cancer patients experience several stressors and emotional upheavals. fear of death, interruption of life plans, changes in body image and self-esteem, changes in social role and lifestyle are all important issues to be faced. moreover, depressive disorders may impact the course of the disease and compliance. the cost and prevalence, the impairment caused and the diagnostic and therapeutic unce...

this article is a review on occupational therapy in iran. occupational therapy started in the rehabilitation faculty of iran medical university as a bs degree in 1973. about 2000 students were graduated in occupational therapy and are active in different parts of the country. they assist disabled individuals to achieve maximal independence. in this article a summary of the history and education...

background most of the cancer patients may suffer from pain; therefore, music therapy -as a noninvasive method- is sometimes used to help reduce the pain of cancer patients. objective to evaluate the effects of music therapy on pain in some patients with cancer. material and methods this semi-experimental study was performed at urmia teaching hospital in 2011. a total number of 60 patients with...

conclusions performing htp can improve hopefulness and symptoms of patients, specially addicted ones. in addition, it can prevent substance abusers from returning to drugs and leaving the treatment period unfinished. results the results showed that f value of mean scores in depression and hope post-tests of the experimental and control groups are 24.94 and 25.73, respectively, which are signifi...

background: stroke is a prevalent cause of disability in adults. the fall is the most common balance and motor impairments, which affects the quality of life in stroke patients. this study aims to employ random effects hurdle model for evaluating the balance improvement in stroke patients under the occupational therapy. methods: in this longitudinal study with repeated measurement during one ye...

introduction : teeth with irreversible pulpitis usually undergo root canal therapy (rct). this treatment modality is often considered disadvantageous as it removes vital pulp tissue and weakens the tooth structure. a relatively new concept has risen which suggests vital pulp therapy (vpt) for irreversible pulpitis. vpt with calcium enriched mixture (vpt/cem) has demonstrated favorable treatment...

background: radiation therapy is among the most conventional cancer therapeutic modalities with effective local tumor control. however, due to the development of radio-resistance, tumor recurrence and metastasis often occur following radiation therapy. in recent years, combination of radiotherapy and gene therapy has been suggested to overcome this problem. the aim of the current study was to e...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none fa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: in radiation therapy with ion beams, lateral distributions of absorbed dose in the tissue are important. heavy ion therapy, such as carbon-ion therapy, is a novel technique of high-precision external radiotherapy which has advantages over proton therapy in terms of dose locality and biological effectiveness. metho...

aim and background: recently, “third wave” behavioral and cognitive interventions have received extensive attention between researchers.to evaluation of the efficacy of one of these treatments, acceptance and commitment therapy (act), this study compares this treatment with cognitive - behavioral therapy (cbt) in obsessive- compulsive disorder (ocd).   methods and materials: in this study a qua...