Background and Objectives: Studies have shown that patients awaiting coronary angiography (CA) are often anxious. High level of anxiety can lead to physical and psychological stress with adverse effects on organs, es‌pecially heart. There is limited information on state and trait anxiety level in these patients in the literature. This study was thus designed to investigate the level of these tw...

Objective: The objective of this study was analyzing the effect of meta-cognition elements on depression, trait and state anxiety symptoms.  Methods: In this Study, the sample consisted of 224 students of University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences that answered three questionnaires including Metacognitive Questionnaire (MCQ-30), Beck Depression inventory (BDI-II) and Spi...

the competitive state anxiety inventory (csai-2) is the most widely used instrument to measure competitive anxiety in the literature. the aim of this study was to examine the factorial validity and reliability of persian version of competitive state anxiety inventory-2 regarding intensity, direction, and frequency dimensions. the original form included 27 questions and 3 subscales including som...

The aim of this research was determined the effect of assertiveness training on bullying, competitive state anxiety and performance under pressure in futsal players. 32 futsal players teenage guys who scored from low to moderate were scored in assertiveness questionnaire and were purposefully placed into two experimental and control groups. The experimental group was given eight session trainin...

conclusions inhalation aromatherapy with lavender aroma can reduce anxiety in patients with myocardial infarction. consequently, healthcare providers, particularly nurses, can use this strategy to improve postmyocardial infarction anxiety management. results the study groups did not differ significantly regarding baseline anxiety mean and demographic characteristics. however, after the administ...

background & aim : although the literature provides evidence-based guidance for bathing infants, it is important to be aware of cultural differences what may arise when caring for infants with a diverse family background. the aim of this study was to examine the correlation between social support and state anxiety in mothers’ practices in newborn baby bathing. methods & materials : the descript...

objective: the purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of expressive arts therapy on decreasing anxiety of orphaned girls living in family-like centers of mashhad, iran.  methods: one week prior to final examinations, participants were randomly assigned to either an expressive art-making group or a control group. the state-trait anxiety inventory was administered before and after...