Relationship Between Care Burden and Religious Beliefs Among Family Caregivers of Mentally Ill Patients

Families are considered as primary sources of care forindividuals suffering frommental disorders. However, one of the major stresses in families is the infliction of a family member with mental illnesses causing dysfunction in health dimensions or generally their quality of life. Currently, most experts believethat religion can affect physical health and other aspects of humanlife. So,the aim of this study was to investigate ‘‘the relationship between care burden and religious beliefs among family caregivers of mentally ill patients.’’ This cross-sectional study was carried out in Iran on 152 families with mentally ill patients who were hospitalized in psychiatric wards. The sampling method was nonprobability and consecutive sampling method. The data collection instruments included a demographic characteristic questionnaire, Religious Beliefs, and Zarit Care Burden Questionnaires. The mean score for care burden was 30.99 (SD = 16.45). 5.9% of the participants reported a low level, and 39.5% experienced a moderate level of care burden. Moreover, the mean score for religious beliefs was 115.5 (SD = 13.49), and majority of the participants (70.4%) were endowed with strong religious beliefs. There were no significant associations between care burden and intensity of religious beliefs among the study samples (P = 0.483). Consideringthe results ofthis studyindicating experience of moderate-to-highlevels of care burden in families with mentally ill patients, it is recommended to consider such families and their religious beliefs as contributing factors in coping with challenges of mental disorder

Correction to: Relationship Between Care Burden and Religious Beliefs Among Family

The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake in the author name. The co-author name should be Reza Masoudi instead of Reza Masoodi

Relationship Between Care Burden and Religious Beliefs Among Family Caregivers of Mentally Ill Patients

Families are considered as primary sources of care for individuals suffering from mental disorders. However, one of the major stresses in families is the infliction of a family member with mental illnesses causing dysfunction in health dimensions or generally their quality of life. Currently, most experts believe that religion can affect physical health and other aspects of human life. So, the aim of this study was to investigate "the relationship between care burden and religious beliefs among family caregivers of mentally ill patients." This cross-sectional study was carried out in Iran on 152 families with mentally ill patients who were hospitalized in psychiatric wards. The sampling method was nonprobability and consecutive sampling method. The data collection instruments included a demographic characteristic questionnaire, Religious Beliefs, and Zarit Care Burden Questionnaires. The mean score for care burden was 30.99 (SD = 16.45). 5.9% of the participants reported a low level, and 39.5% experienced a moderate level of care burden. Moreover, the mean score for religious beliefs was 115.5 (SD = 13.49), and majority of the participants (70.4%) were endowed with strong religious beliefs. There were no significant associations between care burden and intensity of religious beliefs among the study samples (P = 0.483). Considering the results of this study indicating experience of moderate-to-high levels of care burden in families with mentally ill patients, it is recommended to consider such families and their religious beliefs as contributing factors in coping with challenges of mental disorders. Keywords Author Keywords:Burden of illness; Religious beliefs; Family caregivers; Mental patients; Iran KeyWords Plus:SUBJECTIVE BURDEN; HEALTH; DEPRESSION; PREVALENCE; DISORDER

Comparasion of mental health and marital satisfaction of nursing staffs who occupied in psychiatry and general wards of educational hospitals of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

Background and aims: Occupation one is one of the factors that influence mental health and marital satisfaction. The aim of this study was to compare mental health and marital satisfaction of nurses working in psychiatric wards and other wards of the educational hospitals of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This research is a descriptive-analytic study. The study population consisted of married nurses working in psychiatric wards and other wards of educational hospitals of Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences. The sample of study consisted of 82 married nurses working in psychiatric wards and 164 nurses from other wards. Data Collection tools were mental health questionnaire SCL-25 and Enrich marital satisfaction questionnaire (1989). Independent t-test for means comparison and Cronbachchr('39')s alpha coefficients for calculating the reliability of the questionnaire and also for analyze of data SPSS software was used. Results: 54.1% of the subjects were women and 67.9% in all the subjects were aged 31 to 40. 50% of nurses in psychiatric wards and 24.4% of nurses in non-psychiatrist wards had low level of mental health. In general, nurses who worked in psychiatric wards had low level of mental health (P=0.001). 30.5% of nurses working in psychiatric wards and 12.2% of nurses working in other sectors of the degree of marital satisfaction were low. In general, psychiatric nurses from other nurses experience less marital satisfaction (P=0.001). Conclusion: Results of this study showed that mental health of nurses in psychiatric wards is less than nurses in other wards. Moreover, Psychiatric nurses had lower marital satisfaction than other nurses that it would pay more attention to stressful situations and work with psychiatric patients

Ten Year Trends in Faculty Members\' Evaluation Results in Jondi Shapour University of Medical Sciences

Introduction: A comprehensive and valid evaluation system with continuous performance is required in order to assess faculty members' educational practice correctly, and plan for quality improvement. This study was done to determine the ten year trends in faculty members' evaluation results in Jondi Shapour University of Medical Sciences. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, evaluation scores of 84 non-clinical faculty members of Jondi Shapour University of Medical Sciences, from 1996 till 2005 were investigated. Faculty members' evaluation scores were taken from the archive of Educational Development Center of the University and were analyzed by SPSS software using repeated measure ANOVA, Pearson correlation coeficient, and t-test. Results: The trends in evaluation scores had minimal changes between 3.95 and 4.02. The mean of faculty members' evaluation scores had no significant difference in different years. Also, the mean of the evaluation scores of male and female faculty members in different years showed no significant difference. Pearson correlation coeficient showed a weak to average correlation between faculty members' evaluation scores in some of the years. (0.22 at minimum and 0.65 at maximum). Conclusion: Faculty members' evaluation by students was invariable in 10 years, despite the fact that students population performing the evaluation, had changed during the period. It is necessary to revise the method of educating teaching skills to faculty members in order to improve their evaluation scores

Effects of Group Training on Depression and Anxiety among Patients with Type I Diabetes: a Randomized Clinical Trial

Background Depression and anxiety can have a significant impact on prognosis in diabetic patients. In this study we evaluate how the effect of group learning on anxiety and depression in adolescents with type 1 diabetes at clinics of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Science. Materials and Methods  This study was carried out via a pretest- posttest design on the adolescent 11-21 ages with type I diabetes. 74 patients were randomized in education group (n=37) either to the control group (n=37). Data collection tools included demographic and clinical status questionnaires, and the Beck anxiety and depression inventory. Group training intervention was done for intervention group and three months after study two groups filled questionnaires and inventories. Data analyzed using chi-square test and t-test using SPSS- 22 software. Results  Findings showed that there was a significant difference between patients mean of depression in intervention group before and after intervention (

Effect of education based on health belief model on the behavior of breast cancer screening in women

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of education based on health belief model (HBM) on the behavior of breast cancer screening (bCS) in women. Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 226 women who were selected with cluster sampling method from those referred to Dezful health centers. Data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. Demographic questionnaire bCS- scale, and the Knowledge about questionnaire, all given before and 3 months after the intervention. Results: According to the findings of the study, there was a significant relationship between women's performance and variables of knowledge, perceived sensitivity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, self-efficacy, and cues to action. Conclusions: Poor knowledge of women indicates a crucial need for formal educational programs to sensitize women regarding the importance of bCS. These educational programs should consider factors affecting bCS behaviors