introduction: psychological symptoms of non-cardiac chest pain (nccp) including perceptual, emotional, and behavioral problems can effect patient perception of chest pain. this study was conducted to determine the effect of metaphor therapy on mitigating depression, anxiety, stress, and pain discomfort in patients with nccp. materials and methods: this randomized, controlled, trial was conducte...

background physical and psychological factors affect one another in patients presenting with non-cardiac chest pain. studying the psychological components of these patients may improve their treatment process. objectives to compare depression, anxiety, and stress severity between mild and severe chest pain in patients with non-cardiac chest pain. patients and methods a cross-sectional design wa...

aim: given the importance of psychological factors in the incidence of physical pains, the present study has been conducted for the purpose of comparing mindfulness and type d personality among women diagnosed with non-cardiac chest pain and healthy women of tehran. method: the present research is descriptive and of causative-comparative type. the sample includes 60 women with non-cardiac chest...

introduction : although many protocols are available in the field of the prehospital medical care (pmc), there is still a notable gap between protocol based directions and applied clinical practice. this study measures the rate of protocol adherence in pmc provided for patients with chest pain and loss of consciousness (loc). method : in this cross-sectional study, 10 educated research assistan...

introduction: chest pain is a common compliant in children and adolescents visiting the clinic. we assess and analyze the etiology of chest pain among children referred a pediatric cardiology clinic in cardiac center in south west of iran.materials and methods: we assessed children with chest pain who visited our medical center during march 2013 to april 2014. any case of trauma associated ches...