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  A Survey of Effective Factors on Mental Health  �  A Study on the Physical Properties of Laser   and Its Effects on Tissue     Zohdi Aghdam R [1] , Radfar M [2]     Abstract:   Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation or LASER is used as a tool for producing a monochromatic light with radiance on a solid unit angleLASER light is convergent with lowest divergence and has had high densit‑v ener‑gy area units. Physical components of laser include an active material in which alk. inversion process occurred. Light photons that are produced by stimulatk‑~n intensifier chamber transfer the space between two mirrors frequently during ‑bib they have a contact with stimulated atoms or molecules. This process causes i i emission and finally the intensity of light increases significantly. Energy, source xx pumps the space ascends the electrons to a higher level of energy Many qshowed that laser beam causes many physiological and biochemisterie changes in components, so the light could be absorbed in mitochondria and cell membe after that the reduction process could be activated in cellular respiratory chain. changes in respiratory chain, free radical productions in the cell will increase w has a lot of etTects on cellular procedures. Considering the fact for curing various diseases in ophthalmology, different lwhave been applied and its contact with different tissues with different irradi creates photochemical, thermal, and ionization which can have dillerent side efrom on the tissue.     Key Word: Laser, Tissue, Interaction     Address: Radiology Department, Paramedical University, Iran.   instructor of Radiology, Paramedical University of Urmia University of Medical Sciences [1]   Instructor of Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Urmia University of Medical Sciences [2]

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  Depression roots in viewpoints of depressed patients' family     Radfar M [1] , Ahmadi F [2] , Fallahi Khoshknab M [3]     Received: 22 Aug, 2012 Accepted: 05 Dec, 2012     Abstract   Background & Aims : Depression is the most common mood disorder and there is no consensus about its’ causes. Theoretical models of the etiology of depression are diverse. Families have allegiance of different treatment, based on the model they have accepted so recognition of their experiences about affecting factors to incidence of depression will help nurses to plan and implement appropriate care based on depression patients' needs and their families The aim of this study was to explain the experiences of families about affecting factors to incidence of depression.   Materials & Methods : This is a qualitative research that was done using conventional content analysis method. 23 family members of the patients suffering from depression referred to Razi psychiatric clinic in Tehran were selected using purposeful sampling. Unstructured and in-depth interviews were applied to collect data. The interviews were transcribed and constant comparison analysis was applied. MaxQDA2007 software was used to manage the data.   Result : According to family experiences, affecting factors to incidence of depression have mainly root in personal, psychological, social and cultural factors. These factors are extracted in 4 main categories. They are "change in life”, “conflict in the family”, “unpleasant events” and "vulnerable personality". Change is always accompanied with stress. Lacks, the absence of loved ones, financial failure and physical illnesses are the changes that can make people susceptible to depression. Marital disagreements and misunderstanding between family members also lead to conflict in families and predispose to depression. Unpleasant events in life time and didn't meet needs and demand are another factor that has impact on outbreak/incidence of depression. In addition, dependent personality, lack of self confidence and isolation are also risk factors for depression.   Conclusion: Affecting factors to incidence of depression are multi-factorial. Nurses' could implement appropriate psychological educations for prevention and fallow-up if they have aware of perceived affecting factors by families.   Key words: Depression, Family, Nurse, Content Analysis     Address: Nursing department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tehran TarbiatModares University, Tehran, Iran   Tel : (+98)9121592824   Email : Ahmadif@modares. ac. ir   [1] BScN, MSc, PhD Candidate Nursing department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tehran TarbiatModares University, Tehran, Iran .   [2] BScN, MSc, PhD professor, Nursing department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tehran TarbiatModares University, Tehran, Iran. (Corresponding Author)*   [3] Assistant professor of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Nursing &Geropsychiatric Nursing in Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences University, Tehran, Iran .

