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Effect of the combination of Benson's relaxation technique and brief psychoeducational intervention on multidimensional pain and negative psychological symptoms of pregnant women: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 2019
BACKGROUND: Pregnancy is associated with negative psychological symptoms (NPS) and multidimensional pain. Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the effect of the combination of Benson's relaxation technique (BRT) and brief ...
Mohammad Mehdi Mohammadi, Shima Parandin
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The assessment and management of pain in older people : a systematic review of the literature [PDF]

, 2006
This paper presents the findings of a systematic literature which was carried out to determine the most appropriate strategies that could be carried out for the assessment and management of pain in residents living in care homes. Five hundred and seventy-
Reid, David M., Schofield, Pat
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Structural instability impairs function of the UDP‐xylose synthase 1 Ile181Asn variant associated with short‐stature genetic syndrome in humans

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The Ile181Asn variant of human UDP‐xylose synthase (hUXS1), associated with a short‐stature genetic syndrome, has previously been reported as inactive. Our findings demonstrate that Ile181Asn‐hUXS1 retains catalytic activity similar to the wild‐type but exhibits reduced stability, a looser oligomeric state, and an increased tendency to precipitate ...
Tuo Li, Pedro A. Sánchez‐Murcia, Bernd Nidetzky   +2 more
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Effects of relaxation training after volleyball exercise on blood lactate concentration, muscle hardness, and heart rate

Frontiers in Physiology
BackgroundVolleyball recovery optimisation is not a well-studied topic although recovery is physiologically demanding. This experiment was conducted to determine the effectiveness of guided relaxation training over passive rest based on biochemical ...
Yonghong Bian
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The effect of the Benson relaxation technique on sleep quality in women with breast cancer after mastectomy [PDF]

Journal of Research Development in Nursing and Midwifery, 2023
Background: Sleep disorder is common in women with mastectomy. Previous studies have shown that relaxation technique improves sleep quality. However, the effects of these interventions on the sleep quality of breast cancer patients who underwent ...
Razieh Chabok, Arezoo Gholami, Neda Mahdavifar, Mostafa Rad   +3 more
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APPLICATION OF PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION TO REDUCING THE ANXIETY OF HYPERTENSION CLIENTS

Nurse and Holistic Care, 2023
Background: Families with hypertension will cause anxiety or anxiety which can affect the stability of blood pressure. One of the managements of anxiety with psychotherapy methods is by doing progressive muscle relaxation therapy.
Erny Isrianawati, Rusdianingseh Rusdianingseh, Nety Mawarda Hatmanti, M. Khafid   +3 more
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Effects of stress and relaxation on central pain modulation in chronic whiplash and fibromyalgia patients compared to healthy controls [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Compelling evidence has demonstrated that impaired central pain modulation contributes to persistent pain in patients with chronic whiplash associated disorders (WAD) and fibromyalgia (FM).
Cagnie, Barbara, Coppieters, Iris, Danneels, Lieven, De Pauw, Robby, Meeus, Mira, Nijs, Jo, Van Oosterwijck, Jessica   +6 more
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Spironolactone treatment attenuates vascular dysfunction in type 2 diabetic mice by decreasing oxidative stress and restoring NO/GC signaling [PDF]

, 2015
Type 2 diabetes (DM2) increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. Aldosterone, which has pro-oxidative and pro-inflammatory effects in the cardiovascular system, is positively regulated in DM2.
Bruder-Nascimento, Thiago, Cau, Stefany B.A., Fais, Rafael S., Lopes, Rheure A.M., Mestriner, Fabiola L.A.C., Silva, Marcondes A.B., Tostes, Rita C., Touyz, Rhian M.   +7 more
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Peroxidasin enables melanoma immune escape by inhibiting natural killer cell cytotoxicity

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Peroxidasin (PXDN) is secreted by melanoma cells and binds the NK cell receptor NKG2D, thereby suppressing NK cell activation and cytotoxicity. PXDN depletion restores NKG2D signaling and enables effective NK cell–mediated melanoma killing. These findings identify PXDN as a previously unrecognized immune evasion factor and a potential target to improve
Hsu‐Min Sung, David Bickel, Lena C. M. Krause, Daria Ezeriņa, Christian Ickes, Julian Wojtachnia, Christine S. Gibhardt, Magdalena Shumanska, Khadija Wahni, Andrea Paluschkiwitz, Julia Malo Pueyo, Ekaterina Baranova, Wim Vranken, Hedwig Stanisz, Ioana Stejerean‐Todoran, Michael P. Schön, Joris Messens, Ivan Bogeski   +17 more
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The effect of progressive muscle relaxation and guided imagery on stress, anxiety, and depression of pregnant women referred to health centers

Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 2018
Background: If anxiety and depression do not detect in pregnant women, they may cause complications for the mother, child, and family, including postpartum depression.
Saeideh Nasiri, Hossein Akbari, Leila Tagharrobi, Akram Sadat Tabatabaee   +3 more
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