International Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences, Nov 15, 2017
Introduction: Life skills are abilities, knowledge and behaviors that are learned for happiness a... more Introduction: Life skills are abilities, knowledge and behaviors that are learned for happiness and success in life, and teaching these skills leads to bio-psychological success, emotional maturity, and success in professional and personal life. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of life skills training on emotional maturity and mental health of young marrying couples in Tehran, Iran. Method: The target population of the study consisted of all couples who referred to Ahmadi Health Center in the second half of the year 2015, from whom 60 people (30 couples) were selected using convenience sampling method and were randomly assigned to two groups of control and experimental. Before introducing the independent variable, the control and experimental subjects were pretested. Subjects completed the SCL-90-r questionnaires of emotional development and mental health. Results: According to the results, life skills positively affect young marrying couples’ emotional maturity and mental health. Conclusion: Couples who were well-educated in life skills are likely to show a high level of emotional maturity and mental health, thus they would establish strong and solid relationships with family and community members, and they socially show more desirable behaviors, and have a more self-contained concept, and this will allow them to assess, understand, and accept their limitations and abilities in a more correct way. Declaration of Interest: None.
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Nov 10, 2011
Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the cultural adaptation, validity and reliability of the ... more Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the cultural adaptation, validity and reliability of the Persian version of Experience of Caregiving Inventory (ECI) in families of patients with severe mental disorders. Method: After the translation and cultural adaptation of ECI, 225 family members of patients with severe mental disorders completed the ECI, the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) and a demographic questionnaire. The Split half test was used to assess reliability. To determine internal consistency, Cronbach's alpha test and the concurrent validity was calculated by Pearson's correlation between the GHQ-28 and the ECI total negative score. Results: Reliability of the Inventory as assessed by the Spearman-Brown correlation coefficient was 0.80. The range of the Cronbach's alpha for each subscale, total negative score and total positive score was 0.51 to 0.90. Pearson's correlation between the GHQ-28 score and the total negative score was 0.37 (p<0.01). Conclusion: The Persian version of the ECI has good reliability and validity for family members of patients with severe mental disorders.
Background and Aim: Many women are abused by their intimate partners before and during pregnancy.... more Background and Aim: Many women are abused by their intimate partners before and during pregnancy. Although, domestic violence during pregnancy has serious consequences for women's health, little is known about how domestic violence may change throughout pregnancy transitions. Research shows that three types of partner violence can have different consequences for women's health and wellbeing. The aim of this study was to evaluate changes of domestic violence before and during pregnancy among pregnant women referring to the health care centers in Marivan, Iran 2007. Material and Method: In this cross sectional study, 243 women receiving prenatal care at health care centers in Marivan were assessed for domestic violence before and during pregnancy using a violence screening questionnaire completed by them at the beginning and during the last month of pregnancy. Results: The findings indicated that the prevalence of domestic violence during pregnancy was relatively low (%68.7), compared with the prevalence of domestic violence before pregnancy (%86.4) (P<0.001). Abuse before pregnancy was a strong indicator of abuse during pregnancy. Conclusion: These findings should alert health care providers that women who are abused before pregnancy often continue to experience it during pregnancy. Therefore, routine screening abuse in the maternity service setting is advocated so as to decrease the effect on women and the fetus.
Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, Apr 1, 2020
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic neuropsychiatric disorder with complex genetic i... more Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic neuropsychiatric disorder with complex genetic inheritance. Findings suggest a role for brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in OCD, but reports are limited. Here we studied the association of BDNF polymorphisms rs6265 and rs2883187 with OCD and its clinical characteristics in Iranian patients as well as the fluvoxamine-treatment outcome of OCD patients. Iranian OCD patients who were diagnosed according to DSM-IV-TR entered the study. DNAs were extracted from blood samples and were genotyped by means of PCR-RFLP. A total of 200 OCD cases and 225 controls for rs6265 and 219 cases and 224 controls for rs2883187 were studied in the genetic association analysis. Pharmacotherapy was defined as 12 weeks treatment with fluvoxamine (daily dose: 150-300 mg), and patients were classified into 3 groups (responders, nonresponders, and refractory) based on the reduction in their Y-BOCS severity scores. Data of 94 patients for rs6265 and 106 patients for rs2883187 was analyzed to evaluate the association of these single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) with treatment response. A significant association was detected between the BDNF polymorphism rs2883187 and OCD (p = .00). The other BDNF polymorphism, rs6265, was not associated with OCD, but a weak association with the cleaning-contamination subtype was detected (p = .038). No association was detected between BDNF SNPs and sex, age of onset, and family history. None of the studied BDNF SNPs or their haplotypes were associated with fluvoxamine treatment response. Results propose BDNF SNP, rs2883187, as a candidate genetic factor in OCD but not in OCD treatment response with fluvoxamine. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Background: Domestic violence is recognized as a global health problem. In recent years, understa... more Background: Domestic violence is recognized as a global health problem. In recent years, understanding the factors affecting violence against women has become one of the most prominent issues. Objectives: This study aimed to identify the relationship between the structural determinants of health and domestic violence against pregnant women. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 560 volunteer pregnant women, aged 28 - 35 weeks, who were referred to healthcare centers affiliated with Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran, during 2021 - 2022, using a multistage cluster sampling method. The data collection tools used in this research included questionnaires on demographic and gynecologic/obstetric factors, socioeconomic status, and domestic violence. The collected data were analyzed by measuring descriptive and inferential statistics using the chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results: Based on the results,...
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Background: One of the most critical public health issues in psychiatric and medical concerns is ... more Background: One of the most critical public health issues in psychiatric and medical concerns is methamphetamine (METH) dependence. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate caffeine (Rescuecaf) effectiveness in reducing craving and relapse prevention in METH dependence. Methods: In this double-blind, randomized clinical trial, 15 participants in the experimental group received 4.5 mg/kg of caffeine (with an average daily dose of 300 mg for each participant for three months), and 15 patients with METH use disorder were treated with the placebo. Addiction severity was measured daily using the Addiction Intensity Index (ASI). The Amphetamine Withdrawal Questionnaire (AWQ), Amphetamine Selective Severity Assessment (ASSA), and Drug Complications Questionnaire were used for data collection. Statistical analysis was carried out on weeks 1, 6, and 12 after the intervention and between caffeine- and placebo-treated patients based on repeated measures and multivariate analysis of v...
Stability of the brain functional network is directly linked to organization of synchronous and a... more Stability of the brain functional network is directly linked to organization of synchronous and anti-synchronous activities. Nevertheless, impact of arrangement of positive and negative links called links topology requires to be well understood. In this study, we investigated how topology of the functional links reduce balance-energy of the brain network in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and push the network to a more stable state as compared to healthy controls. Therefore, functional associations between the regions were measured using the phase synchrony between the EEG activities. Subsequently, balance-energy of the brain functional network was estimated based on the quality of triadic interactions. Occurrence rates of four different types of triadic interactions including weak and strong balanced, and unbalanced interactions were compared. In addition, impact of the links topology was also investigated by looking at the tendency of positive and negative links to making hubs...
Background Although many studies have been conducted on the efficacy of behavioral activation in ... more Background Although many studies have been conducted on the efficacy of behavioral activation in depression, there are few sources that have evaluated the efficacy of this treatment in depressed patients with anxiety through telecare. The study is designed aiming to determining the Effects of a telenursing scheduled intervention of brief behavioral activation therapy on depression and anxiety symptoms of patients with mixed anxiety and depression Disorder (MADD). Methods The study was a randomized clinical trial in which 30 subjects with MADD were randomly assigned to an intervention and a control group based on inclusion criteria. The 8-session person-centered behavioral activation was delivered twice weekly via tele-nursing. Depression and anxiety symptoms severity were assessed using the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale and the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale at baseline, end, and 1 month after the intervention. Data were analyzed by independent t-tests, chi-square tests, and repea...
