In a retrospective program evaluation analysis, we compared abstinence rates in 78 smokers participating in a 2-, 3-, or 6-week clinic-based behavioral-pharmacological smoking cessation program. The three treatment formats consisted of six sessions that varied in session frequency. Retention and end-of-treatment smoking cessation rates were best in the medium-frequency (3-week) and high-frequen...

previous studies indicated that endurance exercise decreases levels of liver enzymes. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of endurance exercise on liver enzymes in eight weeks in iranian women who are stopping the drug with methadone. sixty iranian women prisoners including 30 cases as experimental group and 30 volunteers served as control. the mean age, height, weight, percent of...

QUESTION Does the localised application of vibration over the hamstrings improve hamstring extensibility? DESIGN Randomised controlled trial with concealed allocation, intention-to-treat analysis, and assessor blinding. PARTICIPANTS 30 non-athletic females (aged 18-22 yrs) with limited hamstring extensibility bilaterally. INTERVENTION The experimental group received 3 sessions of localise...

reasoning 27.0 (7.5) 26.8 (7.4) Mental rotation 34.9 (18.5) 38.9 (19.4) Visualization of views 11.5 (7.8) 12.8 (8.3) Values in parentheses indicate standard deviations. 492 M. Keehner et al. Copyright # 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Appl. Cognit. Psychol. 20: 487–503 (2006) participants with the task) comprised five target boxes that were relatively easy to solve because they required laparoscop...

BACKGROUND We examined the sensitivity of three different equivalent clearances to the spacing of haemodialysis treatments as well as to frequency. One would expect that a well-spaced schedule would be beneficial, and an optimal clearance measure should reflect this. METHODS Using a variable volume two-pool urea kinetic model, we derived clearances based on G [urea nitrogen (UN) generation ra...

The aim of this longitudinal study was to determine whether a rowing training program improved the quality life and physical activity levels in female breast cancer survivors (n = 28) (stage 1–4.54%; stage 2–36.36%; 3–54.54%; 4–4.54%), diagnosed 4.68 ± 3.00 years previously, who had undergone subsequent intervention (preservation 56.53% total mastectomy 43.47%) current mean age 52.30 3.78 years...

BACKGROUND Cardiac shockwave therapy (CSWT) might improve symptoms and decrease ischaemia burden by stimulating collateral growth in chronic ischaemic myocardium. This prospective study was performed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of CSWT. METHODS We included 33 patients (mean age 70 ± 7 years, mean left ventricular ejection fraction 55 ± 12 %) with end-stage coronary artery disease, ...

this study sets out to investigate the effectiveness of the integrated cognitive-psychodrama training on modifying irrational relationship beliefs among married women. statistical population included all of married women living in allameh tabatabaei university dormitories in 2011. 30 samples were randomly selected among the married women with high relationship beliefs grades and distributed ran...

Twenty-four men with mild essential hypertension were assigned randomly to receive propranolol (n = 9), atenolol (n = 7), or a placebo (n = 8). All subjects participated in a 12-week study and provided physiological and behavioral data four times during the study: after a medication-free baseline period (Session 1); after 2 weeks of medication, without exercise (Session 2); after 8 weeks of con...