نشریه پرستاری و مامایی ارومیه
سال نوزدهم شماره 11 (پیاپی 148، بهمن 1400)

Sedentary lifestyle is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. More than %80 of adolescents and young people, especially young girls, worldwide do not have enough physical activity. The present study was designed to determine the effect of education based on health belief model on high-risk sedentary physical activity in female students.

 In this randomized controlled clinical trial, 62 female students of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in 2020-2021 were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly divided into experimental and control groups based on the dormitory. The educational intervention was performed in two training sessions of 60 to 90 minutes in the form of a webinar, based on the structures of the health belief model. Data collection tools include demographic information form, a researcher-made questionnaire including health belief model constructs, knowledge and subscale of physical activity questionnaire, and Persian version of Youth Risk Behavior Assessment Questionnaire (YRBS 2019) (YRBS 2019), which were used after assessing validity and reliability. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical tests with SPSS software version 21.

Two groups were homogeneous based on age. Before the intervention, there were not statistically significant differences between both groups in the mean scores in the field of Knowledge, high-risk physical mobility behavior, and all the health belief model constructs, , but after the intervention, the differences between two groups in the mentioned criteria were statistically significant (P <0.001).

Education based on the health belief model is effective in reducing the high-risk behavior of physical inactivity, so the educational program of the present study can be used in order to reduce physical inactivity behavior in female students.

Self-efficacy beliefs are one of the most important ways to achieve goals and success in various fields. One of the fields that self-efficacy has important role in it is the search for health information. This study aimed to determine the level of self-efficacy and its relationship with health information-seeking behavior of mothers of children below two years old referring to health centers of Bushehr

The method of this study is descriptive-survey. The statistical population constituted of mothers of children under two years old referred to comprehensive health centers in Bushehr City. The sample size The sample size was calculated based on Cochran's formula of 362 mothers who were questioned by available quota sampling.  Data collection was done using a researcher-made questionnaire whose credibility was measured by content validity and formal validity methods in quantitative and qualitative ways, and its reliability was measured by stability test method (test -retest) and Cronbach’s alpha. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (Pearson’s) through SPSS software version 24.

69% of mothers had good and very good, 22% had moderate, and 9% had poor and very poor self-efficacy. Self-efficacy had a significant positive relationship with active search, information use, information transfer, information evaluation, and a negative relationship with information barriers.

Most mothers have a good level of self-efficacy when searching for information. Mothers with higher levels of self-efficacy actively sought out health information and were more successful in using, transmitting, and evaluating the information. Therefore, strengthening these beliefs to achieve the desired results can be considered by officials and decision makers in the field of health.

To investigate associations between serum levels of folic acid with the results of the first trimester Down syndrome screening methods and fetal karyotype in high-risk pregnant women.

In this cross-sectional study, serum levels of folic acid in 232 high risk pregnant women were measured using ELISA method and Down syndrome screening was done using karyotyping. Statistical analysis was done applying multivariate logistic regression by backward strategy tests.

In our study, 97% of participants consumed folic acid; serum level measurements revealed that 6.9% of participants had low folic acid levels and 5.6% of Down syndrome positive screenings had positive karyotype. Based on the results of multivariate logistic regression test, NT (Nuchal Translucency) (OR: 4.72, [4.01-11.07]) and husband age (OR: 1.23, [1.05-1.43]) were the predictors of fetal Down syndrome karyotype in high-risk pregnant women. There were no significant relationships between serum folic acid levels and any of the Down syndrome karyotype results (p>0.05).

These findings demonstrate that serum folic acid concentration is not the predictive marker of Down syndrome karyotype in high risk pregnant women who have positive Down syndrome screening through double marker test.

Schizophrenia and major depression are among severe and chronic psychiatric disorders that affect the most important area of a person's life, namely quality of life. Quality of life is very important in patients with chronic psychiatric disorders and is still low even after partial recovery. Today, quality of life is considered as one of the most important consequences of treatment of diseases, because quality of life is an important criterion for determining the effects of disease and its treatment on the individual and can be a useful guide to improve the quality of care. Hence quality of life assessment is important in patient care and clinical research. The purpose of this study is to compare the quality of life between patients with major depression and schizophrenia.

This cross-sectional study was performed in Razi Psychiatric Educational and Medical Center in Urmia in 2021. A total of 100 patients with major depression and schizophrenia were selected by convenience sampling method. The MC GILL questionnaire was used to assess the quality of life of patients with major depression and the SQLS Wilkesen questionnaire was used to assess the quality of life of patients with schizophrenia. Data were analyzed using t-test and Pearson correlation coefficient.

The mean age of the patients with depression was 34.28 ±7.257 and the mean age of the patients with schizophrenia was 36.80 ±9.225. The mean quality of life in patients with major depression was 45.62 ±14.75 ehile was73.56 ± 10.369 in the patients with schizophrenia. Comparison of the overall quality of life in patients with major depression and schizophrenia showed that the quality of life of patients with schizophrenia is in a more unfavorable situation (p<0.05). In general, it can be acknowledged that the quality of life in patients with psychiatric disorders can vary according to the type, severity of the disease, gender, age, and social support.

