Introduction: Test anxiety is common among university students. On the other hand, listening to the recitation of the Holy Quran may relieve symptoms of anxiety. Thus, this study was designed to examine the effects of the length of listening time to the recitation of the Holy Quran on test anxiety levels of students before starting the test. Materials and Methods: This study was a quasi-experim...

Introduction: Anxiety is one of the most common psychological problems after myocardial infarction. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the effect of simultaneous aromatherapy and Quran recitation on anxiety levels of patients with myocardial infarction hospitalized in CCU in Kashan Shahid Beheshti hospital in 2013. Methods: This clinical trial was conducted on 70 patients with m...

Background and Objective: Although mild stress could cause activity and impetus in life, but too much of it may cause physical and psychological illness. One of the most effective factors on stress is religion and religious beliefs. The aim of this research was to study the effect of Holy Quran on perceived stress in personnel of Arak University of Medical Sciences.  Materials and Methods: In t...

Introduction: Test anxiety is a factor interfering with academic achievement of students. Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation (OSCE) is one of the best methods for evaluating medical students’ achievement, but one of its disadvantages is creating anxiety. This study aims to investigate the effect of listening to Holy Quran recitation on the anxiety caused by OSCE in students of Khomein Uni...