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 Barriers of parenting in mothers with a very-low-birth-weight preterm infant, and their coping strategies  Radfar M[1], MogadamTabrizi F[2]  Received: 2Jul , 2014 Accepted: 17 Sep , 2014  Abstract  Background &Aims : Becoming a mother is one of the most important life changing events that a woman experiences. Clearly the birth of very-low-birth-weight preterm infants imposes many challenges for the mothers. There is insufficient information regarding the mothers' experiences on the process of becoming a mother when their preterm infants are in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). The aim of this study was to explore the women´s experiences of barriers of parenting and coping strategies when their preterm infants were born with a very-low-birth-weight.  Materials & Methods: This study was conducted based on qualitative approach and by focusing on content analysis. 18 mothers were observed and interviewed while their baby was in hospital. The interviews were recorded and printed out. The data were analyzed according to Graneheim and Lundman. MAXQDA2007 was applied to manage the data.  Results: The participants’ experience indicated that they experienced barriers in becoming a mother, so they use some strategies to cope with this situation. Merging the "barriers of parenting" and "applied strategies" resulted in extracting a category which was called "establishment of communication". Each category included subcategories.  Conclusion: The study led to the understanding of the experiences of mothers of very low birth weight neonates. Becoming aware about the barriers of becoming a mother in women with very-low-birth-weight neonates can help the health care providers, especially the nurses and midwives, to overcome the mentioned barriers, and consequently to improve child care quality.  Key words: Parenting, Content Analysis, Very Low Birth Weight, preterm infant  Address: Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.  Tel: (+98) 44 32754916  Email: fmtabrizi@gmail.com   [1] Asistant professor of Nursing, faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.      [2] Asistant professor of Midwifery, faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran. (Corresponding Author)  

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 The relationship between husbands' participation in prenatal care and mental health of pregnant women referred to health centers in Urmia, 1392.   Received: 27 Feb, 2015 Accepted: 22 May, 2015  Abstract:  Background & Aims: Mental health in pregnant women is an important factor in the stability of family and society. One of the important strategies for physical and mental health of women during pregnancy is husbands' participation in this important affair. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between husbands participation in prenatal care and mental health of pregnant women referred to health centers Urmia, 1392.  Materials & Methods: This study is a descriptive-correlational one that was conducted on 275 pregnant women which were selected through convenience sampling. To collect the data,, a three-part questionnaire including demographic information questionnaire, male participation and mental health questionnaire (GHQ-28) was used. Statistical data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and independent t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients. The collected data were analyzed by SPSS version 20 software.  Result: The mean age of the women in this study was 27.25±4.2. Average participation husbands was 43.05 ± 5/91 and the average mental health score was 39.13± 9.518. Significant positive correlation were between the mental health of women and husbands participation (r = 0.294 AND P= 0.000) and the maximum communication was the physical realm of mental health  Conclusion: According to the central role of women in the education of children, health officials attention to women's mental health, through programs such as education husbands to participate in prenatal care is necessary. Attention to the mental aspect of pregnant women in prenatal care can promote the mental health of pregnant women.  Keywords: husbands' participation, prenatal care, mental health, pregnant woman  Address: Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences  Tel: (+98)4432754961-4   Email: khodai.h@umsu.ac.ir

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 The effect of self hypnosis on severity and quality of pain in women with multiple sclerosis: A Randomized clinical trial   Received: 27 Feb, 2015 Accepted: 22 May, 2015  Abstract:  Background & Aims: Pain is one of the common and detrimental clinical feature of multiple sclerosis (MS). Hypnotherapy is one of the effective psychological approaches. Hypnosis is a safe, effective and non-invasive method that can alleviate both emotional and affective aspects of pain. It seems necessary to conduct the present study with the aim of effect of self-hypnosis on degree of pain in patients with MS, in terms of severity and quality.  Materials & Methods: This clinical trial was carried out on 60 patients with MS in Urmia University of Medical Sciences. The tools were general health questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28), Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale (SHSS), numerical rating scale (severity of pain), McGill pain questionnaire (quality of pain), and record of pain pills. After initial assessments, patients were randomly assigned into two groups of intervention and control. Education of Self-Hypnosis for the intervention group was performed within 6 half-hour sessions, with no intervention for controls. Then change of pain severity and quality and amount of pain pills were evaluated after one month. Data were analyzed by SPSS using of independent t and Chi-square tests.  Results: Self-hypnosis was significantly effective in terms of severity and quality of pain in patients with MS (p

