Aims: Fear of childbirth (FOB) in pregnant women is critical because it may affect prenatal outcomes. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of cognitive-behavioral education on fear of child birth during pregnancy. Materials & Methods: A clinical trial study with two intervention groups and one control group was conducted among nulliparous women visiting Gorgan health centers in fi...

OBJECTIVES To develop a cognitive behavioral intervention for adolescents with bipolar disorders, test its feasibility and preliminary efficacy. METHODS Based on existing research, a manualized, individually delivered cognitive behavioral intervention was developed and tested with adolescents with bipolar disorders as an adjunct to pharmacological treatment. Using existing data, baseline char...

Long-term maintenance of behavioral change to reduce health risk factors is essential to producing a positive effect on medical outcomes. This study examines whether an ongoing, long-term relationship can be used to help patients diagnosed with coronary artery disease adhere to a risk-reducing behavioral intervention and maintain healthy behavioral changes. One hundred and sixty patients with d...

background: pain is described as the fifth vital sign, and inadequate pain management is linked to numerous immediate and long-term negative outcomes. venipuncture is one of the most painful medical procedures in children. distraction is one of the most effective ways to relieve pain. reducing patients’ pain is important for all nurses for many reasons. unnecessary pain can damage the nurse-pat...

BACKGROUND Level of stress and its management affects the dimensions of psychosomatic patients' quality of life (QoL), which is an important psychological issue. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of cognitive behavioral stress management program on psychosomatic patients' QoL. In cognitive behavioral method, patients discover thought and behavioral mistakes and recover them. The...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To evaluate the feasibility of a patient-controlled cognitive-behavioral intervention for pain, fatigue, and sleep disturbance during treatment for advanced cancer and to assess initial efficacy of the intervention. DESIGN One group pre- and post-test design. SETTING Outpatient oncology clinics at a comprehensive cancer center in the midwestern United States. SAMPLE 30 ...

introduction: mass media influence the health behaviors of adolescents. evidence shows that traditional strategies such as censorship or limitation are no longer efficient; therefore, teaching media literacy is the best way to protect adolescents from harmful effects. the aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the effects of a media literacy training program on knowledge and behavioral intenti...