Background & Aim: Anxiety is a common experience which is felt as uneasiness, non-specific threat, and activation of autonomic nervous system. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of muscular relaxation on anxiety level of patients underwent cardiac catheterization. Methods & Materials: In this clinical trial, 118 patients who were expected to have a cardiac catheterization were recr...

Background: One of the major problems in the world are Cardiovascular diseases and it is the reason of 30% of the deaths. Objective: The current study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of progressive relaxation and emotional regulation on quality of life of elderly heart patients. Methods: This semi-experimental research was conducted with pre-posttest design with an experimental and con...

  Introduction: Kidney transplantation is one of the renal replacement therapy methods in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Anxiety is one of the most common problems of kidney transplantation patients in pre-operation.On the other hand, one of the most important ways to control anxiety is the use of complementary medicine which takes a lot of attention of researches in recent years. This study...

Introduction: Sleep disorders are common in adolescence, as biological, psychological and social changes that arise during adolescence are associated with poor-quality sleep. Relaxation of muscles leads to peace of mind, prevents and neutralizes negative thoughts and emotions, and balances the effects of muscle strain increase on the body. This study aimed to determine the effects of progressiv...

Introduction: Anxiety is common in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Some studies have shown that one of the decreasing factors in anxiety is relaxation. Importantly, this study has been done with the aim of investigate the effect of Jacobson's relaxation on anxiety in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Materials and Methods: In this double-blind clini...

Introduction: The diagnosis of cancer among children is a life-changing event for themselves and their family. Methods: The present study is a semi-experimental pretest-posttest with control group. The statistical population of the study included all mothers with a child with leukemia who referred to the oncology department of 17 Shahrivar Hospital in Rasht city. Thirty mothers who had a child...