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  Background & Aims: Loneliness is one of the major psychosocial concerns among patients with cancer. Diagnosis, acute treatment and complications of breast cancer may create experience of loneliness. Hope is an essential factor in the lives of cancer patients. Realistic hope, felt with the awareness of the problem, is an important factor for coping with the problems of the patient in an efficient manner. Social support is an important aspect of modern cancer cares. Social support plays a major role in adaptation with chronic and serious illnesses, such as cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of dimension of social support on hope and loneliness in patients with breast cancer.  Material and Methods: The method of study was descriptive-correlation. 100 patients with breast cancer were selected randomly and enter to study. The data were collected with GHQ, Miller Hope Scale, the UCLA Loneliness Scale and Social Support Questionnaire -Sarason . Data were analyzed with using Pearson correlation.   Results: A positive relationship existed between social support and hope (r = 0/88) and negatively associated with loneliness (r = - 0/91). A negative correlation between hope and loneliness was found (r = - 0/93) (p

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Received: 18 Jan, 2016 Accepted: 19 Mar, 2016 Abstract Background & Aims: There are numerous errors in food-drug administration through feeding tube. Appropriate performance of nurses can improve patient safety and prevention of complications. The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of small group teaching on the nurses’ performance of food-drug administration. Materials & Methods: This was an experimental study that was done in Urmia Emam Khomeini hospital. 80 nurses were enrolled in the study by using census method. The intervention group was divided into four groups, and for each group, four training sessions (one and half hour) with the creation of thoughtful learning situation was held. Knowledge and performance in relation to food-drug administration were evaluated before, and one month after the training program. Results: The results showed that before training, status of nurses’ knowledge was poor in the control (90/6 percent) and intervention groups (80 percent). After the implementation of training for the intervention group, 97/1 percent of status of nurses’ knowledge in the intervention group was good. Before the training, most of the nurses did not have good performance in both groups. Implementation of the training for the intervention group caused improving the performance of the nurses. Conclusion: There are errors in the time of food-drug administration through feeding tube. This can cause adverse effects. Hence, improvement and use of proper techniques in food-drug administration can increase efficacy of drug feeding and nutrition, it can increase patient safety and reduce the occlusion number of tube feeding.

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Received: 15 Mar, 2016 Accepted: 10 May, 2016 Abstract Background & Aims: Although Electroconvulsive Therapy is one of effective and fast therapeutic methods, but its cognitive adverse effects often cause patients to reject it, thus, it can limit its widespread use. This study assessed the effect of supportive-educative nursing interventions on cognitive status of patients treated with Electroconvulsive Therapy, at Razi Psychiatric Hospital, Urmia, Iran. Material and Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 102 inpatients (N=102) who had been receiving electroconvulsive therapy. The patients were selected through the convenience sampling and randomly assigned to intervention (N=51) and control (N=51) groups. Interventions consisted of two parts, educational and supportive. These interventions started right after the patients and their psychiatrist’s agreement on treatment, and it continued after the 6th session. Demographic questionnaire and Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSE) were used to collect the data. Cognitive statuses of the patients were examined at 15, 30, 60 minutes and 24 hours after delivering the electric charge in 1st, 3rd and 6th sessions. The data were analyzed via SPSS v.16, using chi-square, t-test and repeated measures test. Results: Cognitive status of the patients in intervention group after 3rd (P=0.045) and 6th (P=0.01) sessions were better compared to the control group, although the results after 1st session did not significantly differ between two groups (P=0.065). Conclusion: Supportive-educative nursing interventions may have some benefits on cognitive status of patients treated with electro convulsive therapy. Nurses could achieve better patient care by reducing cognitive adverse effects via conducting educational and supportive programs.