Animal studies have shown that methamphetamine (MA) induces neurodegeneration through programmed ... more Animal studies have shown that methamphetamine (MA) induces neurodegeneration through programmed cell death, however, the effects of MA on human brain and the extent of induced neural degeneration is not well understood. Given that the dose and duration of MA administration differ in animals and humans, we evaluated MA effects on active users considering brain damage mechanisms. Nineteen active MA-dependent patients and 18 healthy controls performed the color-word Stroop task, during fMRI and their blood samples were collected. Human enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) and quantitative PCR were applied to measure circulating proteins and miRNAs involved in various programmed cell death pathways (apoptosis, necroptosis, and autophagy), brain damage and neuroinflammation. Results showed the performance deficit in color-word Stroop task in MA abusers as well as higher activations of the right inferior and middle temporal gyri detected by fMRI. Structural MRI revealed increased white matter volume in MA-dependent patients in the superior and medial frontal gyri, and left/right middle temporal gyrus. Molecular analyses detected no significant differences in the plasma levels of the studied proteins and miRNAs of MA-dependent patients and controls except the higher levels of MBP, S100B, and TNFα in MA abusers. Results showed that MA induced physiological and structural changes accompanied by inflammation and release of damage-associated molecules in MA-dependent patients.
Background Domestic violence against women is now widely recognized as an important public health... more Background Domestic violence against women is now widely recognized as an important public health problem. The effects of it are of critical importance during pregnancy because the consequences are not limited to the woman but extend to her fetus and, later, her newborn. Evidence suggests that violence can also affect the ability of women for breastfeeding. Purpose The aim of this prospective cohort study was to evaluate the relationship between domestic violence during pregnancy with breastfeeding women referring to a healthcare center at Marivan in 2007. Methods 240 women taking prenatal care were selected through a two-stage sampling process. At first, pregnant women were assessed during the last month of pregnancy for violence by a screening questionnaire and divided into two groups: violated and non-violated. Then, they were followed up postnatally in terms of feeding routes after 4-6 weeks. Results The prevalence rates of sole breast-feeding, mixed feeding and artificial feedi...
Introduction: Life skills are abilities, knowledge and behaviors that are learned for happiness a... more Introduction: Life skills are abilities, knowledge and behaviors that are learned for happiness and success in life, and teaching these skills leads to bio-psychological success, emotional maturity, and success in professional and personal life. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of life skills training on emotional maturity and mental health of young marrying couples in Tehran, Iran. Method: The target population of the study consisted of all couples who referred to Ahmadi Health Center in the second half of the year 2015, from whom 60 people (30 couples) were selected using convenience sampling method and were randomly assigned to two groups of control and experimental. Before introducing the independent variable, the control and experimental subjects were pretested. Subjects completed the SCL-90-r questionnaires of emotional development and mental health. Results: According to the results, life skills positively affect young marrying couples’ emoti...
Sexual assertiveness is one of the main issues in the sexual relationships between couples. Since... more Sexual assertiveness is one of the main issues in the sexual relationships between couples. Since substance dependence might disrupt this relationship, the present cross-sectional study was conducted to assess and compare sexual assertiveness in women with and without substance-dependent partners living in Tehran, Iran. To assess sexual assertiveness, the Hurlbert Index of Sexual Assertiveness was used. The data then were compared between the study samples. Logistic regression analysis was performed. In all 300 women with and without substance-dependent partners entered into the study. The mean age of women was 37.31 ± 8.79 and 32.70 ± 7.24 years respectively. The mean score of sexual assertiveness was 50.66 ± 14.31 in the women with substance-dependent partners and 58.42 ± 13.86 in those with non-substance-dependent partners (P < .001). In addition, sexual assertiveness differed significantly among subgroups of women having a partner using different types of substances (P = .039...
BACKGROUND: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common complication of pregnancy. The goal o... more BACKGROUND: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common complication of pregnancy. The goal of this study was to compare health-promoting lifestyles and irrational health beliefs in pregnant women with GDM and healthy pregnant women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study was a descriptive causal-comparative study in which 100 eligible GDM women and 100 eligible healthy women were selected through available sampling in three referral hospitals in Tehran In 2020. In this study, the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP) and the Irrational Health Beliefs Scale (IHBS) were used. Data were analyzed using independent t-test and logistic regression by SPSS 16 software. RESULTS: Findings showed that there is a significant relationship between the variables of IHBS and HPLP. For every one unit increase in an IHBS score, the chance of having diabetes increases by 2.8%. In the case of HPLP, women who exercised well were 7.5% less likely to develop diabetes, and those who took good re...
International Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences, Nov 15, 2017
Introduction: Life skills are abilities, knowledge and behaviors that are learned for happiness a... more Introduction: Life skills are abilities, knowledge and behaviors that are learned for happiness and success in life, and teaching these skills leads to bio-psychological success, emotional maturity, and success in professional and personal life. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of life skills training on emotional maturity and mental health of young marrying couples in Tehran, Iran. Method: The target population of the study consisted of all couples who referred to Ahmadi Health Center in the second half of the year 2015, from whom 60 people (30 couples) were selected using convenience sampling method and were randomly assigned to two groups of control and experimental. Before introducing the independent variable, the control and experimental subjects were pretested. Subjects completed the SCL-90-r questionnaires of emotional development and mental health. Results: According to the results, life skills positively affect young marrying couples’ emotional maturity and mental health. Conclusion: Couples who were well-educated in life skills are likely to show a high level of emotional maturity and mental health, thus they would establish strong and solid relationships with family and community members, and they socially show more desirable behaviors, and have a more self-contained concept, and this will allow them to assess, understand, and accept their limitations and abilities in a more correct way. Declaration of Interest: None.
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Nov 10, 2011
Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the cultural adaptation, validity and reliability of the ... more Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the cultural adaptation, validity and reliability of the Persian version of Experience of Caregiving Inventory (ECI) in families of patients with severe mental disorders. Method: After the translation and cultural adaptation of ECI, 225 family members of patients with severe mental disorders completed the ECI, the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) and a demographic questionnaire. The Split half test was used to assess reliability. To determine internal consistency, Cronbach's alpha test and the concurrent validity was calculated by Pearson's correlation between the GHQ-28 and the ECI total negative score. Results: Reliability of the Inventory as assessed by the Spearman-Brown correlation coefficient was 0.80. The range of the Cronbach's alpha for each subscale, total negative score and total positive score was 0.51 to 0.90. Pearson's correlation between the GHQ-28 score and the total negative score was 0.37 (p<0.01). Conclusion: The Persian version of the ECI has good reliability and validity for family members of patients with severe mental disorders.
Background and Aim: Many women are abused by their intimate partners before and during pregnancy.... more Background and Aim: Many women are abused by their intimate partners before and during pregnancy. Although, domestic violence during pregnancy has serious consequences for women's health, little is known about how domestic violence may change throughout pregnancy transitions. Research shows that three types of partner violence can have different consequences for women's health and wellbeing. The aim of this study was to evaluate changes of domestic violence before and during pregnancy among pregnant women referring to the health care centers in Marivan, Iran 2007. Material and Method: In this cross sectional study, 243 women receiving prenatal care at health care centers in Marivan were assessed for domestic violence before and during pregnancy using a violence screening questionnaire completed by them at the beginning and during the last month of pregnancy. Results: The findings indicated that the prevalence of domestic violence during pregnancy was relatively low (%68.7), compared with the prevalence of domestic violence before pregnancy (%86.4) (P<0.001). Abuse before pregnancy was a strong indicator of abuse during pregnancy. Conclusion: These findings should alert health care providers that women who are abused before pregnancy often continue to experience it during pregnancy. Therefore, routine screening abuse in the maternity service setting is advocated so as to decrease the effect on women and the fetus.
Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, Apr 1, 2020
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic neuropsychiatric disorder with complex genetic i... more Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic neuropsychiatric disorder with complex genetic inheritance. Findings suggest a role for brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in OCD, but reports are limited. Here we studied the association of BDNF polymorphisms rs6265 and rs2883187 with OCD and its clinical characteristics in Iranian patients as well as the fluvoxamine-treatment outcome of OCD patients. Iranian OCD patients who were diagnosed according to DSM-IV-TR entered the study. DNAs were extracted from blood samples and were genotyped by means of PCR-RFLP. A total of 200 OCD cases and 225 controls for rs6265 and 219 cases and 224 controls for rs2883187 were studied in the genetic association analysis. Pharmacotherapy was defined as 12 weeks treatment with fluvoxamine (daily dose: 150-300 mg), and patients were classified into 3 groups (responders, nonresponders, and refractory) based on the reduction in their Y-BOCS severity scores. Data of 94 patients for rs6265 and 106 patients for rs2883187 was analyzed to evaluate the association of these single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) with treatment response. A significant association was detected between the BDNF polymorphism rs2883187 and OCD (p = .00). The other BDNF polymorphism, rs6265, was not associated with OCD, but a weak association with the cleaning-contamination subtype was detected (p = .038). No association was detected between BDNF SNPs and sex, age of onset, and family history. None of the studied BDNF SNPs or their haplotypes were associated with fluvoxamine treatment response. Results propose BDNF SNP, rs2883187, as a candidate genetic factor in OCD but not in OCD treatment response with fluvoxamine. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Background: Domestic violence is recognized as a global health problem. In recent years, understa... more Background: Domestic violence is recognized as a global health problem. In recent years, understanding the factors affecting violence against women has become one of the most prominent issues. Objectives: This study aimed to identify the relationship between the structural determinants of health and domestic violence against pregnant women. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 560 volunteer pregnant women, aged 28 - 35 weeks, who were referred to healthcare centers affiliated with Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran, during 2021 - 2022, using a multistage cluster sampling method. The data collection tools used in this research included questionnaires on demographic and gynecologic/obstetric factors, socioeconomic status, and domestic violence. The collected data were analyzed by measuring descriptive and inferential statistics using the chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results: Based on the results,...
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Background: One of the most critical public health issues in psychiatric and medical concerns is ... more Background: One of the most critical public health issues in psychiatric and medical concerns is methamphetamine (METH) dependence. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate caffeine (Rescuecaf) effectiveness in reducing craving and relapse prevention in METH dependence. Methods: In this double-blind, randomized clinical trial, 15 participants in the experimental group received 4.5 mg/kg of caffeine (with an average daily dose of 300 mg for each participant for three months), and 15 patients with METH use disorder were treated with the placebo. Addiction severity was measured daily using the Addiction Intensity Index (ASI). The Amphetamine Withdrawal Questionnaire (AWQ), Amphetamine Selective Severity Assessment (ASSA), and Drug Complications Questionnaire were used for data collection. Statistical analysis was carried out on weeks 1, 6, and 12 after the intervention and between caffeine- and placebo-treated patients based on repeated measures and multivariate analysis of v...
Stability of the brain functional network is directly linked to organization of synchronous and a... more Stability of the brain functional network is directly linked to organization of synchronous and anti-synchronous activities. Nevertheless, impact of arrangement of positive and negative links called links topology requires to be well understood. In this study, we investigated how topology of the functional links reduce balance-energy of the brain network in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and push the network to a more stable state as compared to healthy controls. Therefore, functional associations between the regions were measured using the phase synchrony between the EEG activities. Subsequently, balance-energy of the brain functional network was estimated based on the quality of triadic interactions. Occurrence rates of four different types of triadic interactions including weak and strong balanced, and unbalanced interactions were compared. In addition, impact of the links topology was also investigated by looking at the tendency of positive and negative links to making hubs...
Background Although many studies have been conducted on the efficacy of behavioral activation in ... more Background Although many studies have been conducted on the efficacy of behavioral activation in depression, there are few sources that have evaluated the efficacy of this treatment in depressed patients with anxiety through telecare. The study is designed aiming to determining the Effects of a telenursing scheduled intervention of brief behavioral activation therapy on depression and anxiety symptoms of patients with mixed anxiety and depression Disorder (MADD). Methods The study was a randomized clinical trial in which 30 subjects with MADD were randomly assigned to an intervention and a control group based on inclusion criteria. The 8-session person-centered behavioral activation was delivered twice weekly via tele-nursing. Depression and anxiety symptoms severity were assessed using the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale and the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale at baseline, end, and 1 month after the intervention. Data were analyzed by independent t-tests, chi-square tests, and repea...
