Predict the Creativity of the Engineers of Kermanshah Engineering Organization Based on Their Personality Five Factors and Mental Health

Aim: The aim of this study was to predict the creativity of the engineers of Kermanshah Engineering Organization based on their personality and mental health factors. Method: This study was performed with Pearson correlation and multiple regressions, Cranach's Alpha coefficient, SPSS software version 20. A total of 375 engineers were selected based on Morgan table that completed 3 types of questionnaires: Torrance questionnaire (verbal section), (NEO-FFI) questionnaire and GHQ-28 questionnaire. The significant level in this study was considered as 0.05. This study was descriptive and correlation based. The sampling method was random. The study was a descriptive - correlative. Result: Correlation and regression analysis showed that there was a significant relationship between creativity (fluidity, flexibility, innovation, expansion) with five factors of personality (Neuroticism, Extraversion, Conscientiousness, Openness, Agreeableness) and mental health (physical symptoms, anxiety and insomnia, depression, social function). So regression analysis showed that personality factors (neuroticism, extraversion, flexibility) are better models to predict creativity

Epidemiological study of suicide by physical methods between 1993 and 2013 in Ilam province, Iran

Background: Suicide by aggressive physical methods such as firearms, hanging, and jumping is well known; however, different factors may influence a person while selecting a particular method. The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiological factors involved in the selection and use of different physical methods for suicide over a long-term period in Ilam province, Iran. Methods: The present study was conducted retrospectively between 1993 and 2013 using recorded data from a comprehensive system for registration of suicide attempts in Ilam University of Medical Sciences. The epidemiological characteristics included person, time and place variables, and the outcomes of the suicide attempts. The chi square, univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used for data analysis. Results: Totally, 1516 suicide attempts were evaluated (the annual incidence rate: 19/100,000 individuals). The most commonly used suicide method in females (88.4) and males (38.9) was self-immolation. Furthermore, the annual incidence rate among males and females was within the age group of 15-24 years (24.6 and 47.8/100,000 individuals). The risk of death by suicide in the age group of 55-64 years was 2.93 compared with the age group of 10-14 years (OR = 2.93; 95 CI = 0.64-13.54, P = 0.168). Conclusion: This study revealed that self-immolation was the most selected physical method of suicide and had the highest incidence rate, and inflicted the survivors with severe physical and mental complications. In order to reduce the use of physical methods, especially self-immolation, life skills training becomes more important than ever

The effect of stress management strategies on general health and stress of post-mi patients hospitalized to shahid mustafa khomeini hospital in ilam in 2017

Background and aim: Stress is one of the risk factors for cardiovascular disease and can a reduce general health and stress in cardiac patients. The purpose was to analyze the effectiveness of stress management strategies on general health of patients with myocardial infarction. Methods: Eighty six patients were selected through random sampling from internal, heart and CCU wards of ShahidMustafa Hospital in Ilam. They were randomly divided into two experimental (43) and control (43) groups. The intervention was conducted through face-to-face training sessions during three sessions and a booklet was provided as well. Cohen questionnaire (14 questions) and GHQ questionnaire (28 questions) were completed in two stages of pre-test and post-test by the members of the two groups. SPSS version 22 was used to analyze the samples. Findings: The result of showed that the average score of general health score in the post-academic phase of coping with stress was 28.53 less than before the study program was 49.41. The mean stress after 1 month of intervention was 29.86 less from the time before the intervention, it was 14.47. Mean stress three months after intervention was 28.54 less than before intervention and general 46.61 was less than before intervention. Considering that the level of stress in the control group in First, 51.55 and 1 month later, 53.64, indicates that the stress level was not improved initially and 1 month later. The stress level of the control group after 3 months after intervention was significantly higher than the 5th level, indicating a lack of improvement in the level of stress in the control group. Also, the general health of patients in the control group, with p greater than 5 hundred, indicates that there is no significant difference in the general health score 1 and 3 months after the intervention. Conclusion: The effectiveness of stress management strategies in improving the general health of the patients one month after the intervention compared with the control group and reducing stress and increasing general health 3 months after the intervention in comparison with the control group had a positive effect. This intervention can be effective in reducing disease progression and improving general health. One of the limitations of this study was the lack of sufficient time to track the treatment outcomes, which is recommended to have more consistent follow-ups in terms of the effectiveness of treatment in subsequent studies. © 2018, Editorial office of Journal of International Pharmaceutical Research. All rights reserved

Effects of psychotherapy in combination with pharmacotherapy, when compared to pharmacotherapy only on blood pressure, depression, and anxiety in female patients with hypertension

We investigated effects of metacognitive detached mindfulness therapy and stress management training on hypertension and symptoms of depression and anxiety, as compared to a control condition. A total of 45 female patients (mean age: M=36.49years) were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: metacognitive detached mindfulness therapy, stress management training, and the control condition. Blood pressure and symptoms of depression and anxiety decreased from baseline to post-test, to follow-up. Group comparisons showed that blood pressure and symptoms of depression and anxiety decreased more in psychotherapeutic groups than in the control group. Psychotherapeutic treatment of hypertension reduced blood pressure and symptoms of depression and anxiety. Positive effects were observable at follow-up 8weeks later

Investigation of the outcomes and varieties of violent suicides during a period of twenty years in Ilam, Iran

Background: Suicide is one of the main health problems in different societies and is associated with different risk factors. The result of a suicide attempt is directly related to the selected method. Invasive suicides are known as violent methods of self-harm and are usually happened in different patterns of age and gender. The aim of this study was to investigate the outcome and varieties of suicide via invasive methods in a longterm period in Ilam province, Iran. Methods: In this retrospective study, the required data, including demographic variables, outcomes and the kind of invasive method was extracted from a comprehensive registration system of suicide cases, recorded by Ilam University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), to investigate the invasive suicides during the 1993-2013 years. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Ilam University of Medical Sciences and based on this approval the permission to access the suicide data was issued. Data were entered into the SPSS 20 software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) and using descriptive statistical methods and chi-square were analyzed based on completed or attempted outcome of suicide. Results: Among a total of 1516 cases of invasive suicide, 643 (42.6) were attempted and 867 (57.4) were completed suicides. Self-immolation method showed the highest frequency of suicide (both completed and attempted). The highest frequency of completed suicide was occurred in females (52.8) but the attempted suicide was higher in males (63.6). The age groups of 25-34 years and above 65 years indicated the highest frequencies of attempted and completed suicides respectively. Conclusion: One of the main objectives of this study was identification of high risk groups who used the invasive methods for suicide commitments, based on their epidemiological characteristics such as gender and age. The results showed that women and elderly individuals were among the high risk groups who committed completed suicide using the invasive methods and self-immolation attributed the most frequent method among invasive methods for suicide in Ilam province which resulted in death. © 2017, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved

The Effect of Yoga on Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in Women

Background: In recent decades, several medical and scientific studies on yoga proved it to be very useful in the treatment of some diseases. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of yoga on stress, anxiety, and depression in women living in Ilam, Iran. Methods: This study is a quasi-experimental study with pre-post test. To collect data, the questionnaire of DASS-21 (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21) was used. For eligible samples, hatha yoga exercises and training sessions were held for 4 weeks (3 time/weeks; 60-70 min each) by a specialist. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20. Results: 52 women with a mean age of 33.5 +/- 6.5 were included for analysis. Depression, anxiety, and stress decreased significantly in women after 12 sessions of regular hatha yoga practice (P < 0.001). Conclusions: Yoga has an effective role in reducing stress, anxiety, and depression. Thus, it can be used as complementary medicine