International Journal of Health Studies
Volume:7 Issue: 3, Jul-Sep 2021

Quranic extracurricular activities, with the optimal use of the abilities of intelligence, contemplation, and concentration in the verses of the Qur'an, play an important role in all aspects of human life. This study aimed to investigate the effect of Qur'anic extracurricular activities on the academic self-efficacy of female high school students in Khoy city.

This research was applied in terms of purpose and method, and was conducted cross-sectionally in 2018 in Khoy high schools. The statistical population of this study was all-female high school students in Khoy, of which 60 were selected as clusters and were divided into two groups of 30 available. Data were collected through an eight-item self-efficacy study questionnaire Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ).

The distribution of the high percentage of students' academic self-efficacy by group shows that the Qur'anic extracurricular activities of 23.8% have a greater impact on the academic self-efficacy of female students. The study of intergroup effects also showed that the group factor had a significant effect on academic self-efficacy η2p=0.019, Pvalue=0.03, F(1,58)=4.820. Therefore, it can be said that group Qur'anic extracurricular activities have had a great impact on academic self-efficacy in female high school students in Khoy.

Differences in the mean and standard deviation in students with Qur'anic extracurricular activities (Mean= 47.03, SD= 4.64) and students without Qur'anic extracurricular activities (Mean= 44.20, SD=5.32) with a value of (t= 2.196) and a degree of freedom (df= 58) at a significant level of 0.03 is significant. The use of Quranic activities to increase academic self-efficacy to make positive changes in students' attitudes promotes the level of culture and improves their performance. Therefore, trying to identify the necessary Qur'anic strategies to improve students' academic self-efficacy has an effective role in their educational, professional, and family future.

Nowadays, cancer is one of the most critical health problems. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of the Johnson Behavioral Model on the anxiety of mothers of children with cancer.

This empirical study was done on 66 mothers of children with cancer in the centers covered by children with cancer in 2020. The samples were selected using simple random sampling. Data were collected using the Spielberger demographic and anxiety inventory. After data collection, data analysis was done in SPSS18 using descriptive statistics and independent t-test, paired t-test, chi-square test, fisher, and covariance test. The significant level was set at 0.05.

The anxiety level was equal to 112.39±18.22 and 111±20.07 before intervention and equal to 81.21±6012 and 108.42±18.37 after the intervention in the intervention and control group, respectively. The independent t-test showed no significant difference between the two groups before the intervention (Pvalue=0.769). However, the difference was significant after the intervention (Pvalue<0.01). The paired t-test showed a significant difference between the two groups before and after the intervention in the intervention (Pvalue=0.001) and control (Pvalue<0.001) groups.

The results obtained from this study showed that the Johnson theory plays a key role in reducing the anxiety of mothers of children with cancer.

Given that the important characteristics of drug abuse are high relapse rate and craving, the use of new therapeutic interventions that help drug dependents can be very important. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of logotherapy intervention program in reducing drug cravings and preventing relapse among males with substance dependence in Ahvaz in 2019.

The research method was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design and a control group. The statistical population included all the males with addiction disorder who were referred to treatment centers in Ahvaz city during 2018. Using convenience sampling, we selected 30 males with addiction disorder willing to participate in the study and randomly divided them into experimental and control groups (n=15 per group). The research instruments included Gorski's Warning Signs of a Relapse and the Craving Questionnaire. The experimental group underwent eight sessions (90-minute sessions per week) of the logotherapy intervention program. Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was used to analyze the data. SPSS version 22.0 was further used to analyze the data.

The mean ± SD of the drug craving for experimental and control groups in the post-test phase was 36.46±6.77 and 49.06±12.95, respectively. The results showed that intervention programs were effective in reducing drug craving and relapse in males with drug addiction (Pvalue= 0.001).

Training logotherapy was shown effective in reducing drug cravings and preventing relapse in males with substance dependence, and thus it can be used in drug rehabilitation centers to prevent relapse in clients.

Depression is one of the most prevalent mental disorders that severely affect activities and mental health. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) on reducing impulsive behaviors (IBs), alexithymia, and despair in depressed patients at counseling centers in Ahvaz.

The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test, post-test, and one-month follow-up design, and a control group. The study population comprised all patients with depression who were referred to the counseling centers of Ahvaz in 2019. The sample consisted of 30 patients with depression selected by convenience sampling and divided into experimental and control groups (n= 15 per group). The experimental group underwent twelve sessions (90-minutes sessions per week) of cognitive-behavioral therapy. The research instruments included the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS), the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), and the Miller Hope Scale (MHS). The follow-up was performed after 30 days. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA).

The results showed that cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) reduced impulsive behaviors (IBs), alexithymia, and despair in the experimental group of depressed groups compared with the control group in the post-test and follow-up (Pvalue= 0.0001).

