Background and Objective: ANXIETY among patients experiencing coronary angiography increases within invasive studies including angiography. ANXIETY as an intensifier at cardiovascular reactions can endanger patients in angiography clinics.Materials and Method: This research is a prospective and descriptive study performed on a group of 180patients hospitalized in Sari Fatemeh-Zahra Hospital for coronary angiography who were randomly selected. Demographic data and variables sheets and Spielberger state-TRAIT ANXIETY inventory were distributed among the two groups before and after aromatherapy. The data were analyzed using SPSS-16 as well as statistical T-test and F test, Kendon coefficient, Pearson correlation coefficient and chi-square test.Results: The results also showed that in the 60-90 years old group, illiterate persons as well as patients who were smokers, obese people, patients who had high TRAIT ANXIETY level with waiting period of more than 7 days, as well as patients who did not enjoy exercising habits, patients who had family background of heart disease, patients experiencing their first angiography, patients who had no history of angiography in their family and patients who had no awareness on angiography all revealed high levels of state ANXIETY and, statistically, significant relationship was observed between state ANXIETY and the mentioned variables. (p<0.05) Conclusion: Increase age, low illiterate, smoke, obese, had no exercising, family history of heart disease, Lack of awareness about angiography, experiencing first angiography and family history angiography, waiting period (>6days) and trail ANXIETY are factors which must be focused and managed.Conclusion: In general, high ANXIETY in these patients makes clear the necessity of paying more attention by nursing and medical personel to reduction of ANXIETY and application of appropriate interventions in order to reduce such problems and this issue will be possible when the factors causing ANXIETY are identifie.

Objective: The objective of this study was analyzing the effect of meta-cognition elements on depression, TRAIT and state ANXIETY symptoms.Methods: In this Study, the sample consisted of 224 students of University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences that answered three questionnaires including Metacognitive Questionnaire (MCQ-30), Beck Depression inventory (BDI-II) and Spielberger State-TRAIT ANXIETY Inventory. Pearson correlation coefficient and step-by-step regression to analyze were used for data analysis.Results: According to the results, there is a positive and significant correlation between total score of metacognition and four elements of beliefs (positive beliefs, negative beliefs, uncontrollability and low cognitive trust (P<0.01). In addition, summary of results indicated that out of metacognitive elements, only general negative beliefs may predict the variations of depression scores, (P<0.01).Conclusion: Summary of this study demonstrated that metacognitive beliefs are significantly effective on prediction of depression and ANXIETY. Moreover, out of metacognitive elements, only general negative beliefs, in comparison with other elements, may predict the depression.

Objective (s): To collect data on self-reported ANXIETY among the general population in Iran and indicate its contributing factors.Methods: This was a nationwide cross sectional study. A random sample of individuals aged between 18 and 65 years were entered into the study. Respondents were asked to rate their ANXIETY on a 5-point scale. The record of demographic and socioeconomic data included age, gender, education, marital status, employment, income, and chronic diseases. Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate odds ratios for contributing factors to self-reