Journal of Education and Health Promotion

The effect of group cognitive‑behavioral counseling on optimism and self‑esteem of women during the 1st month of marriage that referring to marriage counseling center

. Maryam Dafei; . Fateme Jahanbazi; . Farahnaz Nazari; . Faranak Safdari Dehcheshmeh; . Ali Dehghani

Volume 11, Issue 5 , June 2021, , Pages 1-8

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BACKGROUND: Quality of relationship marital status affects all aspects of family functioning,including sustainability of cohabit living, supporting children, and happiness of couples. ... Read More BACKGROUND: Quality of relationship marital status affects all aspects of family functioning,including sustainability of cohabit living, supporting children, and happiness of couples. This studywas conducted to examine the effect of group cognitive‑behavioral counseling on optimism andself‑esteem of women during the 1st month of marriage that referring to marriage counseling center.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A semi‑experimental study was designed by a test, posttest, andfollow‑up. Participants consisted of 30 women admitted to premarriage counseling center of Farsancity in 2018 with using purposive sampling by random numbers’ table into experimental and controlgroups. The experimental group participated in eight consecutive 2‑h group counseling sessions.Data collection tools were demographic questionnaire, Rosenberg’s Self‑Esteem Scale, and optimismdesigned by Mir Ahmadi (reliability and validity are calculated and was 0.96) and completed in threerounds. Women’s self‑esteem retested was done after 1 month. Data were analyzed with independentt‑test and repeated measures ANOVA (significance level <0.005). Quantitative variables wereanalyzed using the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test.RESULTS: There were no significant differences between optimism scores in theexperimental (M = 150.47, standard deviation [SD] = 22.07) and control groups (M = 149.2,SD = 21.54) prior to intervention (P = 0.875). The mean optimism score was significantly different inintervention (M = 169.33, SD = 17.01) and control (M = 147.2, SD = 22.22) groups immediately aftercounseling (P = 0.005) and 1 month after counseling (P = 0.002, M = 171.08, SD = 17.98). The meanself‑esteem scores were statistically significant in both groups immediately after counseling (P = 0.023,I: M = 37.06, SD = 8.69, C: M = 31.4, SD = 4.83) and 1 month after counseling (P = 0.028, I: M =34.73, SD = 4.93, C: M = 30.06, SD = 4.8).CONCLUSION: Cognitive‑behavioral counseling enhances women’s optimism by emphasizingthe training of communication and conflict resolution skills, which leads to positive attitude and lifesatisfaction. Therefore, using cognitive‑behavioral counseling in marriage counseling sessions canimprove couples’ relationships.

The effect of cognitive–behavioral counseling of pregnant women with the presence of a spouse on stress, anxiety, and postpartum depression

. Maryam Dafei; . Shahnaz Mojahed; . Ghasem Dastjerdi; . Ali Dehghani; . Tayebeh Shojaaddini Ardakani

Volume 11, Issue 4 , May 2021, , Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND: Pregnant women are classified as one of the vulnerable groups. Physiological andpsychological changes during pregnancy predispose them to serious psychiatric disorders; ... Read More BACKGROUND: Pregnant women are classified as one of the vulnerable groups. Physiological andpsychological changes during pregnancy predispose them to serious psychiatric disorders; if notidentified and treated in time, it can have a negative and long‑term impact on mental health. The aimof this study was to determine the effect of cognitive–behavioral counseling of pregnant women withthe presence of a spouse on the level of stress, anxiety, and postpartum depression.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study is a clinical trial that was performed on 40 pregnantwomen with a gestational age of 32–28 weeks (20 in the intervention group, 20 in the control group)who were randomly assigned to the intervention group and the control group according to the inclusioncriteria. Cognitive–behavioral group counseling in the presence of spouses was performed by themidwife and under the supervision of a psychologist, in eight sessions, each session lasting 90 min,once a week for the intervention group. The control group received routine care and a counselingsession. Data collection tools were demographic information questionnaire and Depression–Anxiety–Stress Scale 21, which were completed before the intervention, immediately after the intervention,and on the 14th day after delivery in both groups. Data analysis was performed using statistical tests,independent t‑test, repeated measures test, Bonferroni post hoc test, and Kolmogorov–Smirnov test.RESULTS: The results of this study showed that the mean scores of stress, anxiety, and depressionin the two groups in the preintervention stage were not significantly different (P < 0.05), but in thepostintervention stage and follow‑up, the mean scores of stress (P < 0.001), depression (P = 0.010),and anxiety (P = 0.029) in the intervention group were significantly reduced compared to the controlgroup.CONCLUSION: According to the research findings, cognitive–behavioral group counseling can beeffective as an approach in improving the symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression in pregnantwomen. Therefore, it is necessary to plan properly to use this counseling approach to manage stress,anxiety, and depression in women during pregnancy.

Clinical error management training for midwifery students in Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd

. Leila Asadi; . Maryam Dafei; . Shahnaz Mojahed; . Hadiseh Safinejad

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2021, , Pages 1-14

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INTRODUCTION: Today, the quality of health services is considered to be providing “error‑free”services, at the right time, by the right person and with the least resources. ... Read More INTRODUCTION: Today, the quality of health services is considered to be providing “error‑free”services, at the right time, by the right person and with the least resources. In recent years, educationthrough evidence‑based care has been emphasized by health system policymakers as a way toimprove care standards. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to teach clinical error managementto midwifery students in Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences in Yazd.METHODS: The present study was performed using consensus‑based methods based on Delphitechnique to identify the most common errors and the best educational solution for its managementwith the participation of 21 midwives by purposive sampling method in Shahid Sadoughi Universityof Medical Sciences in Yazd in 2018. The rate of agreement was 75% or more. Descriptive statisticalmethods and SPSS‑18 software were used for analysis.RESULTS: The most important errors mentioned were as follows: In the field of hospital care,it was the scope of care during labor and in clinical care, it was the scope of prenatal care. Themost important error reduction strategies that were considered in the clinical guide in general wereemphasizing the following: active supervision of instructors during the provision of students’ clinicalservices, paying attention to the evaluation of service provision with the least incidence of errors inend‑of‑course evaluation, make changes in clinical teaching methods, attention to the use of activeteaching methods and the use of educational software. The cases were considered separately ineach of the mentioned errors.DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Incidence of errors in pregnancy and childbirth as the most errorsof midwifery students in the field of hospital and clinical care was agreed on. Therefore, consideringthis issue and the importance of preventing errors to provide quality services to mothers and infants,it seems that it is time to make changes in clinical education in this field by emphasizing the use ofactive educational methods.

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The effect of group cognitive‑behavioral counseling on optimism and self‑esteem of women during the 1st month of marriage that referring to marriage counseling center

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The effect of cognitive–behavioral counseling of pregnant women with the presence of a spouse on stress, anxiety, and postpartum depression

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Clinical error management training for midwifery students in Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd

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