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Showing 11 results for Depression
Parisa Rasouli, Fateme Shobeiri, Fateme Cheraghi, Raziye Rasouli, Vahid Ghanbari, Volume 2, Issue 4 (7-2016)
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Introduction: Anxiety and depression during pregnancy could affect the neonatal outcomes and preterm Delivery. The Aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between maternal anxiety and depression in third trimester pregnancy on growth index of neonates and preterm delivery in laboring women who referred to Hamadan's medical and health district centers in 2011-2012.
Methods: In a descriptive cross-sectional study 250 pregnant women in third trimesters using several stage cluster sampling were selected, and data were achieved from three questionnaires, Demographic data, Edinburgh’s Depression and Van den Bergh’s anxiety during pregnancy. Huizink and et al state that Van den Bergh’s 10 questionnaires of anxiety in third trimester pregnancy has a good content. They obtained the reliability of the subscales of this questionnaire about the fear of preterm delivery equal to /083 and fear of delivering a baby with mental and physical disabilities, equivalent to /087 and Concerns about the appearance equivalent to 0/83. Related to Edinburgh’s questionnaires, using the method of determination of correlation coefficient of Edinburgh’s test at the same time and Beck‘s the anxiety test equal 0/78 is attained. The reliability of this test from Cronbach's alpha and split-half method was estimated equal to /088. To analyze, we used descriptive statistics, spearman correlation coefficient, Kruskal-wallis and Mann-Whitney U.
Results: Mean score of maternal anxiety and depression in third trimester pregnancy of cases were (30/7±7/9) and (12/3±4/1) respectively. Data analysis showed no significant relationship between anxiety and depression of third trimester pregnancy and the neonates on growth index (p>0/05), but a positive relationship between maternal anxiety and depression on preterm labor was found (p<0/05).
Conclusion: According to the study findings and positive relationship between maternal anxiety and depression on preterm labor, planning preventive and supportive programs by the specialists who work with pregnant women's mental health are necessary
Yaghoob Madmoli, Mostafa Madmoli, Negar Qashqaei Nezhad, Somaieh Bosak, Volume 2, Issue 4 (7-2016)
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Introduction: One of the most common and most debilitating problems of youth and adolescents is depression and according to extent of the outbreak, it is called as mental cold. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of depression and associated factors in adolescents of masjed soleyman in 2014.
Methods: In this descriptive-cross sectional survey, 338 people as stratified sampling from first high school boys and girls students of Masjed-Soleyman were enrolled. For gathering data depression Janbozorgi Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (CADs) and demographic questionnaire were used.
Results: In this study, %86.7 of the students had some degree of depression. The mean score of depression in this study was obtained 10.17 ± 7.21, which indicates moderate depression. In general, there were a significant correlation between the average depression score and gender, father's occupation, type of school, leisure and non-school classes, work in leisure time, number of family members and close friends (P<0/05). But the relationship between the mother's job, death of a family member, smoking experienced and the mean depression score were not statistically significant (P> 0/05).
Conclusions: According to the results, this adolescents, especially girls, need to strategies and psychosocial support such as registering for classes leisure, prevented from working in leisure time, increased space game and referred to a psychologist or psychiatrist.
Elahe Raesi Vastegni, Mohammad Ali Hoseini, Masood Fallahi Khoshknab, Enayatollah Bakhshi, Volume 3, Issue 2 (12-2016)
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Introduction: Depression as a serious complication of cancer has various effects in different contexts like on the individual and social life, mental and physical health, treatment and disease progression. This study aimes to determine the effect of nursing intervention based on humor on depression in adolescents with leukemia.
Method: This research is an experimental study where 62 children and youth aged 12 to 18 years old with leukemia that have inclusion criteria were that purposive sampling and were randomly assigned into two intervention and control groups. To gather the data, demographic and depression in children and adolescents (CADS) questionnaires were used. In the experimental group, nursing interventions based on the use of humor as three 30-minute sessions per week, for 8 weeks were used and control group only received the routine care interventions. Before and after intervention, both groups filled out questionnaires. After collecting the data entered and analyzed using SPSS version 21.
Findings: Statistically significant difference was not found in demographic variables between the two groups (P>0.05). Pre-test mean depression score in the control group was (34.10±0.16) and the experimental group was (36.16±6.89), which statistically significant difference wasn’t found between the two groups in pretest scores (P>0.05). After adjusting pre-test scores, a significant effect of depression between subjects in grades obtained (P<0.001). The average depression score in the experimental group in pretest was 36.16 which was 18.19 after the intervention ended. Paired t-test showed significant differences between the scores before and after (P<0.0001).
Conclusion: Results of this study showed that use of nursing interventions based on the humor can greatly reduce depression in children and adolescents with leukemia and as a method of health care in the care of these patients was recommended.
Keywords: humor, nursing, depression, leukemia, adolescent
Mostafa Madmoli, Yaghoob Madmoli, Marzieh Beigom Bigdeli Shamloo, Atefe Etebari, Ahmad Mahmoodi Kouhi, Milad Azami, Volume 3, Issue 4 (6-2017)
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Introduction: Depression is the most common mental disorder in adolescents, with negative consequences including school failure, family and social dysfunction, mental illness, suicide attempts and suicide. Since one of the crucial factors in mental health is religion, the study investigated the relationship between depression and religious beliefs in female high school students of Masjed Soleyman in 2016.
Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional survey, sampling was conducted in cluster from from female high school students of Masjed Soleyman. For gathering data, Janbozorgi depression questionnaire for children (CADs) and Golzari Religiosity Questionnaire were used.
Results: In this study, 173 students were enrolled with a mean age of 13.35 ± 1.08 years. The average depression score was 9.18, indicating moderate depression in these students. Generally, 88.4% of the students had some degrees of depression. There was direct correlation between depression scores and scores of religiosity, but it was not statistically significant (P = 0.07). The mean depression score with the mean dimensions of private religious behavior and actual behavior had statistically significant negative correlation (P < 0.05).
Conclusions: According to the results, strengthening the religious behaviors of students can lead to reduction of the incidence of depression and its treatment should be considered by education directors’ policies.
Homeira Reisi, Salar Faramarzi, Volume 5, Issue 3 (4-2019)
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Introduction: The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of self-compassion on self-esteem, emotion regulation and anxiety thoughts in the children’s(10-12 years) with depression disorder.
Method: It was a quasi-experimental study with pretest, posttest and control group design. The statistical population of the present study included all adolescents with anxiety disorder in the city of Shahrekord in academic year 2015-16. Non-probable available sampling method and random assignment were applied. So 30 female children’s(10-12 years) were selected through purposive method from those with depression signs who referred to consultation center in zone 2 of educational organization in Shahrekord and they were put into experimental and control groups. The experimental group received eight ninety-minute sessions during two and a half months while the control group didn’t receive such intervention during the process of study conduction. The applied instruments included depression, emotion regulation, anxiety thoughts and self-esteem questionnaires.
Findings: The results of the analysis showed that teaching self-compassion has been effective on the components of self-esteem, emotion regulation and anxiety thoughts in the students with depression disorder (P<0.001). Thus, self-compassion training has been able to increase the children's self-esteem and emotion regulation and reduce their anxiety.
Conclusion: According to the findings of the study, teaching self-compassion can be employed to improve self-esteem, emotion regulation and decreasing anxiety thoughts in the children’s and adolescents with depression disorder.
Moradali Zareipour, Ghorbanali Zareipour, Mahin Alinejad, Fatmeh Moharrami, Mehdi Abdolkarimi, Volume 5, Issue 3 (4-2019)
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Introduction: Adolescence is one of the most critical periods of life Because of psychological, social and biological changes, which can affect academic performance. The purpose of this study was Evaluation of stress, anxiety, depression and its Relationship with Educational Success in adolescence in Salmas city
Method: This is a descriptive-analytic study which is done on 400 teenage boys. A cluster sampling was used for the research sample. The data collection tool was a two-part questionnaire which includes demographic information and grade point average, and questions related to depression, anxiety, and stress (DASS 21).
Results: The findings of this study showed that the rate of depression, anxiety and stress was 33.7%, 37.8% and 24.2%, respectively. According to Pearson correlation test, there was a significant and negative correlation between depression, anxiety and stress and Educational Success
Conclusion: According to the results of the study, the stress levels, anxiety and depression in adolescents are high, and it is suggested that interventions need to be done for improving the Educational Success in this group.
Asma Nikkhah-Bidokhti, Dr Fereshteh Najafi, Fereshteh Ghaljaei, Volume 6, Issue 2 (12-2019)
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Introduction: Cancer is a common disease in children. Chemotherapy, as one of the most important treatments for cancer, is associated with feeling of depression that can have negative effects on the treatment process. The aim of this study was to determining the effect of clown therapy on depression in children with cancer under chemotherapy.
Methods: This clinical trial study, was carried out on 77 children aged 7-15 years with cancer undergoing chemotherapy in one of the educational hospitals of Zahedan in 2018. The participants were selected using convenience sampling method. The researcher was dressed as a clown and welcomed the children. The intervention group and clown participated in various games during two weeks (each week 2 sessions and each session for 2 hours) in the oncology department room. The control group received routine care. Data were collected by Child Depression Inventory (CDI) before and immediately after the intervention.
Results: The mean depression score in intervention group after intervention (28.94 ± 15.21) was significantly lower than before intervention (37.92 ± 13.98) (P<0.001), whereas in the control group, this difference was not significant. The mean difference scores of depression after clown therapy between the two groups was significant (P<0.001).
Conclusions: Clown therapy reduces depression in children with cancer under chemotherapy. Considering the negative effects of depression on the treatment of these children, the use of this method in children's clinical units is recommended.
Mohsen Golparvar, Fatemeh Alsadat Tabatabaie Nejad, Volume 6, Issue 3 (2-2021)
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Introduction: Affective capital is one of the positive variables that can be effective in improving the conditions of female students with depression. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of positive mindfulness therapy; mindfulness based cognitive therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy on affective capital in female students with depression.
