Objectives: Many families in Iran fail to adapt to their new role of being a stroke caregiver and experience high levels of distress; thus, they may need some form of support. The present study aimed to develop a discharge planning program for the family caregivers of stroke patients in Iran. We also determined the program efficacy on their level of stress and preparedness for caregiving. Meth...

OBJECTIVES To explore the separate and combined effects of work and family stress on menstrual disorders and fibrocystic changes in Chinese working women. METHODS Data were obtained from a cross-sectional study of 1,642 female railway workers. The Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire and Family Stress Scale were used to measure work stress and family stress, respectively; the menstrual and b...

Introduction: Adolescence is a transition period from childhood to adulthood. Important patterns that can affect a person's life throughout his/her lifetime are formed during this period. Therefore, it is necessary to study the variables associated with behavioral patterns, especially the high-risk behaviors among adolescents. Methods: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relations...

BACKGROUND Prolonged mechanical ventilation for acute medical conditions increases the risk of chronic critical illness (CCI). Close family members are confronted with the life-threatening condition of the CCI patients and are prone to develop posttraumatic stress disorder affecting their health-related quality of life (HRQL). Main aim of the present study was to investigate patient- and family...

BACKGROUND Family members of patients in intensive care are at increased risk for psychological symptoms. OBJECTIVES To compare levels of posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression during and 3 months after the intensive care experience in family members of patients at high risk for dying and to determine if differences were related to the patient's final disposition. METHODS Lo...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the way that family stress influences glycemic control among patients with diabetes who are younger than 18 years of age. DATA SOURCES PubMed and Scopus were searched for relevant studies published since 1990 using the following key words: diabetes type 1, glycemic control, family stress, family conflict, and family function. STUDY SELECTION In total, 1478 papers we...

Understanding how persistent interpersonal difficulties distinctly affect the course of major depressive disorder (MDD) during emerging adulthood is critical, given that early experiences impact future coping resources and functioning. Research on stress and MDD has mostly concentrated on stressful life events, while chronic stress largely has not been explored. The present study examined inter...

The question “Does work-family conflict influence small business executives’ job satisfaction and is this relationship moderated by job stress?” was examined using a sample of 67 top executives from small businesses. Support was not found for increased job stress or decreased job satisfaction as a result of family interfering with work. However, work-family conflict was found to have a negative...

The purposes of this study were to explore the relationships among family stress, social support and job stress in female married hospital nurses. Married female nurses had to face both paid hospital work and unpaid domestic work, and double workloads might lead to more stress of female married nurses. Most studies were limited to explore the correlations of job stresses caused from jobs only, ...

Recent research indicates that parental work stress has implications for the quality of family interaction and, in turn, children’s and adolescents’ adjustment. Studies in two distinct genres are reviewed: investigations relying on global reports of work demands, family dynamics, and child and adolescent adjustment and studies focusing on within-person comparisons of family interaction on days ...