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The present study aimed to examine the role of brain-behavioral systems and metacognition in predicting psychological well-being in substance-dependent individuals undergoing maintenance treatment.

The research employed a descriptive-correlational approach. The statistical population included all substance-dependent patients who sought treatment at addiction centers in Semnan city in 2023. A sample of 310 individuals was selected using convenience sampling. The research utilized the psychological well-being questionnaire, the brain-behavioral systems questionnaire, and the metacognitive questionnaire.

The findings revealed a significant negative correlation between psychological well-being and the behavioral inhibition system, positive beliefs about worry, the need to control thoughts, and metacognitive processes of self-awareness. Conversely, a significant positive correlation was found with the behavioral activation system. Furthermore, 18% of the variance in psychological well-being was predicted by positive beliefs about worry, metacognitive processes of self-awareness, and cognitive uncertainty.

The results suggest that metacognitive beliefs play a crucial role in the psychological well-being of substance-dependent individuals undergoing maintenance treatment. Therefore, targeting metacognitive beliefs can be used to improve the addiction treatment process and increase the quality of life in patients..

Sleep disorders are prevalent in the geriatrics. Any disorder in its natural flow causes psychological problems and decreases the efficiency of a person. Paying attention to the spiritual forces in the elderly is a need that gives them peace and vitality; therefore, spiritual health can improve the quality of sleep in the geriatrics by promoting general health, which is a requirement for comfortable sleep. Therefore, we examined the correlation between spiritual health and sleep quality in geriatrics.

This research was a cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study conducted on 161 elderly in Jahrom City, Iran, in 2017. The standard spirituality wellbeing scale (SWBS) by Palutzian and the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) were used. After collecting data, they were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the chi-square test by SPSS software, version 16.

The results showed that 54% of the participants in the research were male and the average age of the participants was 62.96±2.5 years. The average scores of spiritual health and sleep quality in the participants were 79.62±5.1 and 6.53±3.5, respectively. Also, no significant relationship was observed between spiritual health score and sleep quality in the elderly (P=0.43).

Considering that the spiritual health of most elderly was at an average level and most of them had sleep disorders, it is recommended that the factors related to improving the spiritual health and quality of sleep in this segment of society be considered.

Establishing fair relationships with the patients is among the main principles of the Patient’s Rights Charter. Operating rooms where patients, due to being unconscious and consequently not being aware of any of the processes, need more support from the employees. Therefore patients’ rights in the operating room takes on much more importance. The present study was performed with the aim of assessing the awareness of and respect for patient rights by operating room personnel.
This was a descriptive study. The study sample included 44 operating room personnel. Data were collected by self-made questionnaire including three sections and 15 questions. In order . according test-retest method the reliability coefficient of the first part of the questionnaire related to recognizing patient's rights was α-0.7 and the second part of the questionnaire was α-0.83. The questionnaire was completed by the patients using self-reporting. Data analysis was performed using software SPSS version 16.
The average score of awareness and respect for patient's rights by staff was 3.250±19.54 and 4.69 ± 17.75, respectively. Scores of awareness of patients’ rights were reported at a good level in 56% of personnel while respecting these rights was at a desirable level only in 15% of subjects.
Although recognizing patients’ rights was at a desirable level, compliance with these rights was not satisfactory. So, paying attention to these rights by operating room personnel is necessary.