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Showing 10 results for Mental Health
Mohsen Eskandari, Ehsan Eskandari,
Volume 1, Issue 1 (4-2019)
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Background and Aim: Military personnel, especially maritime border guards, are often at risk of physical and psychological damage when they work in challenging climates and at a distance from their families. The current study aimed to determine the relationship between mental health and the length of deployment to an Iranian island among deployed military personnel.
Methods: This is an analytical study, and the study population consisted of all military personnel deployed to An Iranian Island in 2018. Sampling was performed by census method. Mental health was investigated by use of the Symptom Checklist 90-Revised (SCL-90-R) questionnaire. The length of deployment on the island was recorded in months. The research team visited the island to distribute questionnaires among the military personnel and gather data. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS.18 software.
Results: A total of 170 questionnaires were completed by deployed military personnel in an Iranian island. The mean age was 23.2 ± 4.5 years old. The mean (±standard deviation) deployment length was 19.1±30.5 months (range: 1‒50 months). Assessment of mental health by the SCL90 questionnaire showed that on the psychoticism, paranoid ideation, hostility, depression, obsessive-compulsive, somatization, PST (positive symptoms total), and GSI (General Severity Index) scales, respondents had a mean score of more than one (>1). Therefore respondents were considered to have malaise. None of the scales used indicates a mental disorder. By increasing the duration of deployment to the island, the mean scores for all scales were increased but this finding was not significant.
Conclusion: Increasing length of deployment in an Iranian island had a negative effect on the mental health of military personnel on all scales. Although the deployed military personnel were generally not considered to have mental disorders, greater efforts should be made to improve the mental health of deployed military personnel on an Iranian island and avoid lengthy missions away from their families.
Farahnaz Khajehnasiri, Vida Zaroushani ,
Volume 3, Issue 2 (5-2021)
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Letter
Farzin Bagheri Sheykhangafshe, Ali Fathi-Ashtiani,
Volume 3, Issue 4 (9-2021)
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Letter
Shima Shahyad, Mohammad Taghi Mohammadi,
Volume 3, Issue 4 (9-2021)
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Background and Aim: School closures, home quarantine, and change in social relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic are the most important factors that influence physical and mental health status in children and teenagers and cause numerous psychological problems in these people who are highly vulnerable. The aim of the current study was to assess, identify and present the psychological interventions affecting the mental health status of children and teenagers.
Methods: This narrative review examines published papers on the consequences and presentation of psychological interventions for the mental health of children and teenagers during the COVID-19 pandemic from July 21, 2020, to December 25, 2021. A comprehensive search was done using the keywords of COVID-19 pandemic, the mental health of children and teenagers, and psychological interventions in crises on scientific databases of Pubmed, Science Direct, Scopus, Google Scholar.
Results: In total, out of 128 papers, 46 papers were analyzed. According to the results, factors such as long-term fear of infectious with SARS-CoV-2, reduced communication with people in the educational environment, lack of adequate home space, feelings of failure and boredom, and finally financial problems of parents are the most important factors that may have significant effects on the mental health of children and teenagers.
Conclusion: Since most psychological disorders are rooted in childhood and children and teenagers are in a very sensitive period of their mental development, mental health cares during crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic is very important. Therefore, by early examination and identification of mental health disorders in children and teenagers and subsequently, identify the causes of these disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic, and finally, by providing useful solutions and preventive interventions, the occurrence of these disorders may be prevented in children and teenagers during this pandemic.
Fatemeh Eisazadeh,
Volume 4, Issue 1 (3-2022)
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Background and Aim: Considering the importance of sleep quality in all aspects of quality of life; the aim of this study was to investigate the prediction of sleep quality based on mental health in sailors.
Methods: The present study was a descriptive-correlational study conducted in 2022, in Bushehr, a coastal city in the south of Iran. The statistical population included 60 sailors aged 40 to 50 years in Bushehr. Sampling was done by the availability method. 12-Item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) (Goldberg & Williams, 1988) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were used to collect data.
Results: The mean age of sailors was 46.9 years. There was a significant positive relationship between mental health and sleep quality. The results of regression analysis showed that mental health explains 37% of the variance in sleep quality.
Conclusion: Considering the prevalence of unfavorable patterns of sleep quality in sailors and the 37% importance of mental health in improving the quality of sailors' sleep, strategies and interventions to promote mental health in sailors should be adopted to avoid short-term and long-term effects of lack of sleep quality.
Mohammad Reza Hajibagher Najar, Anahita Khodabakhshi-Koolaee, Mohammad Reza Falsafinejad,
Volume 4, Issue 2 (5-2022)
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Background and Aim: Offshore jobs in the oil industry are considered one of the most stressful jobs. The aim of this study was to determine the role of self-care and self-efficacy behaviors in predicting the mental health of employees in the offshore industry.
Methods: This is a quantitative and correlational study. The statistical population included all employees in the offshore industry working on projects and vessels, as well as oil and gas platforms in 2022. A total number of 152 people was selected by a simple random sampling method according to the table of Morgan. Data collection tools included Self-Care Behavior Questionnaire, General Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, Mental Health Questionnaire.
Results: There is a positive and significant relationship between self-care behaviors and self-efficacy (r = 25.2; P <0.001). There is also a positive and significant relationship between self-efficacy and mental health (r = 0.17; P <0.05). Self-care and self-efficacy behaviors can predict the mental health of offshore employees (R2 = 0.371).
