BACKGROUND Nursing is one of the most stressful jobs. The present study aimed to determine the effect of a cognitive-behavioral stress management training program based on PRECEDE model on stress reduction among nurses. METHODS In this quasi-experimental study, which was conducted in 2010, 58 female nurses in Hamadan, northwest Iran were enrolled in the study and were divided into two equal g...

background: given the importance of anger controlling on addicts aggression at withdrawal beginning and their specific conditions, it is essential that different educational methods tailored to the content anger management to reduce aggression and control anger in the addicted people. aim: this study aimed to compare the effect of anger management training using workshop and training package me...

kaashef is a project with the aim of talent management in entrepreneurial competencies in iran. in this project, students (children) are trained over the years in order to learn how to establish their own business in the future. this project, which has developed through collaboration of faculty of entrepreneurship of university of teheran, ministry of education and ministry of labour and social...

A hospitalized patient with depression and suicidal tendencies was referred for occupational therapy. The patient's evaluations while hospitalized indicated a lack of social skills and unrealistic expectations concerning abilities and aspirations. A work evaluation showed high scores in artistic and people-related occupations. Treatment focused on improvement of self-image, social interaction a...

We describe a stress management intervention intended to reduce the damage and stress impact on the heart physiology and function of a group of caregivers (professional and non-professional) who work with patients with dementia. The intervention consisted in applying heart coherence techniques in a population of 72 caregivers of patients with dementia (42 professional and 29 non-professional ca...

background smoking is an established risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and metabolic syndrome. objectives here we aimed to assess the effect of 3-month aerobic training on c-reactive protein (crp) level and total antioxidant capacity (tac) in male smokers. results aerobic training resulted in a significantly increased tac (p < 0.001), but crp remained unchanged (p = 0.96). conclusions des...

BACKGROUND This study was designed to assess the effectiveness of stress management training in improving the ability of coping with stress in a large population. METHODS Five cross-sectional studies using multistage cluster random sampling were performed on adults aged ≥ 19 years between 2000 to 2005 in Isfahan and Najafabad (Iran) as intervention cities and Arak, Iran as the control city wi...

BACKGROUND Health care professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) appear to have higher absence and sickness rates than staff in other sectors, and stress may be a reason for nurses leaving their jobs. These problems need to be addressed, particularly in the mental health field, if current service provision is to be maintained. AIM The aim was to identify stressors, moderators and stress outcom...