Acceptanceand mindfulnessbased interventions as MindfulnessBased Stress Reduction program (MBSR), MindfulnessBased Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) are new generation of CognitiveBehavioral Therapies for the treatment of chronic pain. To evaluate the effectiveness of acceptanceand mindfulnessbased interventions on patients with chronic pain, a systematic revi...

Background and Objectives: The decreased level of self-esteem and life satisfaction is prevalent among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of an Islamic approach to hope therapy on the promotion of self-esteem and life satisfaction in comparison with its conventional approach in patients with CAD. Methods: The study was conducte...

OBJECTIVES Objectives were to review the literature on horticultural therapy and describe the Danderyd Hospital Horticultural Therapy Garden and its associated horticultural therapy programme. DESIGN The literature review is based on the search words 'gardening', 'healing garden' and 'horticultural therapy'. The description is based on the second author's personal knowledge and popular-scient...

Adults with cancer may be at risk for limitations in functional status and quality of life (QOL). Occupational therapy is a supportive service with the specific mission to help people functionally engage in life as safely and independently as possible with the primary goal of improving QOL. Unfortunately, for people with cancer, occupational therapy remains underused. The overall purpose of thi...

Chronic kidney disease not only impacts physical status but also psychological leading to low quality of life. Patients with chronic often receive hemodialysis as replacement therapy for function. Studies preventing the deterioration life were published in literature. However, none discusses combination between intradialytic exercise and cognitive behavior therapy. Therefore, review aims at eva...

The post graduate programs serves as the precursor for graduate level entry professionals to undertake diverse professional roles. Despite pedagogical innovation in post graduate physical therapy programs in India, there is dearth of professional expertise in academic, research and evidence based clinical practice. The objective of this article is to identify, describe and evaluate curriculum d...

neonatal hypoglycemia is common and its prompt ‎management is important to reduce neurological sequelae. to determine the effect of two different glucose concentrations of intravenous (iv) fluid ‎therapy in the incidence of hypoglycemia in sick premature infants, 200 preterm infants ‎weighing 1500-2500 g were selected and randomly assigned into two groups. ‎group 1 received 10% dextrose in wate...