CBT can be used at counseling centers for better treatment of IBs, alexithymia, and despair in depressed groups.

The effect of cosmetic surgery has always had doubts. In particular, these doubts are interpreted in the psychological field. Therefore, the study aimed to determine the effectiveness of cosmetic surgery on the feeling of inferiority, social identity, and psychological health of Cosmetic Surgery Applicant.

The research method is pre-experimental (preliminary experiment) with a pre-test-post-test design with a six-month follow-up for one group. The statistical population of the study includes all patients referred to Pars clinic surgery center in Sari in 2020. The research population and by sampling method available to 15 of those who met the inclusion criteria and obtained the quorum from the research questionnaires as a sample of selection were. To collect information, the inferiority scale of Yao et al, the Social Identity Questionnaire (SIQ) of Imani, and the Psychological Health Questionnaire (PHQ) of Goldberg and Hillier were used. To analyze the research data, repeated measures analysis of variance with SPSS 18 software was used.

The results showed that cosmetic surgery affected the cognitive and social factors of cosmetic surgery applicants (Pvalue≤0.01). It has the greatest effect on psychological health, social identity, and inferiority, respectively.

The results of this study show that cosmetic surgery can have a significant effect on reducing feelings of inferiority and social identity and greater psychological health, which as a treatment method is effective on psychological factors.

Pregnancy with the help of a third party, including the use of sperm, oocyte, embryo, and uterus, can be considered as an option for some infertile couples. Due to the important role of health professionals in infertility treatments, their attitudes are of particular importance in the acceptance or rejection of fertility suggestions involving the help of a third party. This study aimed to determine the attitudes of medical students at medical universities in Tehran toward third-party reproduction.

This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out at the Medical University of Tehran in 2018. Medical students (n=187) filled out the questionnaire, which consisted of two parts: the demographic characteristics of the research subjects and the questionnaire consisted of 76 questions about attitudes toward third-party reproduction. The content and face validity of the questionnaire were determined, and test-retest reliability of the questionnaire was established (0.89).

According to gender, participants’ attitudes toward childbearing, the importance of genetic dependency between parents and children, law issues, anonymity in donation programs, parental affection, the importance of the recipient's and donor's characteristics, surrogacy, gamete, and embryo donation were all statistically non-significant (Pvalue>0.05). According to age and also to year of entering the university, participants’ attitude only toward childbearing was statistically significant (Pvalue= 0.018 and 0.01, respectively).

Since medical school students may set on the road to a specialty associated with infertility and its ramifications, it’s better to educate our soon-to-be health system professionals on all necessary aspects of infertility and third-party reproduction.

This study aimed to compare the life meaning, the feeling of loneliness, and the image of God in two imprisoned and non - imprisoned groups.

The research design consisted of the type of comparative descriptive - causal studies and the statistical population is all prisoners of Semnan city, and to participate in the study, 60 prisoners and 60 non-prisoners were selected by the available method, as well as two groups, in terms of some demographic variables, were matched. The measurement tools of the study included the Life Meaning Questionnaire (Steger), Feeling of Loneliness (Russell), and Imagination of God (Greenaway). Questionnaires were analyzed after collection.

The results of the study showed that there is a significant difference between the life meaning in two prisoners and non-prisoners groups and the mean score of the meaning of life in the prison group is significantly lower than the non-prison group. There is also a significant difference in loneliness between two prisoners and non- prisoners groups and the mean of loneliness scores in prisoners is significantly higher than non-prisoners. On the other hand, there is a significant difference regarding "image of God" between prisoners and non-prisoners individuals, and the mean "image of God" scores in prisoners are less than those in non–prisoners.

According to the result, it can be concluded that tests showed that all three hypotheses of the researcher were confirmed. In the following, the results of these tests will be reviewed.

This study aimed to determine the mediating role of distress tolerance in the relationship between early maladaptive schemas and psychiatric symptoms among addicts.

The statistical population of this study consists of addicts referring to addiction treatment clinics in Zanjan city, Iran. Using the multi-stage cluster sampling method, 150 participants were selected as a sample and completed the questionnaires. Early maladaptive schema questionnaire-short form, symptom checklist-25 (SCL-25), and the distress tolerance scale were completed by participants.

The findings of this study indicate a negative and significant relationship between early maladaptive schemas and distress tolerance among addicts. Also, there is a positive and significant relationship between early maladaptive schemas and psychiatric symptoms among addicts. It can be said that there is a significant negative relationship between distress tolerance and psychiatric symptoms in addicts.

The final results of this study show that in the relationship between early maladaptive schemas and psychiatric symptoms among addicts in Zanjan city, distress tolerance plays a mediating role and the model has a goodness of fit.