TY - JOUR JF - ijpcp JO - IJPCP VL - 15 IS - 1 PY - 2009 Y1 - 2009/5/01 TI - Effectiveness of Group Life Skills Training on Decreasing Anxiety and Depression among Heart Patients, after Bypass Surgery TT - تأثیر آموزش گروهی مهارت‌های زندگی در کاهش نشانه‌های اضطراب و افسردگی پس از پیوند عروق کرونر N2 - AbstractObjectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of group life skills training (anger management, assertiveness and relaxation) on decreasing of anxiety and depression among heart patients, after coronary artery bypass surgery. Method: In this experimental design, 40 coronary heart patients aged 35-65 years, having bypass for the first time, were selected randomly and assigned to two experiment and control groups. The instruments for data gathering in this study were “Beck Anxiety Inventory” and “Beck Depression Inventory”, which were completed by the subjects both before and after life skills training. Results: Group life skills training significantly decreased the symptoms of depression and anxiety in the patients in the experimental group (p SP - 50 EP - 56 AU - Nemati Sogolitappeh, Fatemeh AU - Mahmood Aliloo, Majid AU - Babapur Kheyroddin, Jalil AU - Toufan Tabrizi, Mehrnoosh AD - KW - anger; assertiveness; relaxation; depression; coronary artery bypass surgery UR - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-664-en.html ER -