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Introduction: Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders that its prevalence has been reported to be 10-64% among university students. Due to coping skills to solve problems may differ by individual, their depression is associated with problem-solving deficits. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of Problem solving on depression of nursing student
Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted among 57 nursing students had condition to enter the study and randomly assigned to either experimental [with 30 students] or control groups [with 27 students]. The experimental group received 7sessions [two sessions per week] problem solving training. For the control group did not receive any intervention. One week later, the test beck of both groups was reassessed. The data collection tools were questionnaire, demographic information and Beck Depression Inventory [BDI].To analyze and collect data, chi-square, t-tests and paired t-test were utilized
Results: Findings showed no significant difference in depression variables before the intervention in the both groups [P>0.05] but significant differences were found between post depression mean between experimental and control group [P<0.05]. The difference became significant after the intervention in the experimental group [P<0.05]
Conclusion: According to this study the problem solving skills in students a positive impact on reducing depression. Learning these skills can lead to mental health promotion, it is Therefore, holding workshops and master classes at the University of Problem solving skills in order to promote mental health and reduce the severity of depressive proposed
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A number of studies have been done on the topic of nurses' burnout. However social and cultural context of caring institutes and the characteristics of nurses working in these centers would add to the knowledge about this organizational behavior. Accordingly this study aims at identifying the frequency and intensity of nurses' burnout and its relationship with nurses' characteristics in hospitals affiliated to Arak University of Medical Sciences. It was a descriptive correlational study. Two hundred nurses working in hospitals affiliated to Arak University of Medical Sciences were recruited by Stratified probability sampling with proportional allocation. The instruments included Demographic information questionnaire and the Maslach Burnout inventory [MBI]. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, independent t-test, chi-square, and ANOVA using SPSS-PC [v.16]. The findings revealed that 39.5% and 37% of nurses have reported high levels of frequency and low levels of severity of emotional exhaustion respectively. the majority of nurses [75%] reported high levels of personal accomplishment frequency and 70% of them reported high levels of personal accomplishment severity. Nurses also reported low levels of frequency [47%] and intensity [45%] of depersonalization. Significant relationship was found between frequency of emotional exhaustion and sex [p=0.05], severity of emotional exhaustion and sex [p=0/05], and severity of depersonalization and age [P=0/04]. Identification of work place stressors in order to prevent emotional exhaustion, and also providing conditions for continuous job promotion and experiencing personal success for nurses working in Arak city is recommended