Evaluating the Effect of Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Plan on Quality of Life of Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Introduction: Cardiovascular surgeries are among the conventional surgeries aimed at increasing the survival rate and improving the quality of life of patients. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of cardiac rehabilitation on quality of life of patients undergoing Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.Methods: This was a semi-experimental study performed on 160 patients undergoing CABG surgery. The rehabilitation program was carried out for 13 weeks (three sessions per week) in 40 sessions, six weeks after the CABG surgery. The MacNew standard questionnaire and the general health questionnaire (S-f 36) were completed before the beginning of rehabilitation sessions as well as after completion of these sessions by patients.Results: According to the results, the quality of life of patients significantly increased in the physical and emotional areas after the rehabilitation program. The results also indicated that there was a significant difference between various levels of research in the physical functioning variables, dysfunction due to physical health, dysfunction due to emotional health, energy/fatigue of individuals, emotional well-being, social functioning, pain, and general health.Conclusions: The present results indicated the improved quality of life of patients in all the areas after cardiac rehabilitation intervention, compared to before that. Therefore, paying more attention to cardiac rehabilitation is necessary due to its positive effects on increasing the quality of life of patients

The Effect of Cognitive-Behavioral Consultation on Sexual Function among Women:A Randomized Clinical Trial The Effect of Cognitive-Behavioral Consultation on Sexual Function among Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Introduction: Sexual dysfunction is one of the commonest causes of family breakdown. In recent years, various approaches have been proposed to resolve this conflict. Given the negative effects of sexual dysfunction on women and its complications, the present study was carried out in order to examine the effect of cognitive-behavioral consultation on sexual function among women who had referred to health centers in Hamadan. Method:The present study was a randomized clinical trial including two groups, a pretest, and a posttest. It focused on 198 qualified women who had referred to selected health centers of Hamadan in 2016. The intervention group received four 2-hour sessions of cognitive-behavioral group consultation. The required data were collected using a questionnaire of demographic characteristics and Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). To analyze the collected data, SPSS 21.0 was employed; t-test was used for independent samples. ANCOVA was also utilized. Significance level was set at 0.05. Results: The results of the present study showed that the two groups were not significantly different in terms of mean pretest scores in all domain, except for sexual satisfaction and total sexual function .However, after cognitive-behavioral consultation sessions, the intervention group experienced a significant increase in all behavioral domains and total sexual function compared to the control group (p<0.001). Conclusion:Cognitive-behavioral consultation among women can play a positive and effective role in improving sexual relationships. Therefore, the effectiveness of this type of consultation can be confirmed with more certaint