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Aim and Background: In recent years, sources of stress and unfavorable environments have increased. Moreover, the world&#039;s elderly population is growing. Thus, the aim of the present study was the investigation of the effectiveness of spirituality therapy on the resiliency of elderly living in nursing homes. Methods and Materials: This was a quasi-experimental study with pretest and posttest and control group. The study population consisted of all elderly in Sadeghieh Nursing Home, Isfahan, Iran. From among the elderly who gained a score of less than 50, 20 individuals were selected and randomly divided into experimental and control groups (n = 10). The experimental group received 8 sessions of spirituality therapy-based intervention. The Conner-Davidson Resilience Scale was completed by the participants in pretest and posttest stages. The Cronbach&rsquo;s alpha of this scale in Iran was 0.87. Its reliability was obtained through test-retest (0.73). The collected data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA in SPSS software. Findings: Group spirituality therapy caused a significant increase in mean scores and resiliency of experimental group in posttest and follow-up stages in comparison to pretest (P < 0.001). Conclusions: The results showed that spirituality therapy is a good method to increase resiliency in the elderly. Through participating in group spirituality therapy sessions and exchanging ideas and opinions, they found meaning and purpose in life and every event. Due to its relevance to the Iranian cultural and religious context, it is recommended that spirituality therapy be offered to other age groups and compared with cognitive therapy in terms of increase in resiliency.

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Aim and Background: Physical environmental factors are important and effective factors in human behavior. These factors are more important in places such as hospitals. In this study we aimed to evaluate the effect of light, color and other details of interior design on hospitalized patients function in psychiatric hospitals. Methods and Materials: We evaluated the effect of physical environmental factors associated with hospital&rsquo;s interior design on patients&rsquo; function. Those patients who were hospitalized during the study who were mentally capable of answering questionnaire, and psychiatrists and psychiatry residents were enrolled in the study. A questionnaire was developed and its validity was assessed using SPSS. Findings: Natural light had better effect on treatment process in comparison with artificial lights. Combination of architecture and nature such as flowers and plants in and outside the ward can lead to beneficial effects on patients&rsquo; function. Another effective factor in this process was patient privacy, which could be achieved by using rooms with single beds, intangible monitoring of rooms by nurses, no installation of fences and lace against the windows and providing opportunity for patients to move freely in ward. Also, provision of a living room for watching TV and dining room in ward are other factors which could improve patients&rsquo; function. Conclusions: Factors such as natural light, using light and cold colors, interior decorations, presents of nature elements such as flowers and plants, and respecting patient privacy while ensuring patients safety are important factors in designing the interior spaces of psychiatric departments.

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Aim and Background: Poor designing of these hospitals, ignoring physical and emotional needs of children, could deteriorate the conditions and lead to added harm for these children. The main purpose of this research is to diagnose practical, important factors which can promote the environmental quality of hospitalization for children by incorporating their ideas and emotions.
Methods and Materials: The research plan is qualitative and the implemented qualitative research plan is Thematic Analysis by Braun & Clarke Approach. The statistical population of the study is children between 7 to12, hospitalized in Imam Hossein Hospital in Esfahan. Sample size was carefully selected according to the purpose of the study to achieve Theoretical saturation. In order to grasp their idea of a qualified hospital room, the 40 paintings made by targeted children were then analyzed by Thematic Analysis and ATLAS-ti 7.
Findings: According to the findings focusing on children’s perceptions and ideas, it was realized that the quality of hospital room is influenced by five factors including; items and features located in room, visual effects, practical attractions, personalized environment and rearranging the accepted order of the environment.
Conclusions: According to the outcomes of the research, it was concluded that by improving the details and items located in rooms and creating visual and practical attractions as well as reducing limitations for children with the purpose of allowing them personalize their environment, the quality of hospitalization environment could be enhanced to a great extent. Their ideas supported the interactive approach required in determining influential factors on the quality of architecture.