Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Sexual health promotion interventional program for women undergoing breast cancer treatment: Protocol for a mix‑methods study

. Sanaz Zangeneh; . Mitra Savabi-Esfahani; . Fariba Taleghani; . Mohammad Reza Sharbafchi; . Mehrdad Salehi

Volume 12, Issue 5 , June 2022, , Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: Women undergoing breast cancer treatment, especially those of reproductive age,experience sexual health challenges. The aim of this study is to design an interventional ... Read More

Validation of the partner version of the multidimensional vaginal penetration disorder questionnaire: A tool for clinical assessment of lifelong vaginismus in a sample of Iranian population

. Mitra Molaeinezhad; . Effat Merghati Khoei; . Mehrdad Salehi; . Alireza Yousfy; . Robab Latifnejad Roudsari

Volume 4, Issue 5 , November 2014, , Pages 1-9

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Background: The role of spousal response in woman’s experience of pain during the vaginalpenetration attempts believed to be an important factor; however, studies are rather limited ... Read More Background: The role of spousal response in woman’s experience of pain during the vaginalpenetration attempts believed to be an important factor; however, studies are rather limited inthis area. The aim of this study was to develop and investigate the psychometric indexes of thepartner version of a multidimensional vaginal penetration disorder questionnaire (PV‑MVPDQ);hence, the clinical assessment of spousal psychosexual reactions to vaginismus by specialistswill be easier. Materials and Methods: A mixed‑methods sequential exploratory design wasused, through that, the findings from a thematic qualitative research with 20 unconsummatedcouples, which followed by an extensive literature review used for development of PV‑MVPDQ.A consecutive sample of 214 men who their wives’ suffered from lifelong vaginismus (LLV) basedon Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th version (DSM)‑IVTR criteria duringa cross‑sectional design, completed the questionnaire and additional questions regardingtheir demographic and sexual history. Validation measures and reliability were conducted byexploratory factor analysis (EFA) and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient through SPSS version 16manufactured by SPSS Inc. (IBM corporation, Armonk, USA). Results: After conducting EFAPV‑MVPDQ emerged as having 40 items and 7 dimensions: Helplessness, sexual information,vicious cycle of penetration, hypervigilance and solicitous, catastrophic cognitions, sexualand marital adjustment and optimism. Subscales of PV‑MVPDQ showed a significantreliability (0.71‑0.85) and results of test‑retest were satisfactory. Conclusion: The presentstudy shows PV‑MVPDQ is a multi‑dimensional valid and reliable self‑report questionnaire forassessment of cognitions, sexual and marital relations related to vaginal penetrations in spousesof women with LLV. It may assist specialists to base on which clinical judgment and appropriateplanning for clinical management.

A comparison of substance dependence treatment information system in America, England, and Iran

. Sima Ajami; . Zahra Mellat-Karkevandi; . Sakineh Saghaeiannejad-Isfahani; . Mehrdad Salehi; . Maryam Jahanbakhsh

Volume 4, Issue 1 , February 2014, , Pages 1-5

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Context: Addiction, as a social problem, is a phenomenon that causes structural changes incultural, social, political, and economic system in society. Prevention of this problem meansdecrease ... Read More

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Author = . Mehrdad Salehi

Sexual health promotion interventional program for women undergoing breast cancer treatment: Protocol for a mix‑methods study

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Validation of the partner version of the multidimensional vaginal penetration disorder questionnaire: A tool for clinical assessment of lifelong vaginismus in a sample of Iranian population

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A comparison of substance dependence treatment information system in America, England, and Iran

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