abolghasem yaghoobi
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Introduction:various studies have shown the relationship between religious orientation and mental health and physical health .meta-analysis ith integrating results from various researches,specifies Relationship between the variables.this Research is intended to use the meta-analytic model to examine ...
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Introduction:various studies have shown the relationship between religious orientation and mental health and physical health .meta-analysis ith integrating results from various researches,specifies Relationship between the variables.this Research is intended to use the meta-analytic model to examine the relevance of mental health to religious orientation. Methods: We reviewed records of all research related to the relationship between religious orientation and mental health in the Journal of Research Persian have been published 10 research that were accepted in methodological procedure selected and meta-analysis was done. Research tool was the Czech List of meta analysis and Cohen's effect size method was used to achieve the overall relationshipResults: the results showed that The effect size of relationship between religious orientation and mental health equal to 428/0 was obtained and by conversion of the d value of z in normal distribution curve according to the Cohen's criteria is a high value.Conclusion: Considering the high relationship between religious orientation and mental health programs we can develop an adequate programs toan individual's religious orientation towards health promotion and treatment.
farzaneh roai; ali delavar
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Background: Meta-analysis is a strong approach, but sometimes leads to wrong and misleading answers. Objective: To conduct case studies of clinical trials and observed cases regarding factors that affect the credibility of meta-research, such as the effect size, the number of analyses, data scale, analyses’ ...
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Background: Meta-analysis is a strong approach, but sometimes leads to wrong and misleading answers. Objective: To conduct case studies of clinical trials and observed cases regarding factors that affect the credibility of meta-research, such as the effect size, the number of analyses, data scale, analyses’ flexibility, method of reporting, and conflict of interest. Research Method: The meta-analysis method was adopted in this research. A case study of corticosteroid therapy in acute bacterial meningitis was discussed in this paper. In addition, the meta-analysis progressed in a step-by-step manner with 6 researches out of 11 ones. Results: The results of the metaanalysis of acute bacterial meningitis indicated that numerous studies have been carried out under such a title in different places. Each author has identified reasons for the use of steroid treatment. Although their reasons were sometimes incomplete, it must be noted that their researches have some things in common.
