Relationship of psychological well-being and quality of life with spiritual health in mothers with mentally disabled children

For downloading the full-text of this article please click here.Background and Objective: Mental impairment of a child can have a negative impact on the health of the mother as his primary caregiver. Spiritual health is one of the dimensions of health that has recently been considered by researchers. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of psychological well-being and quality of life with spiritual health in mothers with mentally disabled children in Rasht city.Method: The method of this study was descriptive and correlational. To conduct this research, 150 mothers of mentally retarded children who were studying at a school in Rasht in the academic year of 2017-1018 were selected by available sampling method. After being briefed, they were included in the research and completed Ryff Psychological Well-being Scale (PWBS), Quality of Life Questionnaire (SF-36), and Spiritual Health Scale (SWB). The data were analyzed using regression analysis. In this research, all the Ethical issues were observed and authors declared no conflicts of interest.Results: The results of this study indicated that there is a positive and significant relationship between psychological well-being and spiritual well-being (r=.76, P<.01). This is also true between dimensions of quality of life and spiritual wellbeing including physical health with health Spirituality (r=.65, P<.01), mental health with spiritual health (r=-.83, P<.01), social relationships with spiritual health (r=.57, P<.01) and environmental health with spiritual health (r=.77, P<.01). Based on the results of regression analysis, the spiritual health of mothers of mentally disabled children based on psychological well-being and dimensions of quality of life was predicted.Conclusion: Spiritual well-being is related to psychological well-being and quality of life. Therefore, rise in the level of spiritual health through education and interventions can enhance the quality of life and psychological well-being of mothers and caregivers of mentally disabled children.For downloading the full-text of this article please click here.Please cite this article as: Safar Hamidi E, Bashirgonbadi S, Hosseinian S. Relationship of psychological well-being and quality of life with spiritual health in mothers with mentally disabled children. J Res Relig Health. 2019; 5(2): 37- 49. doi: https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v5i2.1879

New data on the distribution and hosts of Dinocampus coccinellae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Iran

Three ladybird (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) species, Coccinella septempunctata L., C. undecimpunctata L. and Hippodamia variegata (Goeze), were recorded as hosts of Dinocampus coccinellae (Schrank, 1802) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in the Iranian provinces of Khuzestan and Kurdistan. Coccinella undecimpunctata is a new host of this parasitoid in the country and both provinces are its new distribution records. The rates of emergence of D. coccinellae from field-collected C. septempunctata and H. variegata were very low (below 1%), while C. undecimpunctata was parasitized to a much higher degree (26.7%)

بررسی رابطه‌ی بهزیستی روان‌شناختی و کیفیت زندگی با سلامت معنوی در مادران دارای کودک کم‌توان ذهنی

