Background and Objectives: Fatigue is a common complaint among patients who undergo hemodialysis. Fatigue influences their somatic, mental, sentimental and cognitive states. This study aimed to determine the effect of progressive muscle relaxation technique on fatigue among patients treated with hemodialysis. Materials and Methods: In this clinical trial, 90 patients undergoing hemodialysis wer...

Introduction & Objective: One of the most common diagnosis and therapeutic methods in cardiac disorders is Cardiac Catheterization that increases patient`s anxiety levels pre-operatively. Anxiety will enhance catecholamine’s level in blood and put the patients at risk in operation room. Foot reflexology massage and Benson relaxation cause comfort, tranquility and change of physiological respons...

    The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of Benson relaxation and premedication on systolic, diastolic, LV & aorta pressure in patients under coronary angiography hospitalized in heart and post angio unit of Shahid Beheshti Center of heart in Zanjan during 2003. In this quasi-experimental study, 40 patients under coronary angiography were selected with random allocation ...

Background & Aim: Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is one of the common complications in patients under treatment with hemodialysis. Progressive muscle relaxation is a method which has been designed for reducing patients’ stress, pain and anxiety. The present study aimed to determine the effect of progressive muscle relaxation on the severity of RLS in hemodialysis patients. Methods & Materials: ...

Objectives: Hypertension is a third cause of mortality in the world and also has great cost of treatment for patients. Use of non pharmacologic methods similar as progressive muscle relaxation can reduce blood pressure and its complication such as myocardial infarction (MI). The study purpose determine conducted to the effect of progressive muscle relaxation on hypertensive patients with myocar...

Introduction: Pain is one of the most common problems in patients undergoing joint replacement. Except for medicinal treatments for pain relief, non-pharmacological methods of pain control, such as Benson's relaxation, cause more compromise with pain and reduce pain, fear and anxiety, and can tolerate it for the patient. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of Benson relaxation met...

Objective: The disease of Covid-19 has many physical and psychological effects. One of the psychological effects of this disease is anxiety, which can reduce the quality of life of patients. The aim of this study was to effect of Benson relaxation on the anxiety of patients with covid-19. Methods: This research was a semi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group...