Iranian Journal of War and Public Health
Volume:8 Issue: 32, 2016

Aims: One of the three main organs undergone the most injuries and side-effects due to the mustard sulfur is the lung. The effects of the breathing exercises on such side-effects have been studied. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of the breathing exercises on the lung volume and the fatigue in the chemically injured veterans.
In the semi-experimental study, 23 veterans with pulmonary chemical injuries and a history of exposure to the mustard sulfur were studied in Arak Township in 2015. The subjects, selected via the purposeful available sampling method, were randomly divided into two groups including experimental (n=13) and control (n=10) groups. An 8-week breathing exercise program was conducted in experimental group. The program consisted of three 30- to 45-minute stacked-lip and diaphragmatic breathing sessions per week. The lung function and the fatigue severity were assessed before and after the intervention. Data was analyzed by SPSS 21 software using paired T test and one-way covariance analysis.
Findings: The breathing exercises in experimental group significantly increased the lung indices and significantly reduced the mean fatigue level (p0.05).
The breathing exercises can improve the breathing pattern and reduce the fatigue level in the chemically injured veterans.

Aims: In their mental growth steps, the children of veterans, due to their fathers’ emotional and excitement avoidance, undergo current and continuous mental pressures and blows, leading to a reduction in their quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the positive thinking skills on the improvement of the parent-child relationship in the female high-school students of the veterans’ families.
In the controlled pretest-posttest experimental study, 30 female high-school students of the veterans’ families were studied in Isfahan in the academic year 2015-16. The subjects, selected by random cluster method, were divided into two groups including experimental (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. Data was collected by the parent-child survey (the father form). Eight 60-minute positive thinking skills training sessions were conducted in experimental group. No training session was conducted in control group. The posttest was conducted in both groups after the conduction of the training sessions. Data was analyzed by SPSS 16 software using one-variable covariance analysis test.
Findings: At the posttest stage, the mean score of the parent-child relationship in experimental group (107.66±18.71) was significantly higher than control group (96.53±11.40; p The training of positive thinking skills can improve the parent-child relationship in the adolescent girls of the veterans’ families.

Aims: Having spent many years in mutual life with the vetrans with physical and mental disorders, the spouses of the veterans are facing with mental problems. Therefore, it is necessary to find a way to help the spouses, to improve their mental situation. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on the veterans’ spouses with depression, anger, and emotion regulation difficulties.
In the controlled pretest-posttest semi-experimental study, 60 veterans’ spouses were studied in Tehran in 2014. The subjects, selected via purposful sampling, were randomly divded into experimental (n=30) and control (n=30) groups. Data was collected using Spielberger Anger Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS). 10-session mindfulness-based cognitive therapy intervention was done in experimental group. The inventories were completed by the groups in both pretest and posttest stages. Data was analyzed by SPSS 21 software using multivariable covariance analysis.
Findings: The mean scores of the overall index of anger expression, depression, and the overall index of the difficulties in emotion regulation in the experimental group were significantly reduced at the posttest stage with the inhibition of the pretest effects, than control group (p As a short-term therapy, the mindefulness-based cognitive therapy can simultaneously reduce depression, anger, and the difficulties in emotion regulation in the spouses of the veterans.

Aims:Amputation is the most common motor disabilities. Physical, behavioral and mental disorders after that are the most serious problems of amputee veterans.
This was a cross-sectional study. We assessed themental health of Iranian amputees veterans living on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea. In this study, evaluated mental health status of participant with self-administered demographic questionnaire and SCL-90-R questionnaire.
From the 575 participants, 256 (44.52%) The range of age was 20-70 years and mean age was 46.44±2.6. 65.5% completed the questionnaire. All of them were men, 94.9% (n=1864) were married and 78.8% had graduate diploma and under diploma. 69.1% of participants had GSI index more than 0.7% and thus as a possible psychopath, 16.4% between 0.4% to 0.7% and suspected possible psychopath and the end, in 14.5% less than 0.4 and therefore were considered as potential healthy.
It seems that the majority of veterans have not acceptable counseling psychology, which has been reduces their mental health.

