm delivery. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of preparation classes about physiological childbirth in the last month of pregnancy on depression, anxiety and social support.
Methods: This study was semi-experimental. The statistical population included all primary pregnant women with moderate depression in Qom city (n=186), of which 50 women were selected by simple random sampling method and randomly divided into two groups of experiment and control, with 25 women in each group. The women in experimental group participated in physiological childbirth preparation classes with their husbands, and the control group received free counseling services for six months after the study, in accordance with the ethics of research. Anxiety, depression, and social support for both groups were measured using Questionnaires of Beck's Depression Inventory, Vandenberg Pregnancy Anxiety Inventory and Mary Prosidano Social Support, after 20-weeks as Pre-test and 36-weeks as post-test . Data analysis was performed using mean, standard deviation, Levin test and independent t-test with SPSS software version 20.
Results: The findings showed that depression (t=22.819) and anxiety (t=10.976) were lower in the experimental group than in the control group. Also, the level of social support (t=-3233) in the experimental group was significantly higher than the control group.
Conclusion: Based on the results, the training provided in physiological childbirth preparation classes was effective in reducing depression and anxiety and increasing social support during pregnancy. Therefore, using these classes can help reduce depression and anxiety of pregnant mothers and increase their social support.
A Eghbali, H Vahedi , R Rezaei, A Fathi,
Volume 22, Issue 4 (WINTER 2021)
Abstract
Background & Aim: The Covid-19 virus is one of the most important threats currently facing many countries around the world. Most research focuses on the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of this disease and the threats posed by this disease to mental health have been neglected. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction training on depression, anxiety and stress in people at risk for COVID-19.
Methods: For this purpose, a multiple-baseline single-subject design with follow-up was used and from the clients of Aramesh Andisheh Psychological Services Center in Tabriz, between July and September 2020, three people were selected by purposive sampling. The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Questionnaire (DASS-21) were used to collect data at baseline, intervention and follow-up stages. The intervention was performed using mindfulness-based stress reduction method in the form of 8 sessions. Recovery percentage, effect size and graphical analysis were used to analyze the data.
Results: The results showed that mindfulness-based stress reduction training had a clinically significant effect on reducing depression, anxiety and stress in high-risk individuals, and the effect of training on these variables in all three subjects was higher than the effect size (1.15). This effect persisted at the end of the follow-up phase.
Conclusion: Therefore, it can be concluded that mindfulness-based stress reduction can be included as an effective intervention in the psychological services of people at risk for Covid-19 disease.
K Ghorbanzadeh , H Sadeghi , Kh Nasiri , M Jafari , M Eghbali , R Asvar ,
Volume 24, Issue 1 (Spring 2022)
Abstract
Background & aim: Job satisfaction of nurses, as the main body of patient service providers, is of great importance which increases a person's commitment to the job, creativity, efficiency and improves the quality of services. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between clinical competence and job satisfaction in nurses of Ardabil university of medical sciences.
Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive correlational study was performed on 353 nurses of teaching hospitals of Ardabil University of medical sciences. The samples were selected through multi-stage random sampling. Data collection tools included demographic information questionnaire, Minnesota job satisfaction questionnaire and banner clinical competency. Data were analyzed using SPSS 22 software and T-test, Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis. Data were analyzed using SPSS-22 software and T-test, Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis.
Results: The results of Pearson correlation test showed that there was no significant correlation between clinical competence and job satisfaction (p=0.07). There was a statistically significant relationship between education and guidance and diagnostic practices with job satisfaction among the areas of clinical competence (p=0.001, r=0/88). The results of multiple regression showed that only the domain of diagnostic practices had a significant effect in predicting job satisfaction (p=0.001, r=0/18) and other domains of clinical competence had no significant effect.
Conclusion: The clinical competence and job satisfaction of most nurses were assessed in moderate level. It is necessary for managers to pay more attention to empower and acquire the necessary qualifications of nurses in order to improve the job satisfaction of nurses, which has a direct impact on the quality of nursing care.
