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A Comparative Study of the Frequency of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Women with and without Eczema in Yazd City in 2019
Mohammad Ebrahimzadehardakani1, Mojtaba Jokar, Arefe Akaberi,
Volume 31, Issue 3 (6-2023)
Abstract
Introduction: About one thirds of the patients referred to skin clinics worldwide have psychological diseases. Eczema is one of the most common skin diseases in this group. Therefore, our aim was to compare the frequency of obsessive-compulsive disorder in women with and without eczema.
Methods: This was a descriptive-cross-sectional study that was conducted as a case-control study, in which 120 people in two groups with and without eczema who referred to the Bagaipour Skin Clinic in Yazd City were examined by the Yale-Brown questionnaire in terms of symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder. The frequency and intensity of obsession in the above two groups were investigated with demographic variables and other possible risk factors. Frequency, mean and standard deviation tests, descriptive statistical tests and ANOVA were used and the confidence level of these tests was considered to be 80%. The analysis was done by SPSS version 16 statistical software.
Results: The average age of the patients with eczema was 27.5±8 and the duration of eczema was 39.8±69 months. In the patients with eczema compared to those without eczema, there was a significant relationship among positive family history of eczema (P=0.25), irritant contact dermatitis (P=0.03), number of bathing times per week (P=0.009), duration of each bathing (P=0.038) has a. The level of obsession in the patients with eczema was significantly higher than those without eczema (P = 0.013).Conclusion: The prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder in the patients referred to skin clinics was significantly higher than the general population, and this rate was higher in skin patients referred with eczema.
 

Psychometric of the Persian Version of Shift Work Disorder Questionnaire in Employee Women
Ashraf Moini , Farideh Malekzadeh, Behnaz Navid, Maryam Mohammadi, Reza Omani-Samani,
Volume 31, Issue 8 (11-2023)
Abstract
Introduction: Shift work disorder (SWD) is a sleep disorder that affects the circadian rhythm and is characterized by symptoms such as excessive daytime sleepiness and insomnia. This condition can significantly increase the risk of accidents and diminish the overall quality of life for individuals affected by it. Therefore, using the four-question of shift work disorder questionnaire (SWDQ) can be useful for identifying people at risk of SWD. In this research, we evaluated the accuracy and consistency of the Persian adaptation of the SWDQ among female employees.
Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional investigation, a sampling available method was employed to select employed women who were referred to Royan Institute, Arash Hospital, and Gynecological Office in Tehran. It was used translated and reverse translation methods for the questionnaire of SWDQ. Statistical analysis was performed by using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS version 16, Inc. Chicago, IL, USA).The tests used in this study were Cronbach's alpha, internal correlation, and confirmatory factor analysis.
Results: In terms of content validity rate (CVR) with an average of 70% (questions 80%, 80%, 60% and 60%, respectively) and content validity index (CVI) with an average of 87.5% (questions 100%, 90%, 80% and 80%, respectively) was acceptable. The internal homogeneity of the SWD questionnaire with Cronbach's alpha was 63.4% and deleting each of the four items of the questionnaire reduced it. Moreover, the range of total correlated changes for the questionnaire was from 0.339 to 0.488, which was more than the minimum of 0.3.
Conclusion: Overall, the validity and reliability of the Persian version of SWDQ (the four-item) have acceptable.


Corresponding Author:Farideh Malekzadeh
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Mental Adjustment to Cancer and its Effect on the Quality of Life of Women with Breast Cancer
Bahare Fallah, Fatemeh Fathi, Ahmadreza Fallahfaragheh, Khadijeh Nasiriani, Akram Mehrabbeik,
Volume 31, Issue 12 (3-2024)
Abstract
Introduction: Breast cancer has been recognized as the most common malignancy in women during the last 10-15 years. Quality of life is the result of several physical and psychosocial effects. The result of this study was conducted to investigate the strategies of mental adjustment to cancer and its impact on the quality of life of breast cancer patients.
Methods: This descriptive-correlational study was conducted on 240 breast cancer patients using simple random sampling who were referred in Shahid Ramezanzadeh Radiotherapy Center, Yazd, Iran, from April to October 2021. Data collection tools were standard quality of life questionnaires (EORTC QLQ-C30) and Mini-Comparison of Mental Adaptation to Cancer (Mini-MAC). Data were analyzed using t-test, correlation and regression in SPSS version 16 software.
Results: The mean age of patients was 44.77(±11.00) years. There was a significant and negative correlation between quality of life and Helplessness hopelessness (r= -.795, p<0.001) and anxious preoccupation (r= -.705, p<0.001). Quality of life was significantly and positively correlated with fighting spirit (r= .368, p<0.001) and cognitive avoidance (r= .364, p<0.001) and Fatefulness(r= .155, p<0.05). In general, cancer coping strategies explained 59% of the quality of life variation in breast cancer patients.
Conclusion: In order to improve the quality of life of patients, it is necessary to teach them adaptive strategies to adjust with cancer, such as fighting spirit and cognitive avoidance.
 

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