AbstractObjectives: In this study was the relationship of alexithymia with the emotional expression styles (emotional expressiveness, emotional control, and ambivalence over emotional expressiveness) and general health investigated among university students. The effect of gender on alexithymia is also studied. Method: A total of 210 university students (105 female, 105 male) from Guilan Univers...

Background: Due to the increasing life expectancy and aging population, attention to general health and marital satisfaction of older people can provide an opportunity to improve their living conditions. Objective: This study aims to assess the general health indicators of older couples to predict their marital satisfaction. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 110...

Aims: Considering the increase of the elderly population, it is essential to investigate the social, physical and mental health of the elderly, which is related to their quality of life. The present study was conducted to assess the quality of life of elderly people in Hamedan province, Iran. Material & Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional research was carried out between 238 elderly male...

Background and Objectives: Spiritual health is one of the valuable religious resources of humans, which helps promote mental health. In addition, the role of happiness in mental health and life satisfaction is considered significant. This study aimed to examine the correlation between spiritual health and happiness in staff of Semnan University of Medical Sciences, in 2015. Materials and Met...

Introduction: Housekeeping is one of the occupations that have a variety of physical and psychological stresses. On the other hand, the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDS) is intensified by factors such as high physical and mental workload. Therefore, this study was aimed in order to investigate the relation between prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders with mental workload and gen...

Introduction: General practitioners play a major role in the implementation of treatment programs for the mentally ill patients in hospitals and clinics. Also, graduates in any field are the most important and best groups who can express how the content of the curriculum fits their future job needs. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the degree of adaptation of the curriculum ...

AbstractObjectives: The aim of this study was to determine the eightfold aspects of quality of life in the elderly population of the city of Kashan (Iran) and to evaluate their welfare, health and therapuetic needs. Method: This research is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The study population consisted of 60 years and older individuals in the city of Kashan, who were living with their fami...