Background and aims: Postpartum depression has a high prevalence in communities and needs great financial resources. On the other hand, the world views the spiritual health as a new and complementary dimension of health. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between postpartum depression and spiritual health. Materials and Methods: This correlational-analytic study was conducted on 152 women who gave birth 8 months ago, referred to Hajar Hospital, Imam Ali hospital, Molavi clinic, or other health centers of Shahrekord, and were also satisfied with participating in the study. They were selected by the simple sampling method and completed the Palutzian and Ellison Spiritual Health Questionnaire. Finally, the collected data were entered in SPSS software and descriptive statistics in addition to the Pearson correlation coefficient and K2 test were used to analyze the data. Results: In the present study, the mean age of the subjects was 29.15 (SD=5.45) with the range of 16-45 years. The mean scores of spiritual health and depression were obtained 96.3 and 8.94, respectively. The results of this study showed that the Pearson correlation coefficient was -75.5% (P˂ 0.001), demonstrating an inverse correlation between the scores of postpartum depression and spiritual health. Conclusion: In general, the correlation between postpartum depression and spiritual health was an inverse correlation and the level of depression decreased by an increase in spiritual health. It can be concluded that without the need for specific treatments, the level of postpartum depression can be reduced by increasing the level of spiritual health.

Background and Objective: Marital Reducing stressors is an effective way to decrease blood pressure and its other associated symptoms. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on metabolic syndrome among patients with hypertension. Materials and Methods: This experimental research was conducted based on a pretest-posttest control group design. A total number of 50 cardiovascular patients referring to Shahrekord Cohort Study, Shahrekord, Iran, in 2019 were selected using the convenience sampling method and randomly divided into experimental and control groups (n=25 each). Metabolic syndrome indices, including blood pressure, blood sugar, glucose triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein, and low-density lipoprotein, were used to collect the required data. All groups received the same standard medications under the supervision of an interventional cardiologist. In addition to the standard medical treatment, the experimental group received the intervention of MBSR (eight 90-minute sessions). The control group did not receive any non-pharmacological intervention. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance. Results: The results showed that MBSR was effective in improving metabolic syndrome symptoms in cardiovascular patients with hypertension (P<0.05). Conclusions: The employment of MBSR along with medical and pharmacological treatments could help cardiovascular disease patients to improve the symptoms of metabolic syndrome.