abstract   background: the purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of aerobic training with and without drug modification on some blood metabolites and substrates in women with type 2 diabetes. methods: forty-nine women with type 2 diabetes were randomly divided into four groups as following: training-full drug, training-half drug, no training-full drug, and no training-half drug. ...

background: proper training on how to correctly handle loads is one key point for prevention of low back disorders. this study was conducted with the objectives of assessing manual material lifting activities and comparing two methods of training intervention in a porcelain company.   methods: in this randomized controlled trial which was conducted in a porcelain company, all male employees wit...

background: non-ulcer dyspepsia (nud) is one of the common gastrointestinal disorders considered as a psychosomatic disorder. the effectiveness of psychological intervention in improving symptoms of this disease remains unclear. the objective of this study was to assess the effects of add-on stress management training on symptoms of nud. materials andmethods: in a randomized clinical trial, 28 ...

introduction phenylketonuria (pku) is a congenital metabolic disorder of phenylalanine, if which, the diet is not to be followed exactly, it can lead to progressive mental retardation. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of face to face and non-face to face trainings by parental on controlling serum phenylalanine levels in the children with phenylketonuria. materials and met...

background and purpose: hemodialysis is the most efficient treatment of end-stage renal disease (esrd), which increases patients’ life expectancy. however, it can cause various adverse physical and mental side effects. the aim of this study was to determine the effects of emotional intelligence training on anxiety of hemodialysis patients in khorramabad, iran. methods: this experimental study w...

background: nowadays, there has been a growing trend of caesarean sections in iran. one reason would be the mother’s desire. increased maternal self‑efficacy can be an important step to reduce percentage of cesarean. this study aimed to determine the effectiveness of training‑based strategies to increase the self‑efficacy for choosing delivery method among pregnant women in shahrekord city. met...

background: poor sleep quality (sq) is common among patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (cabg). this study attempted to determine the status of sq following an intervention based on the precede-proceed model in patients with poor sq after cabg. methods: this study was a randomized clinical trial. the study sample, including 100 patients referred to the cardiac rehabilitation cli...

BACKGROUND Effective communication has a great impact on nurses' job satisfaction, team relationships, as well as patient care/safety. Previous studies have highlighted the various beneficial effects of enhancing communication through assertiveness training programs for nurses. However, most programs take a long time to implement; thus, briefer programs are urgently required for universal on-th...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of free-weight and machine-based exercises to increase different strength and speed-strength variables. One hundred twenty male participants (age: 23.8 ± 2.5 years; body height: 181.0 ± 6.8 cm; body mass: 80.2 ± 8.9 kg) joined the study. The 2 experimental groups completed an 8 week periodized strength training program that included 2 trai...