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Introduction: Ostomy patients are involved in physical, emotional, social and many other problems. The problems will disrupt the normal process of living and quality of life. these patients experience Lower quality of life according to their special problems. In this situation the proper training and appropriate interventions can effect on improving the quality of life of these patients. The goal of this study was Determination of the effects of group motivational interviewing and quality of life with a permanent ostomy. Methods: This study is a quasi-experimental study with two groups before and after sampling aimed based sampling on 70 patients with colorectal cancer and permanent ostomy was performed in Ostomy Association of Iran and Surgery clinic of Rasoul Akram Hospital in 2013. Intervention based on practical book of motivational interviewing was performed with a nurse (researcher), psychologist knowledgeable in Motivational interviewing (as a group facilitator) and ostomy nurse in two groups of 12 and a group of 11 patients. The data gathering tool in this study was Quality of Life Ostomy patients Questionnaire of Hope City that was measured before intervention and one month after. Data were analyzed using the software SPSS 20 and Tvsyqy paired t-test, t- test and then analyzed with Mann – Whitney U Test Finding: The results of this study showed that the motivational interviewing significantly increases quality of life of the intervention group in post-test (mental health, (p<0/005), social health (p<0/008), spiritual well-being (p<0/003) and physical health (p<0/002). also there is a significant difference between the intervention and control groups in components of self-esteem, psychological, social and spiritual health. Conclusion: the implementation of “motivational interviewing” makes a significant difference in the quality of life of patients with cancer of colon and permanent ostomy. So implementation of this procedure improves the quality of life of patients with ostomy.

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Introduction: Mindfulness is a skill that allows people to take incidents at a disadvantage in the present. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mind-fullness based cognitive therapy on emotional cognitive regulation, resiliency and competitive anxiety in female athletes.
Methods: This experimental study was a pre-test and post-test type with control group. The statistical population was all women athletes in Ahwaz who were studied in 2017. The sample consisted of 30 people who were selected by simple random sampling (15 in the experimental group and 15 in the control group). Before and after intervention and one month later in follow-up process, the subjects responded to research scales including Resiliency, competitive anxiety and cognitive emotion regulation. The experimental group received cognitive therapy based on mind-awareness in 8 sessions of 90 minutes. But there was no intervention on the control group. To analyze the data, Multivariate Covariance Analysis and One Way Covariance Analysis was used.
Results: Findings showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in the cognitive-emotional regulation, resiliency and competitive anxiety (P<0.0001). And this result was sustained at the follow-up stage.
Conclusion: According to the results, cognitive therapy based on mind-awareness can be used to improve cognitive-emotional regulation resiliency and competitive anxiety of female athletes.
 

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Introduction: With emotional intelligence, man regulates his life and takes less risky behaviors. A nurse does not only need knowledge and skills; it is also important to deal with different people. Emotional intelligence helps people to think harder under better conditions and have more effective communication with others. Therefore, this study examines the effect of emotional intelligence training on improving communication skills among nursing students of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: The present study was a semi-experimental design with pre and post design. The statistical population of the study consisted of 96 nursing students of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences selected by random sampling method in 2016. The communication skills were measured before and after education using the Quinn Livestock Communication Skills Questionnaire over the course of 8 consecutive weeks in 90-minute sessions. To analyze the data, these tests were used: mean and standard deviation, paired t-test and independent t-test. The SPSS software was used to analyze the data.
Results: The mean of self-reported score of Communication Skills of students before education was 111.44 and after education was 123.30. The highest score related to the skill component was to receive and send the message and the lowest score related to the skill of communication with decisiveness. There was a positive and significant relationship between emotional intelligence and communication skills and its components (P <0.01). Findings showed that emotional intelligence training had a significant effect on
Improving communication skills and its components (P <0.01).
Conclusion: Considering that increased emotional intelligence is an effective way to improve the communication skills of nursing students, it is suggested that emotional intelligence education be considered in the field of medical sciences.