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Background & Aims: Depression is a common disorder with symptoms like reduced energy and interest, feelings of guilt, difficulty in concentrating, loss of appetite, and thoughts of death and suicide. A problem in the treatment of depressed patients is re-admission. The goal of this study is to evaluate the effect of "adaptive sustainability" as a caring model on the readmission of depressed patients referred to Razi Academic Hospital in Urmia 2015. Materials & Methods: This experimental study, after the intervention, was conducted on 100 of the depressed patients whom were randomly divided into two groups: control (n = 50) and intervention (n=50). For the intervention group, 4 staged adaptive model of sustainability-demographic status of the family, desensitization, collaboration and continuous monitoring- was conducted during 6 months while standard care was carried out for the control group. The two groups were compared based on readmissions within 6 months. To analyze the data, independent t test and chi-square tests were used. Results: The results showed that during the 6 months implementation of sustainability model, 5 out of 47 patients in the intervention group readmitted while 13 out of 47 patients readmitted in the control group (p˂0/05). Conclusion: Implementation of adaptive sustainability model of care of depressed patients had a positive impact on reducing readmissions. Therefore, we recommend that this model should be implemented by health care providers to reduce readmissions of depressed patients.

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Background & Aims: Cancer carries a lot of complications in disease and treatment stages. The most important side effect of cancer is disrupting of spiritual wellbeing. It seems that the development of solutions based on spirituality and spiritual counseling can be especially effective factors in aforementioned Components. The main aim of this study is to survey the effect of spiritual counseling on spiritual well-being in patients with cancer who undergoing chemotherapy in Omid research-treatment hospital in Urmia. Materials & Methods: In this clinical study, 60 patients with cancer who hospitalized in Omid research-treatment hospital randomly were selected and divided equally into intervention and control groups as well. The intervention group received 8 approved spiritual counseling sessions, based on standard training plan, and the control group received routine hospital care. Data collection instrument used in this study was the Pallutzian and Ellison Spiritual Well-Being questionnaire and the obtained data were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. Results: The mean and standard deviation scores of spiritual well-being of patients, before and after the intervention were respectively 73/6 ± 67/54 and 19/6 ± 83/85. The mean and standard deviation scores in control group, before and after treatment, were respectively 74 76/5 ± 33/54 and 98/5 ± 80/54 as well. Fractional comparisons with independent t-test in two groups showed a significant difference in scores between the two groups (P< 0.001). There was no significant difference between pre-test scores in groups (P> 0.05). Furthermore, in comparing the mean scores with paired t-test score, no significant difference was observed before and after the intervention (P< 0.001). There was no significant difference in scores, before and after the intervention, in control group as well (P> 0.05). Conclusion: Implementing the spiritual counseling plays an important role in the spiritual well-being of patients with cancer. This significant factor highlights the importance of the spiritual and running consultation plan in public centers where cancer patients are hospitalized.

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Background & Aims: One of the major challenges in methadone maintenance treatment that leads to relapse in patients is lapse. Craving is also the most important factor of lapse and return to drug use after the treatment periods. The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of applying continuous care model on lapse and craving of patients that are treated with methadone maintenance therapy in Razi Psychiatric Hospital, Urmia, Iran. Material and Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 95 patients (N=95) who were selected through the census sampling and randomly assigned to intervention (N=48) and control (N=47) groups. Continuous Care Model which consisted of four stages (orientation, sensitization, control and evaluation) was conducted on intervention group over a period of 3 months. At the end, two groups were compared. Craving questionnaire and lapse-and-absence check list were used to collect the data. The data were analyzed via SPSS.v22 using the dependent and independent t-test and Pearson correlation and Chi-square tests. Results: At the end of third month, the mean of the lapse reached in the experimental group from 2.07±0.89 to 1.57±1.1 and the mean of craving reached from 53.73±13.58 to 50.47±15.1 that showed a significant difference compared to the control group. (P-value

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Background & Aims: According to the development of chronic diseases, including chronic renal failure and the appearance of physical and mental problems that occurs to them during the period of disease and Treatment process, they require a person to take care of them. Caregiver that he/she is a family member of a patient in the care process may be faced with many problems that eventually led to the emergence of burnout in it gets. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of care centered group discussion on the caregiver burden of patients undergoing hemodialysis. Materials & Methods: This study was a randomized clinical trial. Participant of this study contain 70 caregivers of patients undergoing hemodialysis in educational therapeutic centers in Urmia. Caregivers selected and allocated randomly in two groups of intervention (group discussion) and control. Demographic and caregiver burden questionnaire completed by caregiver before the intervention. This program consists of 6 sessions of group discussion during 6 weeks. Two weeks later of intervention the caregiver burden of questionnaire will be completed by caregiver in intervention and control groups. At next the data obtained from questionnaire analysis of descriptive and analytic statistics. Results: Results showed that there was no significant difference between the study and control groups before intervention in the mean scores of burnout and its dimensions (p>0.05.). But after the intervention there was significant difference in the mean scores of burnout and its dimensions between intervention and control groups (p

