Stress Management in Patients before Surgery

Comparing Quality of Life Before and After Surgery in Patients with Cushing Disease: A Before-After Study

Stress management training for breast cancer surgery patients.

OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the psychological effects of a pre-surgical stress management training (SMT) in cancer patients. METHODS Stress management training comprised four sessions in total: on 5 days and 1 day pre-surgery and on 2 days and 1 month post-surgery. Patients also received audio CDs with relaxation and coping skills exercises. Patients were randomly assigned to the SMT (N = ...

تاثیر برنامه خودمدیریتی بر افسردگی، اضطراب و استرس بیماران سکته قلبی the effect of self management program on depression anxiety and stress of patients with myocardial infraction

چکیده : هدف :.این پژوهش با هدف تعیین تاثیر برنامه خودمدیریتی بر افسردگی، اضطراب و استرس بیماران سکته قلبی ا نجام شد. روش مطالعه : این پژوهش یک مطالعه تجربی دو گروهه ، قبل و بعد است که در سال 1389 در بیمارستان امام رضا (ع) کرمانشاه بر روی 60 مددجوی مبتلا به بیماری سکته قلبی ا نجام شد . نمونه ها به روش در دسترس جمع آوری و به روش بلوکهای تصادفی در دو گروه شاهد و آزمون تخصیص داده شدند . به مدت یک...

The Effect of Educational Intervention on Stress Management in Cardiac Surgery Nurses

Background and Aim: Nursing is one of the stressful professions in which the development of stress management skills is necessary to reduce stress. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of educational intervention based on participatory methods on stress management in cardiac surgery nurses. Methods: The present study is a randomized controlled trial with a pre-test and one-month ...

Activities of masticatory muscles in patients before orthognathic surgery.

AIM To compare the influence of occlusal versus craniofacial characteristics on the functionality of the stomatognathic apparatus. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two groups of subjects were selected: 27 patients (13 women and 14 men), 18 to 42 years old, all candidates for orthognathic surgery, 7 with prognathic syndrome and 20 with progenic syndrome; and 26 healthy young adults (13 women and 13 men) ...

Temporomandibular dysfunction in 1,516 patients before and after orthognathic surgery.

Functional disturbances, together with esthetic considerations, are important reasons for patients to seek orthognathic surgical treatment. Functional disorders may include signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders (TMD), such as joint pain, chewing problems, joint noises, headaches, etc. This paper reports on TMD before and after orthognathic surgery in 1,516 patients. It is based upon...