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سال بیست و دوم شماره 4 (پیاپی 100، مهر و آبان 1402)

Assertiveness in nurses of special care units is of particular importance because of providing complex and critical care to patients. It has an effect on improving the quality of care provided by nurses. The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of psychological empowerment training on assertiveness of nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

In this semi-experimental study, 27 nurses from the NICU of Shahid Sadoughi Hospital in Yazd, were selected in 2022 based on the census sampling method and participated in psychological empowerment workshop during four one-hour virtual sessions. The intervention was designed by five experienced psychologists and implemented with the researcher and a psychologist. Data was collected using demographic questionnaire and Gambrill and Richie Assertion Inventory Questionnaire, before and two weeks after holding the psychological empowerment training. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 26 software and paired t-test and Chi-square test.

After training, the mean score of assertiveness significantly increased from 117/93±36/13 to 149/44±36/31 (P=0/001), which shows the effect of the psychological empowerment training on the level of assertiveness of nurses in the NICU.

After the psychological empowerment training, the assertiveness of nurses working in the NICU increased significantly. In order to improve the quality of care provided to infants and their families, it is necessary for nurses to promote their assertiveness by acquiring psychological empowerment.

The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of self-compassion training on academic emotions in sixth grade male elementary school students of Zarch City.

The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design and a control group. The study population consisted of all the male students of the sixth grade of elementary school in Zarch city during the academic year 2021-2022. The sample was 30 people according to the experimental research, who were selected randomly and 15 of them were randomly assigned to the experimental group and 15 of them to the control group. Pekrun et al.'s (2002) academic emotions questionnaire was used to measure the research variables. The experimental group received self-compassion training in eight 60-minute sessions, but the control group did not receive any intervention. The data were analyzed with SPSS 22.

The results of multivariate covariance analysis (MANCOVA) showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in positive and negative academic emotions of post-test.

Self-compassion training is effective in improving academic emotions of elementary school students, and school counselors, psychologists, and other professionals in the field of working with students and education can use self-compassion training as a useful intervention to help students.

Iran has the highest annual fatality rate in traffic accidents among countries in the world.  This study is designed to predict the protective behaviors of intra-urban traffic accidents based on the constructs of the theory of planned behavior (TPB).

This descriptive-analytic study was conducted in 2022 in Yazd city on 140 people with driver's license using stratified random sampling method. Data were collected through a questionnaire with three parts including demographic variables, evaluation of the TPB constructs, and assessment of socio-cultural factors of driving behaviors.  Data analysis was performed by SPSS version 26 using one-sample t-test, Chi-square, and univariate linear regression tests.

In this study, the mean age of subjects was 39/1 with a standard deviation of 11. Based on the results of the study, 33% of the variance related to protective driving behavior could be predicted with the variables included in the model. The constructs of behavioral intention (β=0/414, p<0/0001) and perceived behavioral control (β= 0/246 p= 0/003) were the determinants of protective behaviors in Yazd city drivers.

In the present study, the perceived behavioral control was the strongest predictor of protective behavioral intention in intra-urban driving. Sometimes, performing a behavior necessitates the acquisition of skills that a person lacks, and increasing perceived behavioral control can lead to improved driving skills. Therefore, TPB offers an effective theoretical framework for increasing the efficacy of traffic accident prevention initiatives.

The present study aimed to investigate the effect of positive thinking skills training based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) on nurses' resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic in the year 1400.

The current research is a semi-experimental interventional study with a pre-test and post-test design, the statistical population of which was made up of nurses working in the hospitals of Abadeh and Euclid cities in Fars province in 1400. Based on the inclusion criteria, 98 nurses were selected and randomly divided into two intervention(n=49) and control(n=49) groups. For the intervention, positive thinking training was conducted face-to-face and group discussion in eight 120-minute sessions, twice a week. The duration of training was two months. To collect data, questionnaires of demographic characteristics, Connor and Davidson's resilience and positive thinking were used. Data were analyzed with SPSS software version 26 and using statistical tests.

Based on the findings of this research, the average post-test resilience of nurses in the intervention group (60/02 ± 6/2) was significantly higher than the control group (52/6 ± 3/5). The average positive thinking of nurses in the post-test was 176/6 ± 4/75 and control group (85/04 ± 5/1). Also, after teaching positive thinking skills, the mean resilience score and its dimensions in the intervention group (89/6±3/1) were significantly higher than the control group (53/18±3/6) (P<0/001).

Positive thinking skills training is a safe, low-cost, and practicable approach whose effectiveness was proven in this study. It could, therefore, be widely used as an empowerment program.

The Internet is a neutral tool which was initially used to facilitate research in scientific and military institutions, but now it has affected mental health of society. The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between health literacy and cyberchondria in women with the mediating role of health anxiety.