Conclusion: According to the current findings, it can be said that self-care and self-efficacy behaviors can predict the mental health of employees in the offshore industry. This shows the importance of paying attention to the mental health of employees working in the offshore industry.
Peyman Hatamian, Ahmad Souri, Alireza Kolivand,
Volume 4, Issue 2 (5-2022)
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Background and Aim: Promoting mental health in each stages of life improves the quality of life and brings numerous benefits to human society. The aim of this study was to predict the mental health of Iranian police officers based on the components of repetitive negative thinking.
Methods: This is a descriptive correlational study. The statistical population included Iranian police officers (NAJA) in Tehran, Iran province during 2022. By convenience sampling method, 203 people were selected. Data were collected using the repetitive negative thinking (McEvoy et al., 2010) and (Goldberg, 1979) Mental Health Questionnaires.
Results: The findings of regression analysis show that 60% of mental health changes in Iranian police officers are predicted by repetitive negative thinking components. Accordingly, the regression model is significant (P<0.001).
Conclusion: It can be concluded that the components of repetitive negative thinking are able to threaten the mental health of police officers. Therefore, it is suggested that the authorities pay special attention to the destructive role of such factors on the mental health of police officers and consider support programs to deal with it.
Vahid Bakhshalipour, Siavash Khodaparast, Maziyar Kalashi,
Volume 5, Issue 1 (3-2023)
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Background and Aim: Health literacy is an important element in people's ability to participate in activities related to public health and life satisfaction. The present study examines the impact of socio-economic variables on the relationship between health literacy and general health and the quality of life in inactive staff of Baqerul Uloom Marine Science Training Center.
Methods: The present research was carried out by descriptive-correlation method on 285 staffs in in inactive staff of Baqerul Uloom Marine Science Training Center in 2022. Health literacy (HELIA), Goldberg general health (GQH-28) and quality of life (SF-12) questionnaires were used to collect data.
Results: Forty-eight people (37%) of the inactive staffs in Baqerul Uloom Marine Science Training Center were single. 74 people (56%) had an average socio-economic status. The mean health literacy was at borderline level (58.01), general health at moderate to high level (51.42) and quality of life at moderate level (71.61). Considering the socio-economic effects, there was a significant relationship between health literacy and general health and quality of life (p˂0.001).
Conclusion: The findings of this research made it clear that the level of health literacy and its dimensions are necessary for general health and a better quality of life for staffs, and managers of military centers should pay more attention to the relationship between these components in order to improve the quality of life of staffs.
Zeinab Naseri, Farzam Farzan, Seyed Mohammad Hossein Razavi,
Volume 5, Issue 1 (3-2023)
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Background and Aim: The harsh environment and conditions of serving in prison endanger the mental health of soldiers and affect their level of aggression and life satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to compare the level of life satisfaction and aggression dimensions of soldiers based on the type of sport (water or land) and their marital status.
Methods: The statistical population was all soldiers serving in the Mazandaran prison organization, north of Iran, in 2022. The soldiers of 3 prisons, Babol, Sari, and Tonkabon, were selected as the research sample by random cluster sampling (n=169) and finally 153 complete questionnaires were analyzed. Data were collected with three questionnaires; demographic information, Diener's life satisfaction and Makarowski's aggression, and with 3 dimensions going ahead, tripping up, and assertiveness.
Results: The life satisfaction has a significant difference between land and water sports soldiers, and water sports soldiers have higher life satisfaction (P<0.05). The mean aggression dimensions of the water sports group is lower than the land sports group, which is statistically significant (P<0.05) except for the assertiveness dimension. Single soldiers are more satisfied with life than married soldiers, but this difference is not statistically significant (P<0.05). Also, there is no significant difference in the mean dimensions of aggression between married and single soldiers (P<0.05).
Conclusion: According to the current findings that showed water sports soldiers have higher life satisfaction and less aggressive dimensions than land sports soldiers, in order to increase life satisfaction and reduce soldiers' aggression, it is suggested that recreational and educational water sports programs should be part of the soldiers' leisure time programs.
Hajar Jamali, Zahra Rahimi, Jamshid Jamali,
Volume 5, Issue 2 (6-2023)
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Background and Aim: Psychological distress is one of the psychological problems that is related to a wide range of mental disorders. Considering the role of military personnel in creating social security, paying attention to their mental health has particular importance. In this study, the prevalence of psychological distress in the military personnel of Razavi Khorasan province, Iran was estimated and demographic factors related to it were identified.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, military personnel who referred to the health centers of Mashhad city in the first half of 2019 were examined. Data was collected using the demographic checklist and Kessler's standard scale of psychological distress (K-6) from the SINA system of health centers in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The total score of 10 and more in the K6 questionnaire was considered as the cut-off point. The K6 questionnaire evaluates people's feelings in 6 areas: discomfort, restlessness, nervousness, helplessness, hopelessness, sense of worthlessness in the last month
Results: Out of 4488 military personnel, 98.7% were men, 51.7% were married, and 44.5% had a diploma. The mean psychological distress score was 3.39±4.45 out of 24 and the prevalence of psychological distress was 12.6%. Gender (p=0.024), education level (p<0.001) and place of residence (p=0.001) were associated with the prevalence of distress. The prevalence of psychological distress was higher in women, singles, military personnel with less than a diploma, and residents of cities between 50 and 500 thousand people.
Conclusion: The prevalence of psychological distress was estimated to be moderate in comparison with the studies conducted in other countries. Senior military managers can prevent the occurrence of more serious mental disorders as well as the creation of problems in their subordinate organizations with proper planning in the direction of screening patients.
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