Background: Thalassemia is one of the most common genetic disorders in the world, especially in Iran. The study of various aspects affecting the physical and mental health of patients with beta thalassemia major has become more important. The aim of this study was to evaluate the Quality of life and some related factors in patients with beta-thalassemia major in Southwest Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional, descriptive study, quality of life and related factors in 112 thalassemia major patients with available sampling attending Dezful Thalassemia Center has been studied in the first three months of 2015. Data collection was based on self-report including demographic questionnaire and 36-SF quality of life questionnaire. Finally, the data were analyzed using SPSS software version 18 and chi-square test, T-test, and Pearson's correlation coefficients. Results: Patients with beta thalassemia major, including 66 males (58.92%) and 46 females (41.07%) with a mean age of 23 years were enrolled in the study. The lowest and highest scores were obtained in general health (63.59) and physical functioning (85.25), respectively. Findings showed that there is no statistically significant difference (P = 0.025) between men and women in all aspects of quality of life except role disorder. It was also found that married people have a higher quality of life and mental health in comparison to other people (P < 0.05). In addition, there was a negative correlation between age and physical health, mental health, and quality of life total scores which were not statistically significant (P = 0.46). Conclusion: The present study results showed well that age, income level, and marital status indices play a very important role in the maintenance of quality of life and the reduction of negative effects of disease on patient's mental and physical health. The limitations of this study are to examine the dimensions of quality of life in a center. It seems that future studies should look at ways to improve their quality of life.

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is one of the most prevalent diseases caused by metabolic disorders and an important global challenge. Empowerment is a collaborative approach to diabetes care and patient education. In this study, our intention is to systematically review the effects of empowerment interventions in diabetic patients, in order to understand the impact of empowerment on diabetic patients, this study was conducted with the aim of doing this. Materials and Methods: In this systematic review, we used the articles published in the last 30 years regarding the results of empowerment interventions in patients with diabetes. It was conducted in English and Persian by searching articles in search engines, scholarly sites and databases Magiran, Google Scholar, Embase, ResearchGate, Sciencedirect, PubMed, Springer. In the first stage 40 articles were found. Of these, 15 related articles that have been published in the last 30 years have been reviewed. Results: In this study, 15 papers were reviewed the empowerment approach of diabetic patients increases the level of knowledge, Increasing self-efficacy and improving the quality of life of adolescents, Making positive changes in the overall scale of attitude towards the disease and the patient's independent independence scale, Improve self-esteem scores and self-care and reducing the amount of hemoglobin A1C, Improve overall self-care behaviors, Reducing Glycosylated Hemoglobin and Improving Quality of Life, Blood glucose control (decrease in HbA1c), and so on. Conclusion: The review of this review confirms the importance of empowerment-based interventions on increased control and self-care in diabetes patients in diabetic patients. Not paying attention to all dimensions of empowerment, not paying attention to the impact of demographic variables on empowerment, failure to follow up programs Lack of training by specialist staff and so on Can be seen by reviewing the results of the studies. Therefore, considering the broad concept of empowerment and as an effective approach to protecting patients with diabetes, its necessary these restrictions will be considered in future research.

Introduction: Study skills of Students affect the entire educational process and ultimately will affect their careers. This study aimed to investigate the Study Skills and related factors in students of nursing and midwifery college of Dezful University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on the census (174 people) of nursing and midwifery college of Dezful University of Medical Sciences. Data collection tools included a standard questionnaire of study skills (PSSHI) and a demographic questionnaire based on self-reporting. SPSS-18 software for data analysis and independent t test, Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA were used. Results: In this study, 71 individuals were male (40.81%) and 103 were female (59.2%) and of those, 97 were nursing, 15 were operating rooms, and 21 were medical emergency patients. The total score average of students' study skills was 10 ± 46.2. There were significant relationships in total score of study habits and the school year (P < 0.001), location (P = 0.04), and hours of study per day (P = 0.01). Furthermore, there were significant relationships in ability to read with educational level (P < 0.001), location (P < 0.001), years of education (P < 0.001), and average (P < 0.001). There was no significant relationship between learning motivation and gender (P = 0.93), but there was a significant relationship between motivation and year of study (P = 0.01). Conclusions: It seems that students do not gain enough study skills and are not familiar with the features and conditions. Therefore, it is recommended to enhance the students' study skill workshops for college freshmen to be included in their curriculum. Following that, upon entering university, they become familiar with these skills which can be effective in academic achievement and enhance academic motivation.

Introduction: Depression is the most common mental disorder in adolescents, with negative consequences including school failure, family and social dysfunction, mental illness, suicide attempts and suicide. Since one of the crucial factors in mental health is religion, the study investigated the relationship between depression and religious beliefs in female high school students of Masjed Soleyman in 2016. Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional survey, sampling was conducted in cluster from from female high school students of Masjed Soleyman. For gathering data, Janbozorgi depression questionnaire for children (CADs) and Golzari Religiosity Questionnaire were used. Results: In this study, 173 students were enrolled with a mean age of 13.35 ± 1.08 years. The average depression score was 9.18, indicating moderate depression in these students. Generally, 88.4% of the students had some degrees of depression. There was direct correlation between depression scores and scores of religiosity, but it was not statistically significant (P = 0.07). The mean depression score with the mean dimensions of private religious behavior and actual behavior had statistically significant negative correlation (P > 0.05). Conclusions: According to the results, strengthening the religious behaviors of students can lead to reduction of the incidence of depression and its treatment should be considered by education directors' policies.

Introduction: with increase in age and reaching old age, the incidence of some physical and mental disorders is something expected. Progressive loss of cognitive function, usually happening at old age, is known as dementia. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between using insulin and Alzheimer's disease in patients with diabetes: a two-year study. Materials and methods: In this retrospective descriptive-analytical study, all patients admitted to Khatam-al-Anbia Hospital in Shoushtar during 2015-2016 entered the study. The data needed for the study was extracted by studying and reviewing the patients' files during the mentioned years in Khatam-al-Anbia Hospital's archives. In this study, the files of 19995 patients admitted to Khatam-al-Anbia Hospital in Shoushtar were studied. Data were entered into SPSS 16 and analyzed. Results: concerning the relationship between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease, the results showed that 42 (3.3%) patients had Alzheimer's disease, whereas 1214 (96.6%) of the patients had no Alzheimer's disease, and no significant relationship was observed between diabetes and Alzheimer's diseases and significant relationship between insulin and suffering Alzheimer's disease(p<.002). Conclusion: In the present study, significant relationship was found between insulin and suffering Alzheimer's disease. This study also showed that It is possible that diabetic patients will not get Alzheimer's without using insulin, but diabetic patients with a history of more than two years of age with using insulin, may that Suffered to an insulin resistance and And then Alzheimer's higher prevalence due to inappropriate use of the drug without prescription. Of course, it is necessary to carry out more extensive research in this field to find out the relation between these two diseases. For this reason, it is suggested that more extensive studies be carried out on patients with diabetes and Alzheimer's patients. For this reason, studies with a larger sample size are required.