ArticleIndian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion2023
The Effect of Benson Relaxation Technique on Anxiety and Quality of Life in Patients with Thalassemia Major: A Clinical Trial.
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- Effect of Benson relaxation response technique on the quality of life among patients with systemic lupus erythematous: quasi-experimental study.Lupus science & medicine · 2025Article
- The impact of Benson's relaxation technique on the quality of life of operating room nurses in hospitals southwest Iran: a randomized controlled trial.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Nursing Interventions to Improve Quality of Life Among Children and Adolescents with Thalassemia: A Scoping Review.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
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Thalassemia major is the most common chronic blood disease in the world, especially in Asia and Iran, and it gives rise to anxiety and reduces quality of life [QOL] in patients. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Benson relaxation technique on anxiety and QOL in patients with thalassemia major. This semi-experimental clinical trial study was conducted on 140 patients with thalassemia major in two intervention groups [n = 70] and control group [n = 70] in Ali Asghar Hospital, Zahedan.The data were collected using a demographic information form, the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory [STAI], and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF [WHOQOL-BREF] and self-report checklist. The control group received routine care, whereas the intervention group, we first completed the questionnaires; then, Benson relaxation technique was taught to each patient in three one-hour sessions in the presence of a family member for three consecutive days. Finally, they were asked to practice this technique twice a day for 12 weeks. The questionnaires were completed again one and three months after the intervention. Data analysis showed no significant difference between the mean scores of anxiety and QOL and its dimensions in the two groups at baseline [
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