Iranian Journal of War and Public Health
Volume:10 Issue: 40, 2018

Aims: Quality of life is an ideal goal of health care, and a treatment is effective when it increases the quality of life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on thought control strategy and quality of life in veterans with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
In this experimental study with pre-test post-test and follow-up design with control group in 2016 to 2017, 28 veterans with PTSD from the Martyr Foundation and Veterans Affairs in Sari were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly divided into two experimental and control groups (Each group included 14 individuals). The research tools were quality of life (SF-36) and Thought Control Questionnaires (TCQ). The experimental group received ACT during 8 sessions (Each sessions took 120minutes) each week. The control group did not receive any treatment. After the sessions were completed, a post-test was carried out and follow-up was made after 3 months. The data were analyzed by SPSS 20 software, using multivariate covariance analysis and Tukey's post hoc test.
Findings: The mean scores of quality of life (F=11.281; p=0.003) and thought control strategies (F=38.016; p=0.0001) were significantly different in pre-test and post-test of the two groups. Meanwhile, the quality of life follow-up scores (F=5.541; p=0.027) and thought control strategies (F=39.796; p=0.0001) showed a significant increase compared to the pre-test.
ACT is effective in increasing quality of life and in derceasing thought control strategy in veterans with PTSD.

Aims: Sports activity is of particular importance in improving the quality of life of the disabled individuals, and the enjoyment of sports activities results in the health of their body and soul as well as the improvement of their social relationships. The aim of this study was to compare the self-regulation components of disabled and veteran athletes and non-athletes.
Instrument and This descriptive study was a causal-comparative research conducted in 2017 among all physical-motorized veterans and disabled athletes and non-athletes in Tabriz. A total of 151 subjects were selected, using purposeful sampling method. They were divided into two groups: athlete (78) and non-athlete (73). The instrument used in this research was Miller and Brown's self-regulation scale. The data were analyzed by SPSS 22, using t-test and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA).
Findings: There was a significant difference between the athlete and non-athlete groups in the overall self-regulation and subcomponents such as acceptance, evaluation, launching, review, planning, implementation, and measurement, and in all of the components, the mean of the athlete group was higher compared with the non-athlete group (p=0.001).
The level of self-regulation is higher in the disabled and veteran athletes compared with the disabled and veteran non-athletes.

Aims: That the services should be presented suitably tailored to the status of individuals is of high importance in health needs assessment. The aim of this study was to compare the quality of life, satisfaction with life, and satisfaction with orthopedic shoes among veterans with lower extremities length discrepancy receiving services and not-receiving services after two years of follow-up.
This descriptive study was conducted among veterans with lower extremities difference in West Azarbaijan Province, Iran in 2014 and followed-up in 2016. A total of 76 veterans were selected by purposeful sampling, 48 of whom received prescriptive services (group 1) and 28 of whom received no services (group 2). The research tools were a Quality of Life Questionnaire, Satisfaction with Life Scale, and a researcher-made satisfaction with orthopedic shoes questionnaire. The data were analyzed by SPSS 20, using Chi-square, independent t-test, dependent t-test, Wilcoxon, and Mann-Whitney U test.
Findings: Of veterans, 76.6% who had received orthopedic shoes were satisfied. In group 1, the difference of the evaluation of 2014 and 2016 was significant in mental health and physical health, but it was not significant in the overall score of quality of life, while in group 2, the overall quality of life score decreased significantly. The two groups did not have a significant difference in life satisfaction.
Most veterans who use orthopedic shoes are highly satisfied. Veterans who received services after a two year follow-up have higher levels of physical health, mental health, and quality of life compared with the veterans who did not use the services. The two groups do not differ in their levels of satisfaction with life.

Aims: Strategic planning is a key element for organizational excellence and an essential tool for organizational effectiveness. The aim of this study was to determine the strategic planning for veterans of Mazandaran province, Iran.
Instruments and This descriptive-survey research with strategic type was conducted in 2017 among 58 managers and deputies of the Martyr Foundation and Sacrifier Affairs in Mazandaran Province, Iran and the subsidiary cities; the samples were entered in the study by total count method. The research tool was a researcher-made questionnaire on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of veterans of Mazandaran province. The data were analyzed by SWOT and QSPM, using descriptive statistics and the Friedman test.
Findings: There were 17 strength points, 25 weakness points, 13 opportunities, and 19 threats in the field of veterans sporst in Mazandaran province; after analyzing them in the SWOT matrix, it was determined that the strategic position of veterans of Mazandaran province is in WT region, and based on the strategic analyses, the important strategic plans were programmed for developing veteran's sports in this province.
The most important strategic plans to develope veterans sports in Mazandaran province include developing a strategic plan and continuous monitoring and evaluation of community sports and championship sports, creating a reward system for the recruitment of veterans and sacrifiers in sports, creating a coherent voluntary system, NGOs, creativity, and innovation in sports activities of veterans and sacrifiers, organizing regular sports competitions held in citeies and provinces with motivation to participate in sports activities, and activating the marketing sector and attracting financial resources in support of community sport and championship sport.

