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{"title":"The Effects of Compassion-focused Therapy on Anxiety and Depression in the Mothers of Children With Cerebral Palsy","authors":"Negin Khoshvaght, F. Naderi, S. Safarzadeh, M. Alizadeh","doi":"10.32598/ahs.10.3.225","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/ahs.10.3.225","url":null,"abstract":"Background & Aims of the Study: Cerebral Palsy (CP) is the most common chronic motor disability in children. CP can cause depression and anxiety in the mothers of affected children. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) on anxiety and depression in the mothers of children with CP. Materials and Methods: This was an experimental study with a pre-test, post-test and follow-up and a control group design. The study sample consisted of 40 mothers of children with CP who were selected by convenience sampling method. We randomly divided the study participants into experimental and control groups (n=20/group). The research instruments included the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The experimental group underwent eight 60-minute sessions weekly sessions of CFT. The follow-up step was performed after 45 days. The obtained data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics, such as mean, standard deviation, Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA), and Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA). Data analysis was performed using SPSS v. 24. Results: The Mean±SD pre-test and post-test scores of anxiety and depression were measured as 28.80±9.24) and 16.25±7.40 in the experimental group and 38.80±10.27 and 28.00±5.01, respectively in the control group. The obtained results suggested that CFT effectively reduced anxiety and depression in the explored mothers of children with CP (P<0.01). Conclusion: According to the present study results, CFT can be used to reduce anxiety and depression in the mothers of children with CP and accordingly improve their quality of life.","PeriodicalId":8299,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Hygiene Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46836094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Photo-catalytic Ozonation for Degrading Terephthalic Acid in Aqueous Environment","authors":"K. Mahanpoor, Z. Sharifnezhad","doi":"10.32598/ahs.10.3.201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/ahs.10.3.201","url":null,"abstract":"Background & Aims of the Study: Terfetalic Acid (TPA ) is produced in large quantities and used in various industries. Besides, TPA is among the main sources of water pollution in industrialized countries. TPA photo-degradation process was performed in a Circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor (CFBR) by one Ultraviolet type A (UV-A) lamp and ozone generator with MnFe2O4/Willemite photo-catalyst. Materials and Methods: In this research, the nanoparticles of MnFe2O4 and Willemite were synthesized by co-precipitation reactions and wet mixing method, respectively. Then MnFe2O4/ Willemite was synthesized by the immobilization of MnFe2O4 on Willemite by mechanical method. Full factorial experimental design with 4 factors, including the pH, the initial concentration of TPA, the amount of Catalyst (Cat.), and O3 dosage was used for modeling and optimizing the process. Results: In the optimal conditions, the amounts of pH, TPA, Cat., and O3 were obtained equal to 9, 20 ppm, 1.5 g/L, and 2.17 mg/h, respectively. In these conditions, degradation efficiency was obtained to be 98.2695%, and decomposition kinetics was determined as pseudo-first-order with Kapp=0.2707 min-1, kLH=3.729 ppm min-1, and kadd=0.051 ppm-1. Conclusion: Comparing experiments results in different processes, such as UV, UV-Cat, O3, UVO 3, Cat-O3, and UV-Cat-O3 revealed that photo-catalytic ozonation (O3/MnFe2O4/Willemite) in the presence of UV for degradation of TPA in an aqueous environment, present the higher efficiency.","PeriodicalId":8299,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Hygiene Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45254140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Determinants of Housewives’ Sexual Health: A Qualitative Study: Qualitative Study","authors":"M. Nassimi, Habib Sabouri Khosroshahi, Norouz Hashemzehi","doi":"10.32598/ahs.10.3.243","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/ahs.10.3.243","url":null,"abstract":"Background & Aims of the Study: Women’s health including, the sexual dimension is the basis of family’s and community’s health. Due to the lack of research on women’s sexual health, investigations seem necessary in this area. The present research aimed to study factors affecting women’s sexual health. Materials and Methods: This was qualitative research. The required data were collected using in-depth individual interviews. The statistical population consisted of married women under the age of 50 years residing in Qom City, Iran. Twenty married women were selected by the purposive sampling method and data were obtained until reaching saturation. Results: Our findings indicated that sexual disorders, anal intercourse, neglecting sexual foreplay, environmental conditions, body image, pudency, and feeling guilty during intercourse degraded sexual health according to the interviewed women. According to this qualitative research data, the most common dysfunction reported by the interviewed women was anorgasmia. Conclusion: In the present qualitative study, the factors affecting the sexual health of housewives were identified. Paying attention to these characteristics in designing appropriate interventions is suggested by health authorities in the country.","PeriodicalId":8299,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Hygiene Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41316953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Designing and Determining the Psychometrics Properties of a Scale Consequences of Virtual Social Networks in Users","authors":"T. Ramezani, Z. Gharlipour, A. Rahbar, Z. Dashti, Fatemeh Kosari, Maryam Malekzade, Mohammad Hasan Hajyrahimian","doi":"10.32598/ahs.10.3.251","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/ahs.10.3.251","url":null,"abstract":"Background & Aims of the Study: Virtual Social Networks (VSNs), as a major communication tool, affect different aspects of life in society members. Due to the lack of an appropriate questionnaire to assess the consequences