Aims: Care of the veterans with amputations results in some physical and mental side-effects, mainly, in their spouses, affecting their quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of life of the spouses of the veterans with amputations in Hamadan Township.
Instrument & In the descriptive cross-sectional study, the spouses of 140 male veterans with amputations, supported by Hamadan Martyrs and Veterans Foundation, were investigated via census method in 2014. Data was collected by a bi-section questionnaire consisted of demographic and quality of life parts, the latter done using 36-question standard questionnaire of quality of life. Data was analyzed by SPSS 16 software using Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests.
Findings: Total number of quality of life in the veterans’ spouses was 42.40±21.47. Maximum and minimum mean scores of quality of life were of mental health (54.50±20.37) and of public health (32.40±19.99) domains, respectively. Age, type of injury, and heart diseases significantly affected the quality of life of the veterans’ spouses (p The quality of life of the spouses of the veterans with amputations of Hamadan Township, including, even, maximum quality of life observed in the mental health domain, is low.

Aims: To investigate the amputee veterans’ satisfaction in the prosthesis and the services provided by the health and care centers is very important to find out the problems and to solve them. The aim of this study was to assess the veterans’ satisfaction in the utilized prosthesis and the prosthetic services provided by Kowsar Orthotic and Prosthetic Center in Tehran.
Instrument & In the descriptive cross-sectional study, 100 veterans with transtibial amputation, who used to utilize the low-limb prosthesis of Tehran Kowsar Center (Iran), were selected via census method. The orthotic prosthetic user survey (OPUS) was used to assess the subjects’ satisfaction in the prosthesis and the prosthetic services. Data was analyzed by SPSS 22 software using one-way ANOVA, post-hoc, and Chi-square tests.
Findings: The mean score of satisfaction in the prosthesis was 45.94±11.62. In addition, the easy wearing prosthesis and the costs of repair and replacement of the prosthetic pieces received maximum and minimum scores, respectively. The mean score of satisfaction in the provided services was 65.77±22.14. In addition, the proper politeness of the employees and the conducted trainings for the utilization and maintenance of the prosthesis received maximum and minimum scores, respectively.
The satisfaction level of the veterans with transtibial amputation in the prosthetic services is relatively high. Nevertheless, the relative satisfaction levels decrease in the costs of repair and replacement of the prosthetic parts and the sufficient training for the utilization and maintenance of the prosthesis.

Aims: The quality of life of any person is affected by disabilities. However, the effects are not the same in persons with disabilities due to the accidence and in the veterans. The aim of this study was to investigate, as well as compare between, the quality of life in the paraplegic veterans and non-veterans in Mazandaran Province.
Instrument & In the analytic cross-sectional study, 29 paraplegic veterans, having been supported by the Martyrs and Veterans Foundation of Mazandaran Province, and 106 paraplegic persons, having been supported by the Welfare Organization of Mazandaran Province, were studied in 2015. The subjects were selected via stratified random sampling method. Data was collected by a demographic questionnaire, assessing age and the educational level, and the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), assessing the quality of life. Data was analyzed by SPSS 16 software using independent T and Chi-square tests.
Findings: The mean score of quality of life in the veterans (44.37±7.82) was significantly higher than the disables (36.57±7.94; p=0.0001). In addition, the mean scores of quality of life in the physical functioning, emotional role, mental health, social functioning, and general health in the veterans were significantly higher than the disables (p The quality of life of the paraplegic veterans and non-veterans of Mazandaran Province is unfavorable. In addition, the quality of life of the non-veteran disabled persons is lower than the veterans.

Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiologic situation of the lower-limb injuries and the risk factors in the veterans with the ankle-foot neuro-masculoskeletal disorders.
Instrument & In the descriptive cross-sectional study, 795 veterans with the ankle-foot neuro-masculoskeletal disorders were studied via census method in 8 Iranian provinces between 2013 and 2015. Demographic information, neuromusculoskeletal disorders of the ankle/foot, the frequency of foot surgery, accidents resulting in injury within the year leading to the study, hospitalization and having more than one injury were collected. Data was analyzed by SPSS 22 software using Chi-square, Pearson correlation, ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis tests.
Findings: Limited ankle dorsiflexion range was observed in the right foot and the left foot of 282 (35.5%) and 259 (32.6%) persons, respectively. Short left foot and short right foot were observed in 302 (38.0%) and 285 (35.8%) persons, respectively. Most common peripheral nerve lesions in right foot were sciatica 81 (10.2%) and peroneal 79 (9.9%) and in left foot were peroneal 83 (10.4%) and sciatic 61 (7.7%). During the past year of the study, 97 (12.2%) had accidents resulting in physical injuries. Significant relationship was observed between the type of injuries except ankle-foot with number of work-absences days (p=0.01), hospitalization with other injuries (p The limited ankle-foot dorsiflexion range and the short lower-limb are the most frequent disorders in the veterans with the ankle-foot neuro-masculoskeletal disorders. In addition, the associated injuries are some of the most important risk factors leading to any accidence might be faced by the veterans.