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Introduction: Social anxiety is an important factor in peoples’ mental health. Good mental health while studying in university makes students able to deal effectively with numerous stressors that they experience. The purpose of this study was to determine and compare the social anxiety of nursing students in grades one to four of medical universities in Tehran. Methods: In this analytic cross-sectional study, 400 students from universities of medical sciences in Tehran were recruited by stratified sampling with proportional allocation. Data were collected during the first semester in 2010. Students completed a two-part questionnaire including the Liebowitz social anxiety questionnaire and a demographic information form. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics methods and an analytical test by SPSS statistical software. Results: There was no statistically significant difference in the total scores of social anxiety of first- to fourth-year students. The mean score of the avoidance of social interaction dimension in fourth-year students was significantly lower than in first year students (p

Background & Objective The effect of perceived-stress on students' health is dependent on their coping abilities. One of coping strategies for dealing with stress is resilience. The aim of this study is to examine perceived stress and its relation with resilience in undergraduate Nursing students Methods & Materials In this cross-sectional study, 309 under-graduate nursing students studying at Tehran University of Medical Sciences during the first semester of 2012-2013 were selected by stratified sampling. Data were collected using the Perceived stress scale and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) questionnaires. The data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics by SPSS-Verrsion14. Results Findings revealed that about 100% (99.3%) students reported that perceived stress moderately or high. Regarding relation between perceived-stress and resilience There were statistically significant relationship between these two variables (P≤ 001/0, r=-0.38). Conclusion According the study findings nursing school can provide facilities and opportunities for students to learn stress management strategies such as increasing resilience ability during 4 years educational program. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: The aim of this present investigation was to compare changes in transverse abdominis (TrA) thickness in a functional position with those in a less functional but more supportive posture and to determine which posture showed greater changes in TrA thickness between rest and during abdominal drawing-in maneuver (ADIM) relative to external oblique (EO) and internal oblique (IO) muscles., Methods: Thirty adult participants with chronic low back pain were included in this observational study. The abdominal muscle thickness was measured in the supine, crook lying, prone, quadruped, sitting, side bridge, and standing poitions on a tilt board using ultrasonography. The mean of abdominal muscle thickness changes was measured during ADIM, and a sphygmomanometer was used in the supine position under the lumbar spine and in the prone position under the abdominal wall. Transverse abdominis, EO, and IO muscle thickness changes during all tasks were normalized according to the supine rest position., Results: Transverse abdominis muscle thickness changes were increased in the quadruped and sitting positions compared with other positions ( P < .05). Results demonstrated increased EO muscle thickness changes in the prone position compared with other positions ( P < .05). Internal oblique muscle thickness changes were not significant during different positions ( P > .05). However, the IO muscle thickness was higher in all positions compared with TrA and EO muscle., Conclusion: Our study revealed that participants with chronic low back pain exhibited increased TrA muscle activity in the sitting position on a gym ball and in the quadruped position compared with during leg tasks. However, the EO muscle thickness changes were increased during an ADIM with a sphygmomanometer under the abdomen., (© 2024 by National University of Health Sciences.)