Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral stress management training with regard to glycemic control, psychological distress (depression, anxiety, and stress) and quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods: A total of 60 patients with type 2 diabetes (34 females and 26 males mean age 49.5±5.7 y) were included in this study. They w...

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is integral to the optimal medical care of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). Physical exercise, medical management of elevated blood pressure and lipids, nutritional counseling, and smoking cessation are core components of CR in this country. Although no single study has demonstrated definitively that exercise improves clinical outcomes in CHD patients, a r...

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of a stress inoculation training program for civil servants through a non-randomized trial. We divided 140 civil servants into two groups (an intervention group and a waiting list control group), and carried out three sessions with the intervention group at intervals of four weeks. The sessions included lectures on responses to stress and coping ...

introduction children with autism may experience unique adverse effects, which result in social restrictions and high stress in the parents, especially the mother. this research aims to determine the effectiveness of group training program relevant to stress management on improvement of quality of life and its dimensions (mental health, physical health, social adjustment, and environmental heal...

the purpose of current survey is to determine the effectiveness of stress management training on the quality of life of divorced women who are under support of baharestan township welfare organization. the used method for this survey was quasi-experimental by designing pre test-post test with evidence group. statistical population of the study includes 587 divorced. the top thirty women in qual...

Relationships between attending a stress management and relaxation-training program, glycemic control (HbA(1c)) and mood were examined in two randomised groups of 31 persons with Type 1 diabetes. The program involved group-education 2 h a week for 14 weeks. Whereas one group received the program, the other acted as a control group and received the program later. HbA(1c) was measured and subject...

BACKGROUND This study evaluated stress management training to improve mental health, social interaction and family function among adolescents of families with one Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive member. METHODS There were 34 adolescents (13-18 years old) with at least one family member living with HIV from whom finally 15 attended the study and participated in 8 weekly sessions of...

The adult's perception of infant crying determines whether it is a source of stress and may be an antecedent to physical child abuse. The study had clients listen to infant crying and used stress management training to change their perceived arousal, anxiety, and evaluation of the crying. Fifteen nonparental female clients were randomly assigned to three groups who either had pretraining withou...