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Introduction: Understanding the general health status of thalassemia patients and their families can be useful in establishing a better therapeutic relationship with them and thus improve the follow-up and treatment of these patients. This study aimed to determine the correlation between the general health status of patients with beta-thalassemia major and demographic characteristics in Tehran province in 2018.
Methods: This is a descriptive correlational study that was conducted in 1397 in Tehran province. The study population consisted of all major thalassemia patients referred to Tehran Special Disease Center, and 147 were enrolled in the study. The “28-item General Health Questionnaire” consisted of 28 items with four domains of physical symptoms, anxiety, social dysfunction, and depression. The content validity and test-retest were measured. Data were analyzed by SPSS 18.
Results: The prevalence of general health disorders was 51.7%. According to the subscales of the questionnaire, 4.1% of patients were suspected of having physical symptoms, 23.8% were suspected of anxiety and insomnia, 8.2% were suspected of social dysfunction, and 16.3% were suspected of depression.
Conclusions: According to the results of this study, patients with thalassemia are exposed to various disorders. Therefore, providing educational programs to alleviate these disorders, provide support to those around them and their families, as well as the presence of a psychologist and psychiatrist alongside these patients.
 

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Introduction: The tendency to cosmetic surgery and its practice can be influenced by various physical, psychological, social and cultural factors. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between sexual satisfaction and perceived social support with a tendency to cosmetic surgery.
Methods: The method of the present study is descriptive-correlation. The statistical population included all patients seeking cosmetic surgery in one month in 2020 in selected 3 clinics in Tehran, which was estimated at a total of 900 people. 322 of them were selected as a sample by non-random sampling Quota method. The demographic questionnaire, "Sexual Satisfaction Questionnaire", the "Perceived Social Support Scale" and the "Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Scale" were used to collect data. The construct validity of the instruments was confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis and the reliability was confirmed by internal consistency by calculating Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The collected data were analyzed in SPSS. 19.
Results: Tendency to cosmetic surgery has a negative and significant correlation with sexual satisfaction (r = -0.208) and perceived community support (r = -0.338) (P <0.05). Also, perceived social support (β = -0.29) and sexual satisfaction (β = -0.19) predict a total of 15% of the variance of the tendency to cosmetic surgery (P <0.05).
Conclusions: Tendency to cosmetic surgery has a negative and significant correlation with sexual satisfaction and perceived community support. Therefore, social support and sexual satisfaction predict the tendency to surgery. It is suggested that psychologists and counselors consider the role of social support and sexual satisfaction in reducing the unnecessary tendency of individuals to cosmetic surgery. 
 

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Introduction: Marriage is one of the main relationships for most adults, which has many effects on physical and mental health. The aim of this study was to compare the physical and mental health of single and married students of Shahrekord University with respect to controlling the effect of personality traits in 2019-2020.
Methods: The present study was descriptive-comparative. The study was conducted with 400 students of Shahrekord University who were selected by convenience methods as Quota sampling. Data collection instruments included: demographic questionnaire, "36-Item Short-Form Health Survey" and "NEO Personality Inventory". The validity of the instruments was measured by face validity and reliability by internal consistency method by calculating Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Data were collected in the classroom or in the dormitory. Data analysis was performed using SPSS. 22.
Results: Without controlling the effect of personality traits, a significant difference was observed in the mental health dimension between the two groups of single and married students (F=6.987, P=0.009), meaning that the average mental health of married students was higher than single students. But in terms of physical health, no significant difference was found between single and married students. When the effect of personality component scores as a covariate variable was controlled by analysis of covariance, the results showed that the average score of married people in mental health is still higher than single people, but the average physical health score of single people is higher than married people.
Conclusions: By controlling the effect of personality traits on physical and mental health, married people had more mental health than single people. Marriage counselors and psychologists, as well as Broadcasting, are encouraged to create a more positive view of marriage in their educational programs by emphasizing the benefits of marriage, especially in the field of mental health.