Method: The research method was semi-experimental, and research design was four groups with two stages (pre-test and post-test design). In order to carry out the research, from first secondary school female students with depression in Naein city in 2017, 60 female students were selected and then randomly assigned in three therapeutic groups (each group with 15 person) and a control group (with 15 person). Affective capital questionnaire (ACQ-Golparvar, 2016) was used to measure the dependent variable in the pretest and post-test. The group of positive mindfulness therapy, mindfulness based cognitive therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy received 12 sessions of treatment. The data were analyzed with the use of multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA).
Results: The results showed that there is a significant difference between positive mindfulness therapy, mindfulness based cognitive therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy with control group in affective capital (F=340.40, P <0.001) and their components (positive affect (F=292.90, P <0.001), feeling of energy (F=210.91, P <0.001), and happiness (F=186.59, P <0.001)) in post-test after controlling for pretest (p<0.001). Also there is not a significant difference between positive mindfulness therapy and mindfulness based cognitive therapy in affective capital and their components, but there is a significant difference between positive mindfulness therapy with cognitive-behavioral therapy in total affective capital, positive affect and feeling of energy.
Conclusion: According to the results of this research, positive mindfulness therapy, and then mindfulness based cognitive therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy could be used to enhance the affective capital of female students with depression in educational and therapeutic settings.
Samaneh Najafi, Maryam Eshghizadeh, Mahdieh Ganji Roudi, Bahareh Salehi Asl, Najmeh ٍebrahimi, Volume 6, Issue 4 (4-2020)
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Introduction: stuttering in children can affect their mental health and cause undesirable effects on quality of life and the educational performance of the child. The aim of this study was to compare the anxiety, depression and self-esteem in healthy children and children with stuttering referred to the speech therapy clinics of Mashhad and Gonabad cities in 2017.
Method: This case-control study was conducted on 270 students in 2017 and selected by simple random sampling method. The data were collected using demographic information form, standard PAP self-esteem questionnaire, Spence anxiety and self-assessment of depression in children.
Results: According to the results, the mean scores of self-esteem and its dimensions are statistically significant (P <0.001). Although there was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of total anxiety score, the mean of social subscales, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and functional fear and open-mindedness scores showed significant differences (P <0.05). There was a significant difference between the two groups in severity and depression scores (P <0.05).
Conclusion: The results of the research show that children with stuttering have anxiety and lower self-esteem and depression more than healthy children. Therefore, it is important to take the necessary measures to evaluate mental health, preventing psychological problems and timely treatment of these children.
Mahdi Abdolkarimi, Maryam Sarrafi, Marzieh Nejad Torshabi2, Hassan Khodadadi, Moradali Zareipour, Volume 7, Issue 3 (3-2021)
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Introduction: Girls in their late teens are considered to be at risk for mental health problems as a result of Passing through a stage of development and social and educational pressures. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of stress, anxiety, depression and the factors affecting them in this group.
Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was performed on 398 female high school students in Rafsanjan.The sampling method was multi-stage clustering. The two-part questionnaire data collection tool included demographic information, factors such as Internet usage and menstrual age, and the standard questionnaire for depression, anxiety, and stress (DASS 42)
Results: The results of this study showed that stress, anxiety, and depression disorders were present in more than 50% of female students with different grades. Among the determining factors, only extreme Internet use had a statistically significant relationship with all three disorders of stress, anxiety, and depression (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Due to the high prevalence of mental disorders among female students and its relationship with excessive use of the Internet, A more detailed screening and Design intervention to reduce these disorders is recommended, with an emphasis on risk factors to improve the mental health of female students.
Mahdi Abdollahzadeh Rafi, Haniyeh Mohamadi, Masoume Mohamadi, Mohadese Rafiei Boldaji, Volume 8, Issue 3 (4-2022)
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Introduction: Given the many negative consequences associated with adolescent depression, researchers are trying to gain a better understanding of the factors involved in causing and exacerbating the symptoms of this disorder. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the "psychological flexibility of mother in parenting" with adolescent depression after statistical control of the effect of maternal depression.
Method: To investigate this goal, the descriptive-correlation method was used The study population consisted of first-grade high school students in Tehran, Boldaji, and Hamedan and their mothers in the academic year 2019-2020. 432 adolescent mothers were selected by multi-stage cluster random sampling. Inclusion criteria were living with both parents and the mother being literate (at least fifth grade). Adolescents living in welfare-supervised centers (homeless) were excluded from the study. Data were collected using psychological flexibility in parenting Questionnaire, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Questionnaire, and Adolescent Self-Reporting Questionnaire.
Results: The results showed that there was a statistically significant positive relationship between adolescent depression and maternal depression (p = 0.001). Also, "maternal psychological flexibility in parenting" had a statistically significant negative relationship with adolescent depression (p = 0.001). Also, after statistical control of the effect of maternal depression, "psychological flexibility of the mother in parenting" was able to significantly predict adolescent depression (p = 0.001).
Conclusion: More psychological flexibility in parenting causes the mother to be more involved in positive parenting practices and positive parenting practices are associated with less depression in children.
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