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Background & Aims: Mental Health is one of the Important Dimentions of Health. Studies have revealed that individual, personality, social, Familial and … Factors Influence Mental Health. In this study the Relationship between perfectionism and Mental Health in urmia university of Medical sciences students was conducted. Material and Methods: In this descriptive study 190 student selected by cluster Random sampling and they Completed Mental Health and perfectionism questionnaires. Data was Analyzed through Descriptive statistical Methods and pearson Correlation coefficient. Results: The Finding Revealed 45.8% of students have different Degrees of Mental Health problem.1.1% of students in somatic symptom, 0.5% in anxiety and insomnia and 3.2% in depression have sever disorder. There is significant Relation between Perfectionism and Mental Health. Conclusion: According to the Results, it can be said perfectionism is one of the predictive Factor of Mental Health and psychological Interventions For its Modification have effective Role in Improving of Individuals Mental Health.  

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Background & Aims: Adolescence is a critical and most vulnerable age in terms of mental health problems a crucial period for developing obesity and associated mental health problems. Inappropriate eating behaviors and obesity in adolescence is a great concern which can be associated with the risk of many chronic diseases in adulthood and in fact main base of obesity in adolescents is wrong eating behaviors. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between eating behaviors with body mass index among high school female adolescents in Khoy. Materials & Methods: The method of study is descriptive- correlation. 264 girl's high school students in Khoy to multi stage random sampling were selected and enter the study. The Data were collected with Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire DEBQ, meters and digital scale. The Data were analyzed with using Spearman correlation. Results: Our results indicated that 64/8% of body mass index to normal levels and a total of 35/2% of samples are non-normal body mass index. A negative relationship existed between eating external stimuli and body mass index (-0/13) and positively associated between dietary restraint and body mass index (0/46)(p

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Background & Aims: Clinical education is a dynamic process and an essential part of nursing education. The clinical learning environment plays a vital role in shaping the professional skills of nursing students. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between perception of clinical learning environment and clinical competence in nursing students of Urmia University of Medical Sciences in 2019. Materials & Methods: This descriptive correlational study was conducted on 150 nursing students of Urmia University of Medical Sciences. The nurses were selected by random sampling method. Data were collected using the questionnaires of clinical learning environment and clinical competence. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS software version 16. Results: The results showed that the mean scores of clinical learning environment and clinical competence of nursing students were 196.06 ± 16.42 and 135.46 ± 21.71, respectively. Pearson correlation test showed that there is a statistically significant relationship between perception of clinical learning environment and clinical competence (p

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Background & Aims: The normal cognitive status of a person is impaired with age and in patients admitted to the ICU, this disorder causes severe complications such as delirium. Active participation of the family can be one of the factors affecting the cognitive status of patients admitted to ICU. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of family involvement on the cognitive status of patients admitted to the ICU of Khoy hospitals. Materials & Methods: This study was performed as an experimental intervention by random sampling using a two-week time block method on 60 patients admitted to the ICU of Khoy hospitals. In the intervention group, the effect of family participation for three days with a scheduled appointment in the morning and the evening on the cognitive status of patients admitted to the ICU was assessed. In the control group, the normal ward care was performed. The RASS scale was used to assess the level of agitation-sedation and the MMSE scale was used to determine the cognitive status. Data was analyzed using SPSS software version 17. Results: The results showed that the two groups were completely identical, and there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of age, sex, and education. The interaction effect of time and intervention on the mean scores of restlessness - drowsiness over time was significant (p

