Mohammad Ebrahim Abbasi, Mohsen Golmohammadian, Keivan Kakabraee,
Volume 22, Issue 122 (4-2023)
Abstract
Background: Hearing loss is one of the most common and complex sensory damages that, in addition to causing problems for the child, also creates challenges for the parents, especially the mother. Cognitive abilities are among the components that can help mothers of deaf children to deal with the crisis. Few studies have been conducted on the effectiveness of integrated treatments on the components of cognitive abilities of mothers with deaf children.
Aims: The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of integrated training of mindfulness and spiritual therapy on the components of cognitive abilities of mothers of hearing impaired children.
Methods: The research method was semi-experimental, pre-test-post-test and follow-up with the control group. The research population included all parents of mothers mothers with deaf children in Kermanshah province (340 people) in 1399-1400, using the available targeted sampling method, 60 people were selected as a sample and randomly divided into two experimental groups. 30 people) and witnesses (30 people) were appointed. In order to collect data, Nejati Cognitive Abilities Questionnaire (2013) was used in this research. Data analysis was also done using analysis of variance with repeated measurements and using SPSS25 software.
Results: Data analysis showed that the integrated training of mindfulness and spiritual therapy was effective on the components of cognitive abilities of mothers with hearing impaired children. (P<0.05).
Conclusion: According to the findings, it is concluded that the training of the integration of mindfulness and spiritual therapy can help mothers with deaf children, so that while strengthening all their cognitive components, they face everyday life situations more easily and from themselves. and take care of the hearing impaired child against the challenges and stresses of life.
Rahim Goligarmakhani, Hasan Amiri, Mohsen Golmohammadian,
Volume 24, Issue 150 (8-2025)
Abstract
Background: Studies have shown that intense wars bring long-term disability to survivors. The incidence of disability and mental disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is directly related to the degree of proximity and exposure to war. Therefore, the analysis of psychological damages in these people, caregivers and their families to apply pharmacological interventions for veterans and psychological interventions for their families is a basic necessity that has not been addressed so far.
Aims: The purpose of this study was to develop a model for analyzing the injuries of the families of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Methods: This research is applied in terms of purpose and methodologically it is one of the series of exploratory mixed research projects (qualitative-quantitative). The statistical population in the qualitative section consisted of all experts and experts in the field of family (counselors of counseling centers and social workers), families of veterans (spouses and children of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder) in Kermanshah province in 2022. The sample consisted of 42 experts and experts in the field of family and families of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder who were selected by purposive sampling method until theoretical saturation was reached. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data in the qualitative part. The obtained data were analyzed using three methods of open, axial and selective coding using Strauss, & Corbin (1998) method. The statistical population in the quantitative section included all families of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder in Kermanshah in 2022. The sample consisted of 200 family members of veterans in Kermanshah who were selected by convenience sampling method and responded to a researcher-made questionnaire on injuries of veterans' families. The collected data were analyzed using Smart Plus software.
Results: The data set obtained in the qualitative section was organized into 138 sub-categories, 15 main categories, and 1 central category. 15 main categories include problems caused by surrounding people and social support networks, personality problems, life cycle problems, quality of life problems, family functioning problems, psychological problems, parent-child interaction communication problems, financial and economic problems, communication problems With the wife, there were problems of the environment within the family, problems in coping methods, problems of organizational and cultural measures, problems of family consequences, problems of social consequences and problems of individual consequences. The confirmatory factor analysis results identified 15 main categories identified in the qualitative section as suitable for the data, which had combined validity and reliability.
Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, it can be said that the families of veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder are facing important challenges in many areas, and the presented model, which has a favorable fit, can be used to reduce psychological damage: clinical experts, family counselors, helpers and institutions and organizations in charge of helping.
