Psychological aspects in health and diseases
behnaz navid; Ahmad Alipor; Eisa jafari; ashraf moini
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ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to examine the structural model of the relationship between sexual function and psychosocial factors with life Satisfaction based on the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation in women with endometriosis.MethodsThis present study was descriptive correlation ...
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ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to examine the structural model of the relationship between sexual function and psychosocial factors with life Satisfaction based on the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation in women with endometriosis.MethodsThis present study was descriptive correlation research design based on structural equations. The statistical population of the study included all women with endometriosis, referring to Arash Hospital as a referral women center and gynecological office in Tehran, Iran in 2023-2024. Based on the Morgan formula, 357 subjects were selected using a convenient sampling method. The instruments used in this study to collect data were the Women’s Sexual Function Index (Isidori et al., 2010), Short Form Symptom Checklist-25-Revised (Derogatis et al.1973), Social Health Questionnaire (Keyes, 2004), Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Garnefski, Kraaij, 2006), Satisfaction with life scale (Diner, 1985). Data analysis was done using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and path analysis, AMOS v.22 software was applied to evaluate the proposed model. Intermediate relationships in the proposed model were also tested using the bootstrap method.ResultsThe results of structural equation modeling indicated the model fitness and showed psychological factors has a negative impact on life satisfaction by the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation in women with endometriosis (β= -0.114, p<0.001). In addition, the relationship between biological and social factors and life satisfaction through the mediating variable was not found to be significant. Conclusion According to the findings, the model has a good fit and cognitive emotion regulation plays a mediating role in the relationship between sexual function and psychosocial factors with life satisfaction. This study provides a useful framework for identifying the influential components in the field of life satisfaction in women with endometriosis that should be considered in psychological treatment programs.Keywords: sexual function, psychosocial health, cognitive emotional regulation, life satisfaction, endometriosis
Shamsaddin Agh Atabay; Mozhgan Sepahmansour; Mohammad Hatami
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Objective: The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of lifestyle-based stress management program on emotional problems and life satisfaction in patients with myocardial infarction.
Method: This research was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and control group. The statistical ...
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Objective: The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of lifestyle-based stress management program on emotional problems and life satisfaction in patients with myocardial infarction.
Method: This research was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and control group. The statistical population of this research consisted of all patients aged 40-65 years old with myocardial infarction who were under treatment at Kasra Hospital in Karaj in the first six months of 2019. The study sample consisted of 90 patients with heart attack who were identified among the patients and selected by targeted sampling method and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. Data were collected using the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale as well as the Satisfaction With Life Scale. The collected data were analyzed using the method of Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA).
Results: Multivariate analysis of covariance showed that the lifestyle-based stress management program significantly reduced emotional problems and increased life satisfaction in the experimental group (P<0.01).
Conclusions: The stress management program helped patients identify dysfunctional thoughts that trigger anxiety and depression and experience fewer emotional problems by feeling self-control, attention management, changing the assessment system and using cognitive strategies. Also, by identifying and correcting irrational attitudes and beliefs, the subjects were able to better cope with the physical effects of the disease or to deal with its negative psychological complications and have more life satisfaction. These findings have important implications for education and promoting mental health of patients with myocardial infarction.