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Background & Aims: Work-life balance with burnout and family functioning are among the issues that are of great importance in the nursing profession today. Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the relationship between work-life balance with burnout and family functioning of nurses working in teaching hospitals of Urmia University of Medical Sciences in2020. Materials & Methods: This study was a cross-sectional and descriptive-correlational study. 392 nurses of teaching hospitals of Urmia University of Medical Sciences were selected by stratified sampling method and entered the study. In this study, demographic information form, Wong and Ko work-life balance questionnaire, Maslach burnout questionnaire, and Epstein et al. family functioning scale. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS software version 16 and descriptive and analytical statistical tests. Results: In this study, 392 nurses working in Urmia University of Medical Sciences participated the majority of whom were female (80.6%) and married (79.6%). The mean and standard deviation of age and work experience in the nurses were 37.37±7.95 and 12.71±7.65, respectively. The results showed that there was a significant linear relationship between work-life balance variables with burnout and its dimensions and between work-life balance with family functioning and between family functioning with burnout and its dimensions (P

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Background & Aims: Schizophrenia and major depression are among severe and chronic psychiatric disorders that affect the most important area of a person's life, namely quality of life. Quality of life is very important in patients with chronic psychiatric disorders and is still low even after partial recovery. Today, quality of life is considered as one of the most important consequences of treatment of diseases, because quality of life is an important criterion for determining the effects of disease and its treatment on the individual and can be a useful guide to improve the quality of care. Hence quality of life assessment is important in patient care and clinical research. The purpose of this study is to compare the quality of life between patients with major depression and schizophrenia.  Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in Razi Psychiatric Educational and Medical Center in Urmia in 2021. A total of 100 patients with major depression and schizophrenia were selected by convenience sampling method. The MC GILL questionnaire was used to assess the quality of life of patients with major depression and the SQLS Wilkesen questionnaire was used to assess the quality of life of patients with schizophrenia. Data were analyzed using t-test and Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: The mean age of the patients with depression was 34.28 ±7.257 and the mean age of the patients with schizophrenia was 36.80 ±9.225. The mean quality of life in patients with major depression was 45.62 ±14.75 ehile was73.56 ± 10.369 in the patients with schizophrenia. Comparison of the overall quality of life in patients with major depression and schizophrenia showed that the quality of life of patients with schizophrenia is in a more unfavorable situation (p

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Background & Aims: Despite their widespread use among the general public, smartphones have adverse effects that lead to irreparable problems. The relationship between smartphone addiction with loneliness, fear of missing out (FOMO), and students' academic performance has always been the focus of studies. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between smartphone addiction, loneliness, FOMO, and academic performance among students of Urmia University of Medical Sciences in 2021-2022. Materials & Methods: In this descriptive and correlational study, 230 students entered the study using stratified sampling. Inclusion criteria included being a student in one of the majors at Urmia University of Medical Sciences, owning smartphones, and willingness to participate in the study. Data were collected through Pham and Taylor Academic Performance Questionnaire, Russell Loneliness Questionnaire, Prezibelski fear of missing out Questionnaire, and Kwon Smartphone Addiction Questionnaire. Inferential statistical tests such as Chi-square, Pearson, and Spearman correlation coefficients were also used to analyze the data. A p-value less than 0.05 was considered significant. Results: The results showed that 100 (43.5%) students used smartphones for academic and educational use, and 130 (56.5%) students used them for non-academic purposes. The mean score for smartphone addiction and FOMO was moderate to high, and the mean score for the feeling of loneliness and students' academic performance was moderate. The correlation between smartphone addiction with loneliness and FOMO was significant and direct. However, smartphone addiction had a significant and inverse relationship with academic performance (p

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Background & Aims: Children with autism often have difficulty with stereotyped behaviors. Play therapy helps children learn new social and behavioral skills. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the effect of localized play therapy with parental participation on stereotyped behaviors of children with autism. Materials & Method: This quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test design with control group was conducted on 40 school-age children with autism in Urmia during 2021. Forty children with autism were recruited using convenience sampling and then randomly assigned into two groups of intervention and control. Data were collected using the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale-Second Edition (GARS-2) and a demographic questionnaire. Then parents and children in the intervention group received six 2-hour sessions of family-based play therapy using online video calls. Data were analyzed using SPSS, version 22.0. Results: The results showed a significant difference in the mean scores of stereotyped behaviors between the intervention and the control group after the intervention (p