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Mediating role of supervisor on the association between work stress with physical and psychological symptoms among employees of Isfahan Steel Company in 2012
F Kiani, Mr Khodabakhsh,
Volume 1, Issue 3 ((Autumn) 2012)
Abstract

  Background: Nowadays job stress is one of the most important health problems that health and safety professionals are facing with. Much of previous studies have focused on interventions such as stress management and, they have ignored the role of psychosocial factors in occurrence of job stress. This study investigated the mediator role of supervisor support on the association between work stress and both physical and psychological symptoms, among Isfahan steel company employees in 2012.

  Materials and Methods: The study questionnaire was completed by 189 employees of Isfahan Steel Company in 2012 who accepted to help with this descriptive study. The questionnaire consisted of items asking about work stress, physical and psychological symptoms as well as supervisor support.

  Results: There were significant intercorrelations between the dependent and independent variables under research. Hierarchy regression analysis showed that supervisor support partially mediated the relationship between work stress and physical and psychological symptoms (p<0.05).

  Conclusion: It was concluded that supervisor support is a protective shield against the effects of stress on psychological and physical health, among employees working in the steel company .


The role of fatalistic beliefs and safety climate in predicting work situation awareness among workers of one petrochemical industry in Asaluyeh, Iran, in 2014
F Kiani, A Borjali, K Farhbakhsh, N Farokhi,
Volume 2, Issue 4 (Autumn 2013)
Abstract

  Background: An important factor in the prevention of industrial accidents is the ability of employees to maintain awareness of the work situation, understand the information it holds, and predict how situations will develop. In the present study, we examined the role of fatalistic beliefs and safety climate in predicting occupational situation awareness (SA) among workers.

  Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 180 employees of one petrochemical industry in Asaluyeh, Iran, in 2014. Subjects were selected using the stratified random sampling method and responded to questionnaires about demographic characteristics, occupational SA (Sneddon et al.), fatalistic beliefs (Williamson et al.), and safety climate (Hayes et al.) . The data were analyzed using correlation techniques and stepwise regression.

  Results: The results showed internal correlation among fatalistic beliefs, safety climate, and occupational SA. Moreover, the results of stepwise regression analysis revealed that fatalistic beliefs and safety climate significantly predicted, respectively, almost 18% and 20% of variances of occupational SA among workers.

  Conclusions: According to the findings of the present study, fatalistic beliefs and safety climate can predict occupational SA. Therefore, considering these variables can be important in promoting the awareness of work situation among workers.


The association between occupational ethics and job engagement with the mediating role of career adaptability among employees of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Iran (2017-2018)
Esmaeil Sadri Damirchi, Ghaffar Karimianpour, Arefe Kiani,
Volume 7, Issue 3 (Summer 2018)
Abstract
Background: This study investigated the association between occupational ethics and job engagement with the mediating role of career adaptability among employees of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran, in 2017-2018 academic years.
Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive and correlational study. The statistical population of the study consisted of all employees of Ardebil University of Medical Sciences (300 people), of which 160 employees were selected by simple random sampling method. Work ethics, job engagement questionnaire, and career adapt-abilities scale were used for data collection. Pearson’s correlation coefficient and Kolmogorov-Smirnov test were used by SPSS software, and Lisrel software was also applied to examine the appropriateness of conceptual model of research.
Results: Based on our findings, the direct effect of work ethics on job engagement was significant (P < 0.05) with beta 0.41, on career adaptability with beta 0.30, and also the career adaptability showed a direct effect on job engagement with beta 0.24. The mediating role of the career adaptability in the association between work ethics and job engagement was statistically significant with the beta 0.07 (P < 0.05(.
Conclusions: we concluded that work ethics and career adaptability are significant variables in association with job engagement in Ardabil medical university employees, and it might be taken into consideration among managers.
 

The Moderating Role of Existential Thinking in the Association between Health Anxiety and Nurse Empathy with Covid-19 Patients
Shahriar Dargahi, Nader Ayadi, Ahmadreza Kiani, Soliman Ahmadboukani,
Volume 11, Issue 2 (Spring 2022)
Abstract
Background: Nurses' direct exposure to COVID-19 patients and resulting health anxiety can threaten their performance of human and moral duties.
Materials and Methods: This work was a descriptive correlational study. The statistical population was all nurses working in the intensive care unit of COVID-19 patients in Ardabil hospitals in the 2021 year, from which 150 people were selected by convenient sampling. Data were collected using the Health Anxiety Inventory, Scale for Existential Thinking, and the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy.
Results: The Pearson correlation coefficient showed that the association between empathy and health anxiety was negative and significant (r = -0.47, P <0.001), and that between empathy and existential thinking was positive and significant (r = 0.31, P <0.001). Also, the correlation coefficients between health anxiety and existential thinking showed a negative and significant association between the two variables (r = -0.28, P <0.001). In addition, the moderated hierarchical regression analysis showed that the interactive effect of health anxiety and existential thinking on nurses' empathy with patients with COVID-19 was 29%.
Conclusion: According to the finding of this study, strengthening the spiritual attitude and existential thinking among the nurses of the COVID-19 ward was necessary to reduce health anxiety and its negative effects on the empathetic comunication with patients.
 
Epidemiological Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients in Mazandaran, Iran, 2021
Rouhollah Shabestan, Bahman Amani, Behnam Amani, Saeed Khorramnia, Sara Zareei, Mohammad Reza Parsaie, Hormoz Kianian, Ali Charkameh, Arash Akbarzadeh,
Volume 12, Issue 1 (Winter 2023)
Abstract

Background: COVID-19 continues to pose a significant healthcare challenge throughout the world. This study aimed to investigate epidemiological characteristics and associated mortality factors among hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in the Mazandaran province.
Materials & Methods: In this descriptive study, the medical information of patients admitted to 39 hospitals in 17 cities in Mazandaran province between February 20, 2020, and February 20, 2021, were initially assessed and then entered the survey based on the study criteria. For data analysis, statistical approaches such as Chi-square and Fisher's exact test were performed at a significance level of 5%.
Results: Out of the initial 34036 patients total patients, 21007 were included in the study with a mean age of 53.75±18.23 years, and 10219(48.6%) were males. The majority of cases and the highest mortality percent belonged to the age groups of 60 to 70 and 70 to 80. The Mortality proportion was 11.6% (n=2431), with a higher value in males than females. Moreover, the highest mortality rate was seen in ICU  (n=2803, 85.7%). Underlying diseases with the highest mortality rate were diabetes  (n=2058, 43%) and chronic heart disease  (n=166, 6.83%). The most common symptoms of illness were fever  (n=9025, 43%), hemoptysis  (n=5911, 28.10%), sore throat  (n=3771, 18%), and low blood pressure  (n=3626, 17.30%).
Conclusion: This study showed a high mortality rate among COVID-19 cases and dissected the related risk factors, including age, gender, underlying diseases, and ICU admission.
 

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