of using these VSNs, this study aimed to design and determine the psychometric properties of a questionnaire using consequences of VSNs in users. Materials and Methods: This methodological research was conducted on 320 active users of VSNs in Qom Province, Iran, in 2018. Based on the purposeful literature review, 97 items related to various consequences of using VSNs were prepared. By assessing the face and content validity of the questionnaire, using the opinion of an 8-member expert panel, the items were quantitatively and qualitatively reviewed and reduced to 32 items. Furthermore, the reliability of the questionnaire was determined by examining the internal correlation of items by calculating the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and the validity of the questionnaire was examined by a testretest method using SPSS v. 20. Finally, to evaluate the tool’s structural validity, exploratory factor analysis was performed using LISREL 10.3. Results: After determining the validity and reliability, a 7-factor questionnaire with 22 items was obtained. The content validity ratio and index values of all items were obtained to be more than 0.75 and 0.79, respectively. In the assessment of structural validity, the factor load values of all items, i.e., appropriate values, were measured to be more than 0.5. The reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient to range between 0.65 and 0.85 and a correlation coefficient index of 0.66-0.87. Conclusion: The present study data suggested that the developed questionnaire, using consequences of VSNs, had proper validity and reliability and can be used in future studies.","PeriodicalId":8299,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Hygiene Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46823310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Technologies to Manage Used Automotive Oil Filters\u0000in Iran: A Review Study","authors":"Malek Hassanpour","doi":"10.52547/archhygsci.10.2.97","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52547/archhygsci.10.2.97","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8299,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Hygiene Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46315360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Predicting Impulsive Behavior Based on Responsibility and Resilience Among Qom Municipality Employees,\u0000Qom City, Iran","authors":"Mohammad Amereh, Naser Sobhigharamalki","doi":"10.52547/archhygsci.10.2.171","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52547/archhygsci.10.2.171","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8299,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Hygiene Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45647149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of Temperature on the Breeding Black Soldier Fly Larvae in Vitro for Basic Health-oriented Research","authors":"Mojtaba Fazli Qomi, Mohammadreza Danaeefard, A. Farhang, P. Hosseini, Y. Arast","doi":"10.52547/archhygsci.10.1.67","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52547/archhygsci.10.1.67","url":null,"abstract":"Article Notes: Received: Sep 20, 2020 Received in revised form: Nov 16, 2020 Accepted: Nov 17, 2020 Available Online: Jan 26, 2021 Background & Aims of the Study: The prevalence of food insecurity in many countries and the challenges emerging to feed more than 9 billion people by 2050 have led the researchers to look for alternative sources of protein in human and animal diets. In this regard, today, the use of insects has attracted a lot of attention since they contain high nutritional value and help to preserve environmental resources. Among the various species of insects, particular attention has been paid to the black soldier fly (BSF) since it can consume from a variety of substrates, including organic waste. Various factors, such as temperature, humidity, density, light, and diet, are involved in the breeding of this insect. It seems that temperature is more effective in the breeding stages of this species than the other factors. Due to the insufficient information on finding the optimal temperature in breeding this species, this study was conducted to determine the mentioned factor in the maximum production and reproduction of black soldier flies to eliminate organic waste and turn it into valuable material in animal food. Materials and Methods: Organic waste, including kitchen fruit and food, was used to feed the larvae. Adult flies were then reared in cotton net cages (404040 cm) and under the temperature range of 25-35°C. Afterward, the eggs were collected by fine needles and transferred to a temperature-controlled incubator during the hatching stage to undergo experiments in the specified temperature range (i.e., 25-35°C). The larvae fed freely from the formulated diet (i.e., chicken feed) until the pre-pupal stage. The produced pupae were monitored for growth and survival in the temperature range of 25-35°C. The emergence of adult BSFs at different temperatures was examined after the completion of the pupal stage under controlled temperature. In this descriptive study after the completion of each insect's development stage, the percentage of insect survival in each stage of measured temperature condition was determined by estimating the proportion of the attribute present in the population. Results: According to the results of this study, the highest hatching percentage (80%) was recorded at 30°C for 4 days, while the slowest growth period was obtained at 30°C for 13 days with a survival rate of 92%. It was also revealed that the highest pre-pupal and pupal survival rates were 82% at 30°C for 10 days and 77% at 30°C for 7 days, respectively. The lifespan of adult flies at 30°C was reported to be 9 days. The statistical population of this consisted of 300 pupae at each temperature. The survival percentage was reported after the survived pupae were counted. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the growth and reproduction of BSFs were significantly affected by temperature. In this study, the optimum temperature in the bree","PeriodicalId":8299,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Hygiene Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46142459","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Photocatalytic Degradation of Dye Pollutant in Synthetic Wastewater by Nano-Fe3O4 Based on Clinoptilolite Zeolite","authors":"M. Sabonian, K. Mahanpoor","doi":"10.52547/ARCHHYGSCI.10.