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January 1, 2013North American Journal of Medical SciencesOpen Access

Implementing benson′s relaxation training in hemodialysis patients: Changes in perceived stress, anxiety, and depression

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Key result

Benson relaxation training reduces stress and anxiety but not depression in hemodialysis patients.

  • P>0.001
  • n=80

Why the study?

Does Benson's relaxation training reduce stress, anxiety, and depression in hemodialysis patients?

Population

80 hemodialysis patients selected from two hospitals

Comparison

Benson relaxation training implemented for 15… vs Control group

Design

Other

Follow-up

4 weeks

Authors

MGMohammad AliHeidari GorjiMAMaryamDidehdar ArdebilIslamic Azad University ArdabilAMAli MahdaviImam Hossein Hospital

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Implication

May support Benson relaxation for stress/anxiety in hemodialysis; leaves open depression effects and requires RCTs before adoption.

Structured PICO

Does Benson's relaxation training reduce stress, anxiety, and depression in hemodialysis patients?

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Population
80 hemodialysis patients from two hospitals, assessed for stress, anxiety, and depression over a 4-week intervention period.
I
Intervention
Benson relaxation training implemented for 15 min twice a day during 4 weeks
C
Comparator
Control group
O
Outcome
Depression, anxiety, and stress scale scorespatient reported

Main Result

p-value: p=> 0.001

Benson's relaxation training may reduce stress and anxiety levels in hemodialysis patients, though it did not significantly impact depression.

Cite This Study

Gorji et al. (2013) studied Hemodialysis (n=80). Benson's relaxation training vs. Control group was evaluated on Stress, anxiety, and depression levels (p=> 0.001). Benson's relaxation training significantly reduced stress and anxiety levels (P > 0.001) but not depression (P > 0.22) in hemodialysis patients.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa36e248d691864e1f42306https://doi.org/10.4103/1947-2714.118917
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