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Introduction: Quantitative analysis of the scientific output is known as one of the most important indicators of scientific productions. Assessment of indexed articles in valid databases is one of the most efficient methods of scientific analysis output. The aim of this study was to determine Iranian nursing contribution to scientific production in late decade (2003-2012) in the Web of Science Database.

 

Materials and Methods: In this descriptive study, scientific productions of Iranian nursing community were reviewed over the later decade (2003-2012) using Scientometrics method. Through the Science Citation web page, and using keywords of "Iran" and "Nursing" the Iranian nursing articles were retrieved during the above mentioned period.  The Excel software was used to draw the charts and graphs.

 

Findings: According to the findings, electronic engineering with 34247 articles (22.42 percent) was at the first position and the nursing articles with 274 records (0.18 percent) were raked as 95. Also in the fields of medical sciences, the rank of nursing was 42. Regarding the subject, cancer with 20 records was at the first. The number of citations to all of nursing articles was 793 with the mean of 2.9 for each article. Original articles had the highest frequency.

 

Conclusion: Nursing scientific productions had an increasing trend over past decade. For a more extensive review it is recommended that the other data bases such as Medline and Scopus to be further studied.

 

 

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Introduction: Marital infidelity can cause severe emotional consequences in couples. Marital infidelity leads to deep conflicts, separation, divorce, and psychological and social damage. The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of "Hypnotherapy" and "Schema Therapy" on mental health in men and women who have been in marital infidelity in Tehran.
Methods: The present research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group. The statistical population included all the cheated couples in Tehran who had been referred to the Psychological Counseling Center in Tehran in the second half of 2022 due to the psychological consequences of marital infidelity. Sampling was done in a non-random and convenience method. First, 48 people were selected and then replaced in the first and second intervention groups and the control group (16 people in each group) in a simple random way using the lottery method. The research instruments were a demographic questionnaire and "Symptom Check List-90-Revised" to measure the symptoms of mental disorders. Content validity and face validity were measured by the qualitative method and reliability by the internal consistency method by calculating Cronbach's alpha coefficient. People in the "Hypnotherapy" group were treated in 8 sessions of 90 minutes and in the "Schema Therapy" group in 20 sessions of 90 minutes. The control group received the therapy after completing the study. Data were analyzed using SPSS. 22 software.
Results: The two therapy methods used were effective in increasing the mental health of the participants (P<0.05), but the difference between "Hypnotherapy" and "Schema Therapy" is not significant at the 0.05 level.
Conclusions: Considering the effectiveness of "Hypnotherapy" and "Schema Therapy" on increasing mental health, it is suggested that counseling centers and family clinics use these two therapy methods for unfaithful spouses.
 

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Introduction: Infertile women often experience chronic stress that can have a negative effect on their general well-being and increase the burden of infertility. The present study was conducted with the aim of comparing the effect of “Schema Therapy” and “Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy “on rumination response and worry in infertile women.
Methods: The research was conducted in a multi-group semi-experimental method with pre-test-post-test and follow-up with a control group. Among the women referred to the infertility centers of Sari city in the second half of 2022, 45 were selected using non-random and convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to 2 intervention groups and a control group. Data collection instruments included demographic questionnaire, "Ruminative Response Scale" and "Penn State Worry Questionnaire". Face validity was done using the qualitative method of the instruments and reliability was done using the internal consistency method by calculating Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The “Schema Therapy” group received 12 sessions 90-minute and the “Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy” group received interventions related to their group in 8 sessions 90-minute sand once a week. The findings were analyzed in SPSS. 26.
Results: Both "Schema Therapy" and “Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy” had significant effects on reducing rumination response and worry in infertile women (P<0.001). The effectiveness of “Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy was higher on reducing rumination response. In addition, no significant difference was observed between the "Schema Therapy" and “Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy” groups on worry in the post-test and follow-up stages (P<0.05).
Conclusions: “Schema Therapy” and “Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy“ have significant effectiveness in reducing rumination and worry in infertile women in Iran. However, the effect of “Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy“ on reducing rumination response is greater than “Schema Therapy”. Therefore, experts, researchers and therapists in this field can use these interventions as effective therapy options to improve the psychological functions of infertile women along with their medical therapy.


 

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Introduction: Multiple sclerosis is one of the common chronic inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system, which, in addition to physical symptoms, causes patients psychological problems. The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of " Progressive Stress Relief Training" on pain intensity and psychological well-being of patients with multiple sclerosis.
Methods: The method of semi-experimental research was pre-test-post-test with a control group. The statistical population of the research was made up of all the patients with multiple sclerosis who referred to the medical centers of Tehran in the summer and autumn of 2022, the sample consisted of 40 people, who were selected by convenience and purposive sampling and randomly stratified between 2 intervention and control groups (20 people each). The data was collected with demographic questionnaire, "McGill Pain Questionnaire" and “Psychological Well-Being Scale-Revised”. Regarding the validity and reliability of the instruments, previous studies were used. 10 training sessions of "Progressive Stress Relief Training" were implemented for the intervention group and the intervention.
For the control group, intervention was done after completing the study. Data were analyzed in SPSS. 22.
Results: "Progressive Stress Relief Training" has been effective in improving pain intensity                    (P-value <0.05) and improving psychological well-being (P-value <0.05) in patients with multiple sclerosis.
Conclusions: "Progressive Stress Relief Training" was effective in reducing the intensity of pain and increasing the psychological well-being of patients with multiple sclerosis. Therefore, it is suggested to use this intervention as a complementary therapy to improve the pain intensity and improve the psychological well-being of these patients along with drug therapy.