maryam maadi; Abbas Abolghasemi; mosa kafie; seyedeh Hajar Sharami
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Objective: Pelvic inflammatory disease is a chronic disease and a common infection in women which is associated with significant complications. This study aimed to compare cognitive abilities and personality traits in infertile women with and without pelvic inflammatory disease.
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Objective: Pelvic inflammatory disease is a chronic disease and a common infection in women which is associated with significant complications. This study aimed to compare cognitive abilities and personality traits in infertile women with and without pelvic inflammatory disease.
Method: The research method was causal-comparative and the sample of research included 48 infertile women with pelvic inflammatory disease and 57 infertile women without the pelvic inflammatory disease, who were referred to Al-Zahra Hospital in Rasht in 2021 and were selected through the convenience sampling method. The research instruments were a demographic checklist, the Cognitive Ability Questionnaire (Nejati, 2013), and the Neo Personality Questionnaire (McCrae & Costa, 1985). Research data were analyzed using the Mann-whitney test and multivariate variance analysis.
Results: The results showed that there was no difference between infertile women with and without pelvic inflammatory disease in cognitive abilities and personality traits (p >0.05). But there was a significant difference between four of the seven components of cognitive ability (memory; P<0.05, U= 899.00, inhibitory control and selective attention; P<0.05, U= 933.00, decision-making; P<0.05, U= 863.500, and sustained attention; P<0.05, U= 924.500), the total score of the cognitive ability variable (P<0.05, U= 815.000), and openness in both upper and lower levels of education (P <0.05, U= 907.50).
Conclusion: Infertility with causes of inflammatory and non-inflammatory did not lead to cognitive dysfunction and differences in personality traits but education as a potentially influential variable can play a crucial role, which needs further research.
maryam maadi; Abbas Abolghasemi; mosa kafie; seyedeh Hajar Sharami
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Objective: Pelvic inflammatory disease is a common infection that can reduce family functioning by causing longterm complications such as chronic pelvic pain and infertility. This study aimed to comparefamily functions in Infertile women with and without pelvic inflammatory disease.Method: The research ...
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Objective: Pelvic inflammatory disease is a common infection that can reduce family functioning by causing longterm complications such as chronic pelvic pain and infertility. This study aimed to comparefamily functions in Infertile women with and without pelvic inflammatory disease.Method: The research method was causal-comparative, and the participants included 48 infertile women with pelvicinflammatory disease and 57 infertile women without pelvic inflammatory disease, referred to Al-Zahra Hospitalin Rasht in 2021. Based on the patients’ records and the diagnosis of the gynecologist, infertile women with pelvicinflammatory disease (tubular factor) and infertile women without pelvic inflammatory disease (due to other causes)were selected purposefully. A demographic checklist and McMaster Family Functioning Questionnaire were used tocollect data. Research data were analyzed using one-way and multivariate variance analysis.Results: The results showed that there was a significant difference between the mean scores of emotional fusion ininfertile women with pelvic inflammatory disease and infertile women without pelvic inflammatory disease (P <0.05). In addition, there was a significant difference in the two levels of high and low education in emotional controland response and interaction between group and education components (P < 0.05).Conclusion: According to the results of this study and the importance of the emotional integration component inwomen with infertility without pelvic inflammatory disease, this component can be used as a strength in these womenfor more effective communication in married life and to reduce the negative effects of infertility and education shouldbe further examined as a possible influential variable.
Farzin Bagheri Sheykhangafshe; Abbas Abolghasemi; Seyed Mousa Kafi Masouleh
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Objective: Bodybuilding has attracted a lot of people in recent years, but despite the popularity of using unauthorized and steroid drugs, it has caused many problems for athletes. The purpose of the present study was therefore to compare mental toughness and sense of coherence in natural and steroid ...
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Objective: Bodybuilding has attracted a lot of people in recent years, but despite the popularity of using unauthorized and steroid drugs, it has caused many problems for athletes. The purpose of the present study was therefore to compare mental toughness and sense of coherence in natural and steroid bodybuilders.Method: This study was a descriptive and causal-comparative study. The statistical population consisted of both natural and steroid bodybuilders in Rasht in 2019 from whom 120 individuals (60 natural bodybuilders and 60 steroid bodybuilders) were selected purposefully who answered the questionnaires of Sheard, Golby & Van Wersch’s (2009) Sports Mental Toughness and Antonovsky’s (1993) Sense of Coherence. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance by SPSS 24 software.Results: The findings of this study showed that there was a significant difference between the components of mental toughness and sense of coherence in the two groups (P<0.01). Natural bodybuilders had higher levels of Confidence (24.93, P<0.001), Constancy (15.60, P<0.006), Control (14.43, P<0.001), and sense of coherence (21.88, P<0.001) compared to steroid bodybuilders.Discussion: The results obtained from this research show that the abuse of steroid drugs has a significant impact on the psychological and physical aspects of bodybuilders. For this purpose, it is necessary to prevent possible injuries by providing proper information and providing psychological services to professional athletes.
Sepehr Pourkhalili; Elnaz Sadeghi Chookami; Abbas Abolghasemi
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Objective: The Coronavirus not only affects physical health, but the outbreak of this virus can also have devastating psychological effects. To treat and diagnose, these impacts should be identified. This study aimed to investigate the role of perfectionism and self-compassion in predicting coronavirus ...
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Objective: The Coronavirus not only affects physical health, but the outbreak of this virus can also have devastating psychological effects. To treat and diagnose, these impacts should be identified. This study aimed to investigate the role of perfectionism and self-compassion in predicting coronavirus anxiety.
Method: The sample consisted of 292 participants who responded online to the Coronavirus Anxiety Inventory, the Hewitt and Flett Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (HF-MPS), and Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form (SCS-SF). Data were analyzed by correlation and multiple regression analysis.
Results: The results have shown that the dimensions of perfectionism, and Self-compassion, predict coronavirus anxiety (P <0.001). Also, mindfulness and common humanity, from self-compassion components, could predict coronavirus anxiety significantly (P <0.001).
Conclusion: These findings indicate that perfectionism is effective in exacerbating Coronavirus anxiety, and self-compassion is effective in modulating it. These variables can play an important role in general health policies, the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of Coronavirus anxiety.
Roya Balazadeh; Bahman Akbari; Abbas Abolghasemi
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Objective: this study aimed to compare the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral based stress management training and positive therapy on self-regulation behaviors of females with primary hypertension. Method: In this semi-experimental study with pretest-posttest and control group, 48 women with primary ...
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Objective: this study aimed to compare the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral based stress management training and positive therapy on self-regulation behaviors of females with primary hypertension. Method: In this semi-experimental study with pretest-posttest and control group, 48 women with primary hypertension were randomized in control (n = 16), positive therapy (n = 16) and stress management (n = 16) groups. All participants completed standard self-regulation behaviors questionnaire before and after interventions. The intervention groups received cognitive-behavioral based stress management training program for eight sessions. The control group did not receive any intervention during research. Data were analyzed using SPSS software and descriptive and inferential statistical methods (ANCOVA). Results: The findings indicated level of self-regulatory behaviors significantly increased in the intervention groups in compare to control group (P> 0.05). Comparison of intervention group revealed superior effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral based stress management program versus positive therapy (Mean difference=28.13, P>0.05) Conclusion: cognitive-behavioral stress management training and positive therapy are effective on the self-regulation behaviors of women with primary hypertension. Improvement of self-regulation behaviors through psychological programs such as cognitive-behavioral stress management training and positive therapy reduce the burden of disease and enhance treatment adherence.
