INTRODUCTION Chronic renal failure exposes patients to the risk of several complications, which will affect every aspect of patient's life, and eventually his hope. This study aims to determine the effect of stress management group training on hope in hemodialysis patients. METHOD In this quasi-experimental single-blind study, 50 patients with renal failure undergoing hemodialysis at Motahari...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of stress management training on quality of life, functional capacity, and heart rate variability in elderly patients with New York Heart Association class I-III congestive heart failure (CHF). While substantial research exists on stress management training for patients with coronary heart disease, there are few data on the value of psychosoc...

BACKGROUND Admission to university is a very sensitive period of life for efficient, active, and young workforces in any country, and it is mostly associated with many changes in social and human relationships. These changes lead to anxiety in students. Moreover, humans need certain functions in order to adaptively deal with different life situations and challenges. By training stress managemen...

BACKGROUND Stress is a common and costly behavioral health issue. Technology-based behavioral health programs (e.g., computer or web-based programs) are effective for treating anxiety or depression. These programs increase availability of evidence-based interventions to individuals who are not able or willing to receive such in-person treatments. Stress management training has empirical support...

The purpose of current survey is to determine the effectiveness of stress management training on the well-being of divorced women who are under support of Baharestan Township Welfare Organization. The method used for this survey was quasi-experimental by designing pretest- posttest with evidence group. Statistical population of the study includes 587 divorced women who were under support of Bah...

The purpose of this study was to explore the potential applicability of biofeedback-assisted relaxation training using frontalis EMG as it might be applied as part of a preincident stress-management training program within a model of comprehensive crisis intervention. For 4 consecutive weeks, 37 treatment participants were taught a different relaxation technique followed by six weekly sessions ...

anxiety disorders are the most common reasons for referring to specialized clinics. if the response to stress changed, anxiety can be greatly controlled. the most obvious effect of stress occurs on circulatory system especially through sweating. the electrical conductivity of skin or in other words galvanic skin response (gsr) which is dependent on stress level is used; beside this parameter pe...

talent finding in sports can not only lead to winning teams but also ensure individuals continue to participate, improve their talents, and take preventive measures against injuries. athletic talent often develops as the result of morphological, physiological, or psychological characteristics. many of these characteristics are inherited, and genetics have important implications for talent. tale...