Publications by authors named "Hengameh Karimi"

Purpose: Many patients are anxious and fearful while waiting for angiography, which may negatively affect the performance of this test and their physiological variables. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of singing bowl sounds on situational anxiety and physiological variables of patients awaiting angiography.

Design: A semiexperimental pretest and post-test study.

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Objective: The aim of the Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT) study was to determine the effect of Group Walking Program (GWP) on social physique anxiety (SPA) and the risk of Eating Disorders (EDs) in aged women.

Methods: 70 young-old women with medical records in Sari-Iran health centers were selected by a multi-stage sampling. They obtained score of 15 or more from SPA Scale (SPAS), a score of 20 or more from Eating Attitude Test (EAT-26).

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Introduction: Addiction to the Internet and mobile phones in adolescents could be related to loneliness. However, less research has been conducted on this topic in developing countries. This study aimed to examine addiction to the Internet and mobile phones and its relationship with loneliness in adolescents in Iran.

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Introduction And Objective: Providing and enhancing the level of health are one of the essential needs of all people, and implementation of health promotion lifestyle is the most important and effective factor in maintaining and improving the health of the elderly. The present study aimed at defining the effect of aging on health-promoting lifestyle.

Methodology: This randomized clinical trial was conducted on 72 individuals from the retirees clubs of Education department, Social Security, and Health centers in Ramsar, in 2017.

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