Major depressive disorder and schizophrenia affect major aspects of patients' quality of life. The impact of these two diseases on the quality of life of patients is different; as the quality of life of patients with schizophrenia are more affected by the disease than patients with major depression. Paying attention to the quality of life of these patients can be an important factor in the relative recovery of these patients.

Quality of life and life expectancy of mothers of deaf children are important issues. This study was conducted to determine the relationship of resilience with quality of life and life expectancy of the mothers of deaf children in Shahrbabak.

The research method was correlational and the statistical population of this study was all 120 mothers of deaf children in Shahr-e Babak in 2010. Sampling was by convenience sampling method and all mothers were selected as the sample group. Data collection tools included the WHO Scales of Hope, Resilience, and Short Quality of Life forms. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and regression by SPSS-21 software.

The results showed that there is a significant positive relationship between resilience and quality of life of deaf mothers and quality of life with life expectancy of deaf mothers. There is also a significant positive relationship between resilience and life expectancy of deaf children (P≤0.01).

To increase life expectancy and improve the quality of life of mothers with deaf children, it is necessary to educate and informing them correctly in order to identify vulnerabilities so they got more productive steps in their lives and continuity of the family.

  With the increasing and widespread access of people to the Internet, we are witnessing a new type of addiction, namely Internet addiction. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between Internet addiction and suicidal tendencies, attitudes toward premarital relationships and addiction based on gender separation in young adults in Golestan province.

 This research is correlational. The statistical population includes all students of Golestan province in the academic year of 2018-2019. The sampling method was random cluster sampling, and the sample size was 756 subjects. The research materials included Young’s Internet Addiction Test (1998), Kordloo’s Attitude and Tendency to the premarital relationship with the opposite sex Questionnaire (2010), Beck’s Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (1979), and Theoretical Addiction Questionnaire (Nazari,2001). Data were analyzed using the Pearson correlation test and stepwise regression analysis with SPSS software version 23.

The results showed that there is a significant relationship between Internet addiction and addiction tendency, attitude toward the premarital relationship with the opposite sex, suicidal ideation, suicidal preparation, and suicide in female youth, and suicidal ideation in male adolescents (p<0/05). The results of regression analysis also showed that Internet addiction can predict the aforementioned components in the study groups (p<0/01).

Internet addiction influences the increase in the tendency to suicidal ideation, addiction, and premarital relationship with the opposite sex.

Sleep disorder is one of the most common problems in pre/postmenopausal women and many women use complementary drugs to relieve it. One of the most widely used methods of complementary medicine is the use of herbal medicine; Therefore, the present narrative review study was conducted with the aim to evaluate the effect of herbal medicine on sleep disorder in pre/postmenopausal women.

In this narrative review study, the articles indexed in databases of Pubmed, Google scholar, SID, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched during 2000-2021 using the keywords based on MeSH such as herbal medicine, Complementary Therapies, sleep disorders, and menopause. The inclusion criteria included the insertion of search words in the title section and the articles' keywords in the clinical trials published in Persian and English. Sleep problem or sleep quality was considered as the main outcome of the study.

In this study, 29 clinical trials were reviewed. According to the results, except for 5 articles on soy, one article on red clover and one article on the combination of Hypericum perforatum, and chaste tree, other articles reported a positive and significant effect on improving sleep problems.

According to published articles in this field, it seems that valerian, red clover, and hypericum perforatum can be suggested in the treatment of menopausal sleep disorders. It is necessary to included more future studies to find more reliable results.

Caregivers' exposure to the duties and responsibilities arising from the care of hemodialysis patients is directly related to their quality of life and may lead to a reduction in their quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of life of caregivers of patients undergoing hemodialysis referred to Shahid Rahnemoun Hospital of Yazd/Iran in 2020.

This descriptive-analytical study was performed on 55 caregivers of hemodialysis patients referred to Shahid Rahnemoun Hospital. Samples were randomly selected. To collect data, a questionnaire of demographic characteristics and quality of life related to the health of patients' family caregivers was used. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 16 and descriptive and inferential statistics (Pearson test, independent t-test, and one-way analysis of variance) were used.

The results showed that the mean quality of life of caregivers was 53.00 + 22.65. The highest and lowest means were related to the dimensions of conflict (62.19 + 24.2) and mental restlessness (45.90 + 27.13), respectively. There was no significant relationship between the quality of life of caregivers with age, marital status, employment status, weekly care hours, and income (P >0.05).

Hemodialysis affects not only the quality of life of patients but also the quality of life of their caregivers. Therefore, it seems necessary to address the problems of caregivers who care for these patients, and should be considered in planning.