خلفية البحث وأهدافه: إن الإعاقة العقلية للطفل يمكن أن يكون لها تأثير سلبي على صحة الأم كونها مقدمة رعاية رئيسية له. تعتبر الصحة المعنوية من الجوانب الهامة للصحة حيث جذبت في الآونة الأخيرة انتباه الباحثين لها. يطمح البحث الحالي دراسة العلاقة بين الرفاه النفسي ونوعية الحياة مع الصحة المعنوية للأمهات ذوات الأطفال المتخلفين عقليا. منهجية البحث: لقد اجري البحث بمنهج وصفي مترابط ولإجراء البحث تم اختيار 150 ام ذات طفل معاق عقليا يدرس في مدارس ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة في مدينة رشت عام 2018-2017حيث تم اختيارهم بطريقة عينة متاحة. طلب منهم الاجابة على اداة البحث التي تشمل مقياس كارول ريف للرفاه النفسي (PWBS) واستبيان جودة الحياة (SF-36) ومقياس الصحة المعنوية (SWB). تم تحليل البيانات وتجزئتها باستخدام تحليل الانحدار. تمت مراعات جميع الموارد الأخلاقية في هذه المقالة واضافة الى هذا فإن مؤلفي المقالةلم يشيروا الى اي تضارب في المصالح. الكشوفات: تشير الكشوفات الى وجود علاقة ايجابية وذات دلالة احصائية بين الرفاه النفسي والصحة المعنوية، كما تبين أنه هناك علاقة ايجابية وذات دلالة احصائية بين جوانب جودة الحياة وبين الصحة المعنوية التي تشتمل على الصحة الجسمية مع الصحة المعنوية (65/0=r و 01/0>P) والصحة نفسية مع الصحة المعنوية (83/0-=r و 01/0>P) والعلاقة الاجتماعية مع الصحة المعنوية (57/0=r و 01/0>P) والصحة البيئية مع الصحة المعنوية (67/0r= و 01/0>P). كما اظهرت نتائج تحليل الانحدار أنه من الممكن التنبؤ بالصحة المعنوية لدى الامهات ذوات الاطفال المعاقين عقليا على أساس الرفاه النفسي وجوانب جودة الحياة. الاستنتاج: تشير النتائج الى وجود ارتباط بين الصحة المعنوية لدى الأفراد وبين الرفاه النفسي وجودة الحياة. ولهذا يمكن رفع مستوى جودة الحياة والرفاه النفسي لدى الامهات ومقدمي الرعاية للاطفال المعوقين عقلياً ويتم ذلك عن طريق رفع مستوى الصحة المعنوية من خلال التعاليم والمداخلات المطلوبة.   يتم استناد المقالة على الترتيب التالي: Safar-Hamidi E, Bashirgonbadi S, Hosseinian S. Relationship of Psychological Well-being and Quality of Life with Spiritual Health in Mothers with Mentally Disabled Children. Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va salāmat. 2019;5(2):37-49. https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v5i2.18790Background and Objective: Mental impairment of a child can have a negative impact on the health of the mother as his primary caregiver. Spiritual health is one of the dimensions of health that has recently been considered by researchers. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of psychological well-being and quality of life with spiritual health in mothers with mentally disabled children in Rasht city. Methods: The method of this study was descriptive and correlational. To conduct this research, 150 mothers of mentally retarded children who were studying at a school in Rasht in the academic year of 2017-1018 were selected by available sampling method. After being briefed, they were included in the research and completed Ryff Psychological Well-being Scale (PWBS), Quality of Life Questionnaire (SF-36), and Spiritual Health Scale (SWB). The data were analyzed using regression analysis. In this research, all the Ethical issues were observed and authors declared no conflicts of interest. Results: The results of this study indicated that there is a positive and significant relationship between psychological well-being and spiritual well-being (r=.76, P<.01). This is also true between dimensions of quality of life and spiritual wellbeing including physical health with health Spirituality (r=.65, P<.01), mental health with spiritual health (r=-.83, P<.01), social relationships with spiritual health (r=.57, P<.01) and environmental health with spiritual health (r=.77, P<.01). Based on the results of regression analysis, the spiritual health of mothers of mentally disabled children based on psychological well-being and dimensions of quality of life was predicted. Conclusion: Spiritual well-being is related to psychological well-being and quality of life. Therefore, rise in the level of spiritual health through education and interventions can enhance the quality of life and psychological well-being of mothers and caregivers of mentally disabled children. Please cite this article as: Safar-Hamidi E, Bashirgonbadi S, Hosseinian S. Relationship of Psychological Well-being and Quality of Life with Spiritual Health in Mothers with Mentally Disabled Children. Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va salāmat. 2019;5(2):37-49. https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v5i2.18790سابقه و هدف: ناتوانی ذهنی کودک می‌تواند بر سلامت مادر که اصلی‌ترین مراقب وی است، تأثیر منفی داشته باشد. سلامت معنوی یکی از ابعاد سلامت است که اخیراً توجه محققان را به خود جلب کرده است. پژوهش حاضر با هدف بررسی رابطه‌ی بهزیستی روان‌شناختی و ابعاد کیفیت زندگی با سلامت معنوی در مادران دارای کودک کم‌توان ذهنی شهر رشت صورت گرفته است. روش کار: این پژوهش توصیفی و از نوع همبستگی است. برای انجام این پژوهش 150 مادر دارای کودک کم‌توان ذهنی که فرزندانشان در مدرسه‌ی کم‌توان ذهنی شهر رشت در سال تحصیلی 97-1396 مشغول به تحصیل بودند، به شیوه‌ی نمونه‌گیری در دسترس انتخاب شدند و پس از توجیه، به ابزارهای پژوهش که شامل مقیاس بهزیستی روان‌شناختی ریف (PWBS)، پرسش‌نامه‌ی کیفیت زندگی (SF-36) و مقیاس سلامت معنوی (SWB) بود، پاسخ دادند. داده‌های جمع‌آوری شده به روش تحلیل رگرسیون تجزیه و تحلیل شد. در این پژوهش همه‌ی مسائل اخلاقی رعایت شده است و نویسندگان مقاله هیچ‌گونه تضاد منافعی گزارش نکرده‌اند. یافته‌ها: بر اساس یافته‌های به‌دست‌آمده، بین بهزیستی روان‌شناختی با سلامت معنوی ارتباط مثبت و معناداری وجود داشت (76/0=r و 01/0>P) و نیز مشخص شد که بین ابعاد کیفیت زندگی و سلامت معنوی شامل سلامت جسمانی با سلامت معنوی (65/0=r و 01/0>P)، سلامت روانی با سلامت معنوی (83/0-=r و 01/0>P)، روابط اجتماعی با سلامت معنوی (57/0=r و 01/0>P) و سلامت محیطی با سلامت معنوی (67/0r= و 01/0>P) رابطه‌ی مثبت معناداری وجود داشت. همچنین نتایج تحلیل رگرسیون نیز نشان‌دهنده‌ی این بود که سلامت معنوی مادران دارای کودک کم‌‎توان ذهنی بر اساس بهزیستی روان‌شناختی و ابعاد کیفیت زندگی پیش‌بینی شدنی است. نتیجه‌گیری: نتایج پژوهش نشان داد که سلامت معنوی افراد با بهزیستی روان‌شناختی و کیفیت زندگی در ارتباط است. ازاین‌رو، با افزایش سطح سلامت معنوی از طریق آموزش­ها و مداخلات لازم می­توان کیفیت زندگی و بهزیستی روان‌شناختی مادران و مراقبان کودکان کم‌توان ذهنی را افزایش داد. استناد مقاله به این صورت است: Safar-Hamidi E, Bashirgonbadi S, Hosseinian S. Relationship of Psychological Well-being and Quality of Life with Spiritual Health in Mothers with Mentally Disabled Children. Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va salāmat. 2019;5(2):37-49. https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v5i2.1879

Comparison of Prooxidant-antioxidant Balance between Patients with High Grade Gliomas (IV) and Control Group

Background & Aim: The most common primary brain tumors of the central nervous system are gliomas. Among a number of different biomolecular events, a strong relation between oxidative stress pathways and the development of this cancer has been proved. Oxidative stress (OS) is the consequence of an imbalance between pro-oxidants and antioxidants towards pro-oxidants. The pro-oxidants cause lipid peroxidation of cell membranes, protein, DNA oxidation and changes in brain cell growth. In this study, the pro-oxidant–antioxidant balance (PAB) was determined in patients with gliomas. Methods & Materials/Patients: Sera of 49 patients with high grade glioma (grade IV WHO) which is called glioblastoma multiform (GBM) and 49 healthy subjects were collected and PAB test was measured. Results: A significant increase of PAB value was observed in patients with GBM (158.10±85.71 HK unit) in comparison to control group (74.54±33.54 HK). Conclusion: The PAB assay showed the oxidative stress in glioblastoma. In further research, this easy elucidation of oxidative stress in these patients can be applied to evaluate the effectiveness of antioxidant therapies in patients with GBM.Keywords: Prooxidant-antioxidant; Balance; Hig