The Relationship Between Body Image and Meaning of Life Among Women with Breast Cancer in Kerman, Iran.

We aimed to examine the relationship between body image and the meaning of life among women with breast cancer. The analytic sample included 142 women with breast cancer, and data were collected using a standardized questionnaire through face-to-face interviews. We used Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Pearson test, Spearman and Mann-Whitney U test to determine the relationship between the research variables.

Effect of Massage and Dry Cupping on Hemodynamic Parameters of Cardiac Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of massage versus dry cupping in addition to routine care on hemodynamic parameters of cardiac patients in critical care units.

Methods: The present study was a parallel randomized controlled clinical trial that was conducted in the critical care units of Shafa Hospital in Kerman, Iran, from 2019 to 2020. Ninety eligible patients)aged 18-75 years, no cardiac arrest in the past 72 hours, no severe dyspnea, no fever, and no cardiac pacemaker) were divided into massage (n = 30), dry cupping (n = 30), and control (n = 30) groups using the stratified block randomization method.