Iranian Journal of War and Public Health
Volume:7 Issue: 29, 2015

Because of effects of war, families of war handicapped suffer from spiritual and mental problems. The present study was planned to evaluate effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on psychological flexibility in spouses of war handicapped. Instruments and This is a quasi-experimental study with pretest-post test- follow up design with control group that 34 spouses of war handicapped that had referred to Shahed counseling center is studied in 2014 by available sampling. They were randomly divided to two experimental and control groups (each with 17 subjects). Experimental group received intervention based on acceptance and commitment therapy in eight, 90 minutes sessions and the control group did not receive any treatment. Data was gathered by using demographic information questionnaire and Acceptance and action Questionnaire- II (AAQ-II and analyzed by using SPSS-21 and with repeated measure analysis of variance.It is showed significant difference between two groups in psychological flexibility in post test and follow up (p<0.01). group therapy based on acceptance and commitment therapy is effective treatment in increasing psychological flexibility in spouses of war handicapped.

The aim of the present study was the effect of premarriage training on communication skills and problem-solving in martyr and Veteran girls in Guilan province. The research was semi-experimental, pretest-posttest with control group design. The statistical society was the entire martyr and Veteran girls 18- 25 years old from whole cities of guilan province that Rasht and Lahigan City were selected Cluster style.50 people in Rasht and 30 people in Lahigan were selected randomly and were replaced in two group control and experimental, 25 people (Rasht) and 15 people (Lahigan).Communication Skills Questionnaire (Atarha, 1386) and Problem Solving Scale (Cassidy& Long, 1996) in the pre-test and post-test was formed by the two groups. Premarital education program for the experimental group were presented in 10 sessions of 90 minutes. Data was analyzed with Univariate and multivariate analysis and software SPSS 19. The results of ANCOVA indicated that premarriage skills training Causes to increase management of emotions, assertiveness and perception others from communication skills and total grade of problem solving (p<0/0001). The results of MANCOVA indicated that Subjects Scores after training Increased in the three subscales creativity, turned and trust from problem solving and decrease in the three subscales Insolvency, Avoidance and Controlling (p<0/0001). Communication skills and problem solving it's necessary to improve the quality of married life. The plan to teach these skills in premarriage for young people, especially martyr and Veteran girls in order to an element of primary prevention can have an important effect.

War veterans have different physical and mental problems due to exposure to variety of traumatic events and stressors and these problems affect their quality of life and consequently affect family seriously. One of the nonmedical treatments that can improve their quality of life of veterans and family contribute to mental training. Aim of the present study was to determine the effect of life skills training on the quality of life of spouses of veterans with affective disorders. In this quasi-experimental research with pretest posttest with control group design, 50 spouses of affective disorders veterans referred to Sadr Psychiatric Hospital of Tehran, Iran in 2013 were studied. The people were randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. The research instruments were a demographic questionnaire and WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. The experimental group was weekly taught affective disorders and life skills training in 10 sessions in 120 minutes. The analysis of data was performed by analysis of covariance. At posttest, the experimental group showed a significant improvement in mental health, social relations health and somatic health domains. Also the experimental group did not show significant differences in environmental health domains. According to this research finding, we can conclude that Training of the life skills can affect the quality of life of family.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the mental health of veterans with severe pulmonary chemical injuries more than two decades after the end of Iran-Iraq war. This cross sectional study enrolled 292 cases with severe lung chemical injuries caused by exposure to sulfur mustard from across the country. Demographic data were recorded. All subjects were examined by a psychiatrist. Patient’s appearance such as appearance, temperament and affection was evaluated by psychiatrist’s observations. Mental Disorders were assessed using DSM-IV in 5 axes. A proper treatment plan for each patient was recommend. Data were entered into the SPSS22 software and statistical analysis was performed using appropriate tests. 213 (72.9%) of our subjects were diagnosed with mental disorders. Anxiety disorder was the most common disorder in Axis I and 90% of them were allocated to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 123 (42.1%) cases suffered from different types of depression. In Axis III, 49 (16.8%) cases were suffering other medical illnesses which affected mental health. Axis IV showed 51 (17.5%) subjects were involved with a variety of environmental problems. In GAF scale, 91.5% of participants gained 60 points or less. There was an inverse relationship between mental disorder and efficiency levels (p<0.001). The prevalence of psychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety and PTSD in severe pulmonary chemical injured was more than other veterans and 2 to 5 times of Iranian normal population.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is a psychiatric disorder in which the symptoms of re-experiencing, avoidance and hyper arousal have negative impact on components emotional intelligence of patients. The aim of the present study was to compare the emotional intelligence of veterans suffering from war related chronic PTSD and those without PTSD. For this purpose 120 person from PTSD, chemical and Amputee patient hospitalized in Sadr and Sasan hospitals and Kosar clinic and soldiers normal none inpatient were selected. Then 120 person in 4 group PTSD, chemical and Amputee patient bedridden selected on available sampling. All persons completed questionnaires demographic characteristics and emotional intelligence Bar-On. Data were analyzed by using analysis of variance, stepwise multiple regression by using SPSS-19. Analysis of variance and Tukey test showed that the mean scores of the patients with PTSD on the global emotional intelligence and components were lower than the scores of the other groups. It seems that PTSD leads to causes disabilities in interpersonal, interpersonal relationship, compatibility, stress management and general mood component emotional of the patients. indicating person due PTSD seem to have weakness in ability to establish and protection satisfaction relations due intimacy affection to change, to cause removing themselves from environments.