Animal studies have shown that methamphetamine (MA) induces neurodegeneration through programmed ... more Animal studies have shown that methamphetamine (MA) induces neurodegeneration through programmed cell death, however, the effects of MA on human brain and the extent of induced neural degeneration is not well understood. Given that the dose and duration of MA administration differ in animals and humans, we evaluated MA effects on active users considering brain damage mechanisms. Nineteen active MA-dependent patients and 18 healthy controls performed the color-word Stroop task, during fMRI and their blood samples were collected. Human enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) and quantitative PCR were applied to measure circulating proteins and miRNAs involved in various programmed cell death pathways (apoptosis, necroptosis, and autophagy), brain damage and neuroinflammation. Results showed the performance deficit in color-word Stroop task in MA abusers as well as higher activations of the right inferior and middle temporal gyri detected by fMRI. Structural MRI revealed increased white matter volume in MA-dependent patients in the superior and medial frontal gyri, and left/right middle temporal gyrus. Molecular analyses detected no significant differences in the plasma levels of the studied proteins and miRNAs of MA-dependent patients and controls except the higher levels of MBP, S100B, and TNFα in MA abusers. Results showed that MA induced physiological and structural changes accompanied by inflammation and release of damage-associated molecules in MA-dependent patients.
Background Domestic violence against women is now widely recognized as an important public health... more Background Domestic violence against women is now widely recognized as an important public health problem. The effects of it are of critical importance during pregnancy because the consequences are not limited to the woman but extend to her fetus and, later, her newborn. Evidence suggests that violence can also affect the ability of women for breastfeeding. Purpose The aim of this prospective cohort study was to evaluate the relationship between domestic violence during pregnancy with breastfeeding women referring to a healthcare center at Marivan in 2007. Methods 240 women taking prenatal care were selected through a two-stage sampling process. At first, pregnant women were assessed during the last month of pregnancy for violence by a screening questionnaire and divided into two groups: violated and non-violated. Then, they were followed up postnatally in terms of feeding routes after 4-6 weeks. Results The prevalence rates of sole breast-feeding, mixed feeding and artificial feedi...
Introduction: Life skills are abilities, knowledge and behaviors that are learned for happiness a... more Introduction: Life skills are abilities, knowledge and behaviors that are learned for happiness and success in life, and teaching these skills leads to bio-psychological success, emotional maturity, and success in professional and personal life. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of life skills training on emotional maturity and mental health of young marrying couples in Tehran, Iran. Method: The target population of the study consisted of all couples who referred to Ahmadi Health Center in the second half of the year 2015, from whom 60 people (30 couples) were selected using convenience sampling method and were randomly assigned to two groups of control and experimental. Before introducing the independent variable, the control and experimental subjects were pretested. Subjects completed the SCL-90-r questionnaires of emotional development and mental health. Results: According to the results, life skills positively affect young marrying couples’ emoti...
Sexual assertiveness is one of the main issues in the sexual relationships between couples. Since... more Sexual assertiveness is one of the main issues in the sexual relationships between couples. Since substance dependence might disrupt this relationship, the present cross-sectional study was conducted to assess and compare sexual assertiveness in women with and without substance-dependent partners living in Tehran, Iran. To assess sexual assertiveness, the Hurlbert Index of Sexual Assertiveness was used. The data then were compared between the study samples. Logistic regression analysis was performed. In all 300 women with and without substance-dependent partners entered into the study. The mean age of women was 37.31 ± 8.79 and 32.70 ± 7.24 years respectively. The mean score of sexual assertiveness was 50.66 ± 14.31 in the women with substance-dependent partners and 58.42 ± 13.86 in those with non-substance-dependent partners (P < .001). In addition, sexual assertiveness differed significantly among subgroups of women having a partner using different types of substances (P = .039...
BACKGROUND: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common complication of pregnancy. The goal o... more BACKGROUND: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common complication of pregnancy. The goal of this study was to compare health-promoting lifestyles and irrational health beliefs in pregnant women with GDM and healthy pregnant women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study was a descriptive causal-comparative study in which 100 eligible GDM women and 100 eligible healthy women were selected through available sampling in three referral hospitals in Tehran In 2020. In this study, the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP) and the Irrational Health Beliefs Scale (IHBS) were used. Data were analyzed using independent t-test and logistic regression by SPSS 16 software. RESULTS: Findings showed that there is a significant relationship between the variables of IHBS and HPLP. For every one unit increase in an IHBS score, the chance of having diabetes increases by 2.8%. In the case of HPLP, women who exercised well were 7.5% less likely to develop diabetes, and those who took good re...
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