Aims Health literacy is skills and abilities in the acquisition and access of medical and health information, understanding such information, processing and interpretation of the information, and decision-making and use of updated information. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between health literacy and lifestyle in the families of Veterans and families of non-Veterans and assess and compare their lifestyles. Instrument & Methods 1770 members of the families of Veterans and non-Veterans from five provinces in Iran were selected through a systematic sampling method to participate in a descriptive cross-sectional study in 2019. Lifestyle Questionnaire and All Aspects of Health Literacy Scale were used to collect the necessary data. Pearson Correlation and t-test statistics were run using SPSS 24 for the analysis of the data. Findings There was a positive and significant correlation between Veterans’,health literacy and the lifestyle of Veterans and non-Veterans families (Veterans: r=0. 330, p<0. 001,nonVeterans: r=0. 321, p<0. 001). There was no significant difference between the lifestyle mean scores for men and women in the two groups of Veterans and non-Veterans (p>0. 05). Conclusion There is a correlation between health literacy and the lifestyle in Veterans-and non-Veterans families, while there is no difference between the lifestyles in the two groups.

Introduction: This research was conducted to clarify subsystems of Veterans’ healthcare system with regards to the efficiency and effectiveness of this system in improving their health level.Method: Veterans’ healthcare system was clarified using a cross-survey. Research population included legislative and executive experts in various state healthcare policymaking sectors, Martyrs and Veterans’ affairs foundation, healthcare services management of the military, and special Veterans unions. A group of 247 were selected out of 247 for the study using Cochran formula. Library method was used in order to determine items and scales, and questionnaires were used in data gathering.Results: Variable t-test results acquired by SPSS software show unacceptable status quo. Also, t-test results were used to introduce and clarify subsystems according to the conceptual model in order of importance.Conclusion: Research findings suggest that Veterans’ healthcare systems need to be revised and redesigned. The suggested model in this study includes research subsystems, performance and well-being analysis, medical information and technology, Veterans’ healthcare staff training, and improvement strategies for these subsystems.

Aims This study aimed to identify the differences between interpersonal forgiveness and self-differentiation in Veterans’-and non-Veterans’ spouses. Instrument & Methods The present study is non-experimental and conducted by the causalcomparative method in all the spouses of 25% of the Veterans referred to the Damavand Martyrs and Veterans Affairs Foundation, the spouses of non-Veterans living in Damavand in 2020. A total of 80 people (40 Veterans’ spouses and 40 non-Veterans’ spouses) were randomly selected. The research instruments included the self-differentiation scale and interpersonal forgiveness scale. Multivariate analysis of variance in SPSS 20 software was used to analyze the data. Findings There was a significant difference between the two groups of Veterans ‘ and nonVeterans’ spouses in the component of my status from their differentiation variable (p<0. 05), but no significant difference was observed for the components of emotional responsiveness, emotional fault, and integration with others (p>0. 05). Also, there was no significant difference in reconnection and revenge control components, control of suffering, and realistic understanding of the interpersonal forgiveness variable (p>0. 05). Conclusion Veterans’ spouses are more capable than non-Veterans spouses of maintaining their individuality and independence in intimate relationships with others, as well as the balance between reason and emotion.

Background: Human society has witnessed disasters and wars that left many consequences on families as well as social and individual life of the victims.Objectives: In this research, we compared the psychological health and marital adjustment in Iranian employed Veterans with Veterans receiving disability pension.Patients and Methods: The study participants were all of the Veterans of Isfahan city registered in Veterans and Martyr Foundation who were receiving disability pension, were still working, or had not received any disability pension yet. A total of 330 Veterans were selected by randomized systematic sampling. The Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) questionnaire and Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) were completed by the participants. The data were analyzed by Chi square test, independent samples t test, and Mann-Whitney U test.Results: Almost half of the Veterans did not demonstrate any psychopathology and half of them were diagnosed with borderline or serious psychopathology. Veterans receiving disability pension had more mental problems in comparison with the employed Veterans. Veterans receiving disability pension had higher scores in psychosomatic disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, anxiety, phobias, psychoticism, and total scales (general symptom index, GSI) in comparison with the employed Veterans. Employed Veterans and Veterans receiving disability pension did not differ significantly regarding DAS scores.Conclusions: Occupational condition has an important effect on mental health of Veterans.

