[Prevalence of domestic violence against women]

Domestic violence is the most common against women with negative effect on mother's health, family, children and society. This study was performed to determine the prevalence of domestic violence against women in Bandar Abbas, Iran. This descriptive cross - sectional study was conducted on 500 women referred to Shahid Mohammadi hospital in Bandar Abbas, Southern Iran. Violence and physical injuries were recorded for each woman using a questionnaire. Domestic violence was reported in 460 [92 %] women. The mean age of women was 33.80 +/- 8.64 years. The mean years of marriage were 10.53 +/- 7.83 years. 389 [77.8%], 102 [20.4%] and 9 [1.8%] of women were housewive, employee and self employee, respectively. 14 [2.8%] women had addiction background. The most common type of violence against women was psychological [54%], followed by verbal [31%], physical [24.8%] and sexual [6.8%]. Level of education and addiction in the families were the main factors in domestic violence. Psychological violence is the most common type of domestic violence and it is related to the level of education and addiction in the families

[Determination of the reliability and validity of the Persian version of nurses' self-concept questionnaire [NSCQ]]

Introduction: Professional self-concept of nurses is as information and ideas that nurses have about their roles, values and behaviors. For better understanding of nurses and solve the crisis of nursing, there is a need to develop specific instrument for measuring Professional self-concept of Nurses. NSCQ [Nurse Self-Concept Questionnaire] which has been developed by Cowin is used to evaluate the professional self-concept of nurses. The present study aimed to determine the reliability and validity of the Persian version of this questionnaire and prepare it as an instrument for evaluating the professional self-concept of the Iranian nurses

Method: In this cross sectional-analytic study of psychometric and validation of testing 200 nurses working at Jahrom University of Medical Sciences based on census method, completed the professional self-concept questionnaire. The reliability of the questionnaire was determined using split-half as well as Cronbach's alpha coefficients, exploratory factor analysis, and inter-item reliability and Spearma Brown correlation coefficient

Results: Spearman Brown correlation coefficient and Cronbach's alpha were 0.84 and 0.97, respectively. Exploratory factor analysis through principle components method and equamax rotation demonstrated that the questionnaire contained six elements, including nursing self-esteem, communication, leadership, knowledge, care, and staff relations. These elements clarify more than 76.63% of the total variance. Inter-item reliability of the questionnaire subscales was also confirmed. These coefficients ranged from 0.41 to 0.75 and were all significant

Conclusion: In conclusion, the questionnaire of nursing professional self concept of Cowin could be used as a valid and reliable instrument for evaluating the Iranian nurses' professional self-concept. Considering greater sample size and different groups of people are suggested in future research

Teaching emotional intelligence to intensive care unit nurses and their general health: a randomized clinical trial

Emotion and how people manage it is an important part of personality that would immensely affect their health. Investigations showed that emotional intelligence is significantly related to and can predict psychological health. To determine the effect of teaching emotional intelligence to intensive care unit nurses on their general health. This randomized clinical trial [registered as IRCT201208022812N9] was conducted on 52 of 200 in intensive care unit nurses affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. They were recruited through purposeful convenience sampling and then randomly categorized into two groups. The intervention group members were trained in emotional intelligence. Bar-on emotional intelligence and Goldberg's general health questionnaires were administered to each participant before, immediately after, and one month after the intervention. While the mean score of general health for the intervention group decreased from 25.4 before the intervention, to 18.1 immediately after the intervention and to 14.6 one month later, for the control group, it increased from 22.0, to 24.2 and to 26.5, respectively [p<0.001]. Teaching emotional intelligence improved the general health of intensive care unit nurses

Some risk factors of obesity in rural women of Zarrindasht: using linear regression odds ratio

Obesity is becoming a world wide health problem, affecting all groups of age, sex and economy. This important problem is a major risk factor for some diseases. The prevalence of obesity not has been well studied in the rural areas. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of obesity and some of the relevant risk factors in women of Zarrindasht rural areas using the odds ratio estimated from the regression approach. In a cross-sectional study in 2005, a number of 920 women infertility age from rural areas of Zarrin-Dasht, at eastern part of Pars province were selected by random multi stage sampling. Correlation ship between BMI and some variables including age, education level, number of children, socio-economic status and mean duration of breast feeding were evaluate. The age and education level of their husbands were also considerved. Odds ratio [OR] was using both logistic regression approach and the linear regression procedure [without dichotomizing]. BMI of 25 or higher was considered as over weight or obesity. The studied women aged between 17 to 47 years old and the prevalence of over weight [25/= 30] was 30% and 14% respectively. In both statistical models, significant associations were found among husbands education, number of children, socio-economic status and increasing risk of obesity. Precision of linear regression approach in estimating OR was higher than that of logistic regression. It is concluded that, similar to the urban areas, the obesity is highly prevalent in the rural population. This can potentially affect the health of rural community and needs consideration. Prevention and control of obesity are recommended to be as of health program priorities