ARTICLE INFO

Article Type

Descriptive & Survey Study

Authors

Khani   H. (1)
Zamani   N. (*)
Ghorbani   A. (1)
Jahangir   A.H. (2)
Jenaabadi   H. (3)






(*) Young Researchers & Elite Club, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran
(1) Iranian Applied Research Center for Public Health and Sustainable Development (IRCPHD), North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
(2) Clinical Psychology Department, Taleghani Educational Hospital, Medical Sciences School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
(3) Educational Sciences Department, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran

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Article History

Received:   May  31, 2016
Accepted:   August 2, 2016
ePublished:   August 31, 2016

ABSTRACT

Aims Physical, behavioral, and mental disorders, which are due to the amputation as one of the most prevalent motor disabilities, are of the main problems with which the veterans with amputations are facing. The aim of this study was to determine the status and dimensions of mental health of the veterans with amputations in Mazandaran Province.
Instrument & Methods In the descriptive cross-sectional study, 256 veterans with amputation supported by Mazandaran Martyrs and Veterans Foundation were studied via census method in 2013. Data was collected using a researcher-made demographic and SCL-90-R questionnaires. Data was analyzed by SPSS 16.0 software using Chi-square, Independent T, and one-way ANOVA tests.
Findings The global severity indices of 177 (69.1%), 42 (16.4%), and 37 (14.5%) veterans were more than 0.7 (diagnosed as a probable psychopath), between 0.4 and 0.7 (suspected of a probable psychopath), and less than 0.4 (probably healthy), respectively. In addition, the mean global index scores of 140 (54.7%) and 116 (45.3%) veterans were less than and more than the mean disease global index score of the studied population, respectively.
Conclusion Most of the veterans with amputations of Mazandaran Province are facing with physical disorders and side-effects due to the war and after, reducing their mental health. In addition, more than a half of the persons show the disease global index indicating their low quality of life.

Keywords: Veterans , Amputees , Mental Health , SCL-90-R Questionnaires ,

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