The purpose of the study was to specify factors that influence happiness in Veterans. The research design was descriptive and correlational. All of the Veterans in iran in 2012 were the population in this research. From among them, 1135 Veterans from 10 provinces were selected based on stratified quota sampling. Then, they completed Argyle Oxford Happiness Inventory (1995), the Big Five Inventory of John, Donahue and Kentle (1991), a researcher-made Noferesti Intentional Activity Scale (2012) and the demographic questionnaire. Data were analyzed using stepwise multiple regression analysis. Findings showed that the most important factors in happiness were: neuroticism, extroversion, intentional activities, physical health and income (P<0.0001).

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is a psychiatric disorder in which the symptoms of re-experiencing, avoidance and hyper-arousal have negative impact on physical and mental health of patients. The aim of the present study was to compare the quality of life of Veterans suffering from war-related chronic PTSD and those not affected by PTSD.Therefore, in a causal-comparative study, 120 soldiers in four groups of PTSD, chemical, amputation and normal soldiers were selected through convenience sampling and the demographic characteristics and Quality of Life questionnaires were administered on them.Analysis of the variance and Tukey test showed that patients with PTSD scored lower in the components of vitality, social and physical functioning, and mental health as compared to the other groups. It seems that PTSD causes significant disabilities in job performance, family, sociability and daily functioning and negatively affects the quality of life of the patients.

This qualitative study describes and analyzes the social challenges and life problems of Veterans below 25% and explains the causes of their dissatisfaction. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and in-depth interviews with 30 Veterans under 25% in Khorasan Razavi province. The results indicate that the major problems of the Veterans begin with the method of scoring by the Martyr Foundation. This procedure of scoring creates adverse consequences like a sense of Foundation's lack of trust in Veterans, the inadequate functioning of the Veterans' Commission, and the incorrect determining the percentage of injury, a feeling of discrimination on the basis of Foundation's unfair treatment, the suffering resulted from people Pretending to be a veteran, and a decline in the status of Veterans in society. These problems have led to a sense of deprivation of respect, benefits and organizational identity which has ultimately led to dissatisfaction with the Martyr Foundation and other organizations. Veterans are demanding a revision in determining the percentage of injury, being respected and honored as a veteran in the society and finally, forming a working group of Veterans in the Foundation.

Aims Neuro-psychiatric side effects caused by war lead to different problems affecting the Veterans and their family members. Of main psychological aspects of the Veterans, which are not often considered, are the quality of life, psychological health, and their conflict with job and family affairs. The aim of this study was to compare the quality of life and the work family conflict between Veterans and normal persons working at the southern oil sites.Instrument & Methods In the causal-comparative study, 437 wokers of the southern oil sites, including 215 Veterans and 222 normal persons, were studied in 2015. The Veterans were selected via Relative Stratified Random Samling Method. The normal workers were selected considering their compliance with the Veterans in job, age, and functions. Data were collected, using Quality of Life Questionnaire and Work-Family Conflict Questionnaire. Data was analyzed using one-variable ANOVA (in the MANOVA context) and Pearson Correlatio Coefficient.Findings There was no significant difference in the mean scores of quality of life and work-family conflict between the Veterans and the normal peoples (p>0.05). There was a powerful negative correlation between the quality of life and work-family conflict in Veterans (r=-0.42) and normal peoples (r=-0.31), as well as in all the studied persons (r=-0.35; p<0.001).Conclusion The quality of life and work-family confilict are approximately equal in the Veterans and normal persons working at the southern oil sites. In addition, the persons are in a realtively good level of quality of life.