Comparison of cardiac rehabilitation programs combined with relaxation and meditation techniques on reduction of depression and anxiety of cardiovascular patients

Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 99-103

  Delui, Mahdy Hassanzadeh ^a   Yari, Maliheh ^b   Khouyinezhad, Gholamreza ^c   Amini, Maral ^c   Bayazi, Mohammad Hosein ^b  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cardiac rehabilitation; Diastolic blood pressure; Heart rate; Meditation; Relaxation; Systolic blood pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MEDITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84888060789     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18741924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874192401307010099     Document Type: Article

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