Aims: Patient satisfaction with the services provided during hospitalization is one of the important indices of the quality of health care centers. The aim of this study was to evaluate patient's satisfaction in Golestan Hospital in Tehran.
Instrument and In this cross sectional, descriptive-analytical study, 426 patients (8 to 96 years old) were selected from patients hospitalized in Golestan Hospital (Tehran) with duration of stay of more than one day, using available sampling method. The study period was one year from April 2016 to March 2017. The questionnaire consisted of two parts: demographic and proprietary information. The standard checklist for patient's satisfaction from the health system development plan was used to set specific questions. The data were analyzed, by SPSS 16 software, using ANOVA, Chi-square, and independent t-tests.
Findings: 73.82% (314 people) of the patients were satisfied with the services provided at the center and 12.65% (54 people) were dissatisfied. The highest satisfaction was in medical services (91.37%) and the lowest was related to food situation (60.55%). The variable of gender did not have significant relationship with satisfaction component (p=0.052), but marital status (p=0.004), level of education (p Marital status, level of educational and age are related to the degree of satisfaction of hospitalized patients, but gender is not related to satisfaction.

Aims: Spouses in the role of caring for veterans are under the influence of stresses and problems which threaten their health and their familie's health. On the other hand, spouses with high life expectancy will have high quality of life satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of perceived social support, mindfulness and cognitive flexibility in predicting life expectancies of spouses of veterans.
Instrument and The present study is a descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of the study includes all the spouses of veterans supported by Martyr and Veterans Affairs Foundation of Ardabil in 2016 (N=3400). Using available sampling, 110 of them were selected as sample. For data collection, perceived social support (MSPSS), mindfulness (MASS), cognitive flexibility (CFQ) and life expectancy scale (SHS) were used. Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regressions using SPSS 23 software.
Findings: There was a significant relationship between the perceived social support, mindfulness and cognitive flexibility with spouse's life expectancy (p That the perceived social support, mindfulness and cognitive flexibility are included in the variables relevant to the life expectancy and they can predict it. In general, the spouses having higher levels of perceived social support, mindfulness and cognitive flexibility also have higher of life expectancy compare with other spouses.

Aims: The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of perceived social support and psychological hardness in perceived stress and aggression of retired veterans.
Instrument and This study is a descriptive correlational which was done in Bijar city in 2017. The statistical population of the study consisted of all retired veterans of Bijar city at 92 samples were selected through an available sampling method based on Morgan's table and responded to perceived social support, hardness, perceived stress and aggression questionnaires. Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation, multiple regressions and SPSS 22 software.
Findings: There was a significant negative corelation between perceived social support and perceived stress (r=-0.26; p There is a correlation between perceived social support and psychological Hardness with perceived stress and aggression of retired veterans, in a way that perceived social support and psychological hardness can be effective in reducing the stress and aggression of retired veterans and should be considered as effective moderating factors in stress and aggression.

Aims: The war leads to a lot of physical damage. The most common level of amputation is the upper limb, cutting off at the below elbow. The aim of this study was to investigate satisfaction of veterans with trans-radial amputations from myoelectric prosthesis and prosthetic services referring to Kowsar orthotics and prosthetics center in Tehran.
Instrument and This descriptive study was carried out among 59 veterans with trans-radial amputations referring to Kowsar orthotics and prosthetics center between 2001-2016, who received myoelectric prosthesis or prosthetic services. Orthotics Prosthetics Users Survey (OPUS) was used to assess the satisfaction of prosthesis and prosthetic services. Data were analyzed using SPSS 20 software with one way ANOVA and Pearson correlation.
Findings: Overall satisfaction was 66.66%, satisfaction with prosthesis was 44.48%, and satisfaction with services was 88.84%. The most satisfaction in the device section was related to the ease of wearing the prosthesis and the lowest, with the cost of purchasing and maintaining the prosthesis by the individual. In the service sector, the highest satisfaction was related to the politeness and respect of the staff and the lowest, related to the coordination of the clinic staff with the therapists and doctors. The age, side of the amputation and duration of use had no significant effect on overall satisfaction, satisfaction with the device and the services.
Overall satisfaction level, satisfaction of prosthesis and received services of veterans with trans-radial amputations referring Kowsar orthotics and prosthetics center in Tehran from myoelectric prosthesis is desirable. The age, side of the amputation and duration of use of the prosthesis have no effect on satisfaction with the prosthesis and received services.