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52547/ARCHHYGSCI.10.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"The remediation of wastewater polluted by nitro phenols through traditional methods is really complicated and costly, producing secondary pollution and taking a long reaction time. In addition, phenol derivatives are chemically resistant based on high solubility and constancy in water (1, 2). Therefore, it is vital to adopt new approaches for the treatment of the wastewater containing these pollutants without the above-mentioned problems. Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are active and ecologically friendly approaches that A-R-T-I-C-L-EI-N-F-O A-B-S-T-R-A-C-T","PeriodicalId":8299,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Hygiene Sciences","volume":"10 1","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44107716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of Organizational and Personal Factors on Intention to Stay with Organizations among the Workers of a Cement Company Using Structural Equation Modeling","authors":"M. Khandan, F. Hosseini, Behzad Shahreki, Soheila Barahouei, Somayeh Yadollahifar","doi":"10.52547/ARCHHYGSCI.10.1.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52547/ARCHHYGSCI.10.1.11","url":null,"abstract":"Article Notes: Received: Nov 04, 2020 Received in revised form: Nov 22, 2020 Accepted: Nov 24, 2020 Available Online: Dec 21, 2020 Background & Aims of the Study: Management and leadership style is one of the characteristics that can be of great help to organizations in the competitive world of industries and organizations. On the other hand, individual factors can also play a decisive role in organizational issues. In competition with other organizations, the retention of human resources which is a daunting challenge for numerous organizations is also regarded as a competitive organizational advantage (8). The present study aimed to determine the role of organizational and individual factors on employees' intention to stay with an organization in one of the cement factories in southern Iran in 2018. Materials and Methods: The present cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study 142 participants who were randomly selected from among all operational workers on fixed day shifts and rotational shiftwork. Data collection tools included the following questionnaires: a researcher-made demographic form, body map, the intention to stay questionnaire, safety leadership questionnaire developed by Tabibi, and paternalistic management scale designed by Cherry. The obtained data were analyzed in LISREL and SPSS software (version 20) using descriptive and analytical methods, as well as structural equation modeling. Results: The used instruments were reported to be reliable rendering a Cronbach's alpha coefficient of > 0.7. The results of the body map questionnaire demonstrated that 31 (23.9%) employees reported pain in the lower back as painful and very painful, which was higher than pain scores in other parts of the body. Moreover, paternalistic management, safety leadership, and stress did not show a significant effect on the variables of authoritarianism, musculoskeletal disorders, and the intention to stay, respectively (P> 0.05). Conclusion: As evidenced by the obtained results, when people in authority assume a paternal role in organizations and receive the expected responses from their subordinates, they will witness a remarkable decrease in employees' intention to leave their present organization.","PeriodicalId":8299,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Hygiene Sciences","volume":"10 1","pages":"11-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46152710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Spiritual Well-being at Workplace and Its Relationship with Organizational Commitment and Turnover among Textile Industry Employees in Qom, Iran","authors":"A. Koohpaei, A. Ebrahimi, T. Safari","doi":"10.52547/ARCHHYGSCI.10.1.49","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52547/ARCHHYGSCI.10.1.49","url":null,"abstract":"Article Notes: Received: Oct 16, 2019 Received in revised form: Nov 10, 2020 Accepted: Nov 28, 2020 Available Online: Jan 06, 2021 Background & Aims of the Study: Recently, there has been a surge of interest in spirituality and spiritual well-being due to their numerous beneficial organizational outcomes. Organizational commitment and turnover have been considered as positive and negative factors, respectively, in the success and productivity of organizations. Given the relationship among spiritual well-being, organizational commitment, and turnover, this study investigated spiritual well-being at the workplace and its relationship with organizational commitment and turnover among the employees of the selected textile companies in Qom province, Iran in 2016. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was performed on 222 employees of selected textile companies in Qom province. The participants were selected using the stratified sampling method. The required data were collected using three questionnaires, namely a demographic characteristics form, Spiritual Well-Being Scale by Ellison and Paloutzian, and Allen-Meyer Organizational Commitment Questionnaire. It should be mentioned that the validity and reliability of the Persian version of these questionnaires were confirmed. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficients, one-way analysis of variance, and Chi-square in SPSS software (version 20). Results: Based on the findings, the mean values of total spiritual well-being and organizational commitment of employees were 98.26±14.92 and 105.23±18.6, respectively. There were positive correlation coefficients and significant correlations between total spiritual well-being and organizational commitment (P˂0.01). In addition, the results showed that turnover had negative significant correlations with all aspects of spiritual wellbeing and organizational commitment (P˂0.01). Conclusion: Based on the results, it is possible to optimize workplace conditions and productivity by improving the spiritual well-being of the employees.","PeriodicalId":8299,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Hygiene Sciences","volume":"10 1","pages":"49-57"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46288171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}