Introduction: Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a treatment method based on evidence that emphasis on inefficient thoughts correction and maladaptive behavioral change. The objective was to investigate the effectiveness of CBT on perception and pain intensity in patients with chronic neuropathic pain. Materials and Methods: This research of quasi-experimental was performed among 30 chronic ...

Background: The increasing prevalence of Diabetes mellitus as a chronic disease, and as a manageable disease with medical nutrition therapy, needs to consider and determine the self-care diet therapy The aims of this study to determine the prevalence of self-medication, self control in diet therapy and use of medicinal herbs, for diabetes control. Methods: 502 Diabetic Patients were selected r...

Background & Aim: Self-control is the capacity to organize cognitive and emotional responses in order to provide continuous and adaptive behavior with ideal standards for long-term goals. Due to the high levels of care burden of patients with chronic disease, this study aims to explain the concept of self-control in the family caregivers of patients with chronic disease based on the family-cent...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate validity, reliability and factorial structure of the Persian version of the Chronic Self-Destructiveness Scale (CSDS). Method: The method of translation- back translation was used for regulating the Persian version of the Chronic Self-Destructiveness Scale (CSDS). A total of 413 questionnaires (234 females and 179 males) were completed for CS...