This study aimed the evaluation of satisfaction of paraclinical services in the martyrs’ families covered by supplemental insurance. 325 members of martyrs’ families who have used paraclinical services (injections/bandages, laboratory tests, imaging services, physiotherapy and travel services) were studied. Satisfaction with the received services, distance to the receiving location of services and repayment were assessed. Reliable self-designed questionnaire (Cronbach's alpha=0.84) were approved. 31.86 percent with the average age of 60.37±17.42 years have used paraclinical services. The using of laboratory services had the highest frequency and physiotherapy the lowest, 59.1% and 5.2%, respectively. Satisfaction level of “very high” and “high” in different services varied between 70-91%. Satisfaction of the distance to the location of services ranged from 58 to 73%. Payment was reported for 36% (N=118) and44.1% (N=52)of them was applied for repayment and in 42.3% (N=22) cases the fee was received. 17-40% of them were not satisfied with the process of repayment. Lack of insurance coverage for some paraclinical services and incomplete or prolongation of repayment were the most common causes of dissatisfaction. A significant relationship (P<0.001) was observed between the satisfaction of the distance to the location of services and location (city or rural area). Satisfaction of study population from supplemental insurance in paraclinial services is relatively high. However, satisfaction of distance to the location of services and particularly repayment process are significantly low. The most important problem in receiving paraclinial services are lack of insurance coverage for service and incomplete repayment.

War veterans have different physical and mental problems due to exposure to variety of traumatic events and stressors and these problems affect their quality of life seriously. One of the nonmedical treatments that can improve their quality of life is spirituality and spiritual health. Aim of the present study was to determine investigate the relationship between spiritual health and quality of life in war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in war Veterans refferd to Kerman Bonyad Shahid in 2014. The study population included all war Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) referring Kerman Bonyad Shahid in 2014, That have inclusion criteria. 143 war Veterans were randomly selected using demographic questionnaire, spiritual health, and quality of life was assessed compatibility. Data analysis was performed using Spss software version 21 with one way ANOVA and T and Pearson tests. The mean score of spiritual health in war veterans is 81/8 and quality of life is 61/7 and the majority of patients had a mean level of spiritual health. There was a significant positive relationship between spiritual health and quality of life. The findings showed that war Veterans spiritual health and quality of life has a direct relationship. According to role of mental health in improving the quality of life in war Veterans, recommended be thought strategies to improve the spiritual-religious coping war veterans to increase their quality of life.

The purpose of this study was to compare life quality and work-family conflict between the veterans and non-veterans people that they work in National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC) in 2015.Instrument & Total of 500 people (250 veterans people and 250 non-veterans people) of the population were selected by using simple random sampling. The instruments that used in the study were Quality of Life Questionnaire (1998) and Work- Family Conflict Questionnaire (Carlson, 2000). The method of this study was comparative causal and Multivariate Analysis of Covariance Statistical Method was used to examine the hypotheses. The results of the multivariate analysis of covariance showed there are no significant differences between the veterans and the non-veterans in term of the quality of life and work-family conflict. All three main hypotheses according to the findings were rejected. iranain veterans have appropriate quality of life and low work family conflict.