The Study of Cognitive Function and Mental Health of Citizens in Urban Areas (Case Study: Boroujerd City)

Subject Areas : Urban Environment

Vahid PourBasat ¹ , Fatemeh Olfati ² , Maryam Beyranvandzadeh ³ , Zohre Youse Zadeh ⁴ , Nobakht Sobhani ⁵

1 - M.Sc., Urban Planning, Islamic Azad University, Boroujerd Branch, Boroujerd, Iran
2 - M.Sc., Urban Planning, Islamic Azad University, Boroujerd Branch, Boroujerd, Iran
3 - Ph.D., Geography&Urban Planning and Researcher in Iranian academic center for education, cultural and research, Lorestan Unit, Khorramabad, Iran *(Corresponding Athours)
4 - Ph.D., Geography&Urban Planning Islamic Azad University, Tehran Markaz branch, , Tehran, Iran
5 - Ph.D., Student Geography Urban Planning Unit Islamic Azad University, Olom Tahghighat Branch, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2016-01-19 Accepted : 2016-10-25 Published : 2020-04-20

Keywords: Mental health, Borujerd, citizens, GHQ,

Abstract :

Background and Objective: This study aimed to assess the mental health of citizens and their distribution in the city of Boroujerd. Method: The present research is of applied type and the method of conducting the research is descriptive-analytical. The method of data collection is based on documentary and field sources. The community and research space is 17 districts of Boroujerd. Initially, the sample size of 384 people was estimated by Cochran sampling method. In order to collect information about the mental health of citizens in 17 districts of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) was used and its statistical analysis was performed through SPSS and various statistical indicators and statistics such as t-test, Pearson and Kendall t-test, regression and Kruskal and Alkis test. Findings: Findings indicate that there is a direct relationship between people's place of residence (17 districts) and mental health of residents. So that the regions with prosperous economic conditions are in a favorable condition in terms of mental health compared to other regions. Discussion and Conclusion: Ensuring the health of the society is one of the basic issues of any country that should be considered from three physical, psychological and social dimensions. Mental health, in addition to being the goal of any society, is also a measure of an individual's health. The term has several meanings that vary from community to community, culture to culture, and from person to person. The results of the studies of this study show that there is a direct relationship between the place of residence of individuals (17 districts) and the mental health of residents. As some areas are economically prosperous (District 8) with an average mental health rating of 290.33 had the best mental health and the lower part of the city (District 14) had the poorest mental health. The lowest rank of social dysfunction is related to district 10 and the highest rank of social dysfunction is related to district 5. The results show that the lowest mental health rank is in District 9 and the highest mental health rank is in District 14.

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