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Comparison of Sleep Disorder in Myocardial Infarction Patients with Their Healthy Relatives

Introduction & Objective: Cardiovascular diseases are among the most common causes of mortality and sleep disturbances are common in today society. The purpose of the present study is to determine relationship between wide spectrum of sleep disorders including dyssomnias and parasomnias and occurrence of myocardial infarction. Materials & Methods: This is a prospective case control study which was performed on 65 patients with acute myocardial infarction and 65 cases of their healthy relatives. Data were collected by Epworth sleepiness scale and analyzed with SPSS software and using chi square, t-test and variance analysis. Results: For dyssomnias, frequency of early awakening in the morning, sleep duration at night, difficulty in falling asleep, sleep disruption and restless leg syndrome in case group were significantly higher than control group. For parasomnias, frequency of sleep paralysis, nightmare and sleep walking in case group were significantly higher than control group. Conclusion: Sleep disorders are more frequent among patients with myocardial infraction and can be considered as a risk factor for this disorder

The Role of Relaxation Training to Pregnant Mothers on Health Index of Infants

ABSTRACT: Introduction & Objective: Investigations have shown that the emotional stress during the pregnancy period could have sustainable effects on the embryo. Different factors such as family members, spouse, supporting friends could relive these effects, but coping skills especially relaxation could be more effective on stress. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of relaxation training to pregnant mothers on health index such as Apgar index, weight, height, and cowlick grade in infants. Materials & Methods: This is a clinical trail in which 100 pregnant women who referred to health center of Yasuj (2006-2008) were selected using simple sampling method and assigned randomly to case and control groups. The relaxation was taught to the case group whereas nothing was taught to control groups. At the time of delivery the above mentioned indices were assessed. The gathered data was analyzed using SPSS software. Results: The results showed a significant difference between two groups in weight, height, cephalic index, and colic grade (with better situation in case group). There was no significant difference between two groups in Apgar scores. Conclusion: Considering the results of this study, it seems that teaching of relaxation to pregnant women could be effective in health index of children especially in the time of delivery. Therefore attention should be paid to different methods for reducing the stress in this group of mothers. Keywords: relaxation, pregnant women, infants, Apgar score

Determination of the Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Stress among Nurses at Yasuj Shahid Beheshti Hospital in 2009

Introduction & Objective: Stress is one of the most important phenomena in this century that has had a great impact on people’s mental and physical health and has become one of the main topics of organizational management. Primarily, nursing and taking care of patients is stressful itself. Therefore, in the working environment, any menace to organizational goals and reduction in the quality of nursing cares are due to stress. There are different therapeutic ways to deal with stress which cognitive behavioral therapy is one of them. The goal of this study was to examine the effects of cognitive behavior therapy on stress among nurses who worked at Yasuj Shahid Beheshti hospital in 2009. Materials & Methods: This was an experimental research that was carried out among 100 nurses working at Yasuj Shahid Beheshti hospital in 2009. The sampling type was available samples. After filling the DASS-42 questionnaire, we chose 30 cases that had the worst status from point of stress and were randomly divided into two groups: case and control groups. Each group consisted of 15 nurses. The cases were trained in 8 weeks, an hour a week, by a single clinical psychologist specialized in cognitive behavioral therapy. After the therapy, questionnaires were filled again by the two groups. Finally, two groups were compared together in view point of stress scores. For analysis of data we used the SPSS software and descriptive statistics, t-test and ANOVA. Results: The mean and standard deviations of stress in case group on the pre-test were7.96±18.73 and on the post test were 6.295±12.266 respectively, the mean and standard deviations of stress in the control group for pre-test were 8.413±21.066 and for post test were 9.019±20.733 respectively. There weren’t any significant differences between two groups before the intervention, but there were significant differences between case groups after the intervention. (p < 0.05). Conclusion: According to the findings of the study, cognitive behavioral techniques' training significantly reduces stress in nurses. Therefore, it is recommended to reduce nurses’ stress and increase the level of nursing services and promoting patients’ satisfaction by establishing a psychology consulting unit in hospitals