The current research method was descriptive-correlational and based on structural equations. Using convenience sampling method, 300 women from Shiraz city were selected as a statistical sample, taking into account the criteria for entering and exiting the research. Data collection was done using McElree and Shelvin's cyberchondria questionnaires, Salkoskis and Warwick's health anxiety questionnaires , and Montazeri et al.'s health literacy questionnaires . Descriptive data analysis and hypothesis testing were done by structural equation method with path analysis approach and using SPSS and Amos software.

The results showed that there was a significant and direct relationship between health literacy and cyberchondria (p=0/05 and β =0/15) and between health anxiety and cyberchondria (p=0/0005 and β =0/60) at 0/001. By entering health anxiety as a mediating variable into the model, an indirect relationship between health literacy and cybercrime was obtained (p=0/0005 and β=0/30).

Considering that more than half of the people have insufficient health literacy, it is necessary to design and implement effective interventions to empower them regarding health literacy. Moreover, it is necessary to provide people with newer methods such as online education in order to obtain more health information.

Aging is a natural phenomenon in the path of human evolution. The elderly face many challenges at this stage. Anxiety, depression, and grief over the loss of loved ones can affect the general well-being of an elderly person. Structured reminiscence therapy is one of the therapeutic methods used to improve mental health and general well-being of the elderly. Therefore, the current research was conducted with the aim of the effectiveness of structured reminiscing on the dimensions of general well-being of elderly women in Yazd.

The quasi-experimental research method was a pretest-posttest type with a control group, and the statistical population included all the elderly women in Yazd city in 1402. Among them, 46 people were selected by purposeful sampling and assigned to two experimental and control groups. The tool used in this research was general well-being questionnaire of Harold G. and Dapoy. Structured reminiscing was conducted on the experimental group during 8 sessions of 60 minutes, and the control group did not receive any intervention. The results were analyzed using statistical software Spss25 and Manova test.

The results showed that structured reminiscing had an effect on the dimensions of general well-being, including anxiety, depression, positive well-being, feeling of self-control, and general health. Regarding the feeling of vitality dimension, the training could not be effective and there was no improvement in this dimension.

Therefore, structured reminiscence is used as an intervention to improve the dimensions of general well-being of the elderly women, and mental health of the elderly.

Ischemic heart diseases are the most important cause of death worldwide, which affect the quality of life of affected patients. In Iran, ischemic heart diseases are the first cause of death in people aged over 35 years. The main goal of this study is to investigate the effect of lifestyle education on the quality of life of patients with ischemic heart diseases.

This semi-experimental study was conducted using a pre-test and post-test design and with experimental and control groups. The statistical population included all patients with ischemic heart disease hospitalized in the CCU of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (AS) Rafsanjan Hospital in 2019. The sample size of 30 people in each group was determined. A three-part questionnaire (demographic information, France and Powers quality of life questionnaire and Minnesota questionnaire) was used to collect information. First, both experimental and control groups completed the mentioned questionnaires as a pre-test, then the experimental group was educated with five 45-minute sessions, and after two weeks, a post-test was taken from both groups again using the same questionnaires. The collected data were analyzed by SPSS software version 21. Independent T, paired T, and Chi-square statistical tests, Pearson's correlation coefficient and covariance analysis were used.

The mean age of the samples was 59.73±12.81 years and the average duration of coronary disease was 1953.38±2598.50 days. The results showed that the increase in scores related to the general state of quality of life after education was significant and indicated the improvement of the condition of the experimental group compared to the control group.

The findings of the present study showed that interventional efforts are important and necessary in order to improve the quality of life in patients with ischemic heart disease. In order to improve the quality of life and ultimately control heart disease, it is recommended to use the educational program designed and used in this study as a model.

Emotional intelligence is a set of non-cognitive skills affecting a person's ability to cope with environmental demands and pressures. It seems that students who have higher emotional intelligence can make better and more targeted decisions against various stresses. This research was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between emotional intelligence and the perceived stress of Gonabad students.

In this descriptive analytical study conducted in 2021, 364 students of Gonabad city were included by quota sampling method according to the number of students in each university. The research tools consisted of a demographic information questionnaire, Bradbury and Greaves’ emotional intelligence, and Cohen's perceived stress questionnaire, collected by the web-based method. Data were analyzed using Chi-square, Pearson, and Spearman correlation tests in SPSS version 26.

The mean score of emotional intelligence of students was 89/32 and the mean score of perceived stress of students was 30/62. Among the demographic data, there was only a significant and positive relationship between age and emotional intelligence (p=0/041). In other demographic information, no significant relationship was observed with emotional intelligence and perceived stress. The mean score of emotional intelligence components including self-awareness was 20/65, social awareness was 16/16, relationship management was 26/26, and self-management was 25/86. A significant and inverse relationship was observed with stress between all components of emotional intelligence, including self-consciousness (P<0/001), social consciousness (P<0/001), relationship managemen(P<0/001) and emotional intelligence score (P<0/001), except self-management (P<0/248).

According to the results, indicating a decrease in the level of perceived stress with an increase in the level of emotional intelligence in students, it is suggested that workshops related to increasing the level of emotional intelligence be considered for students at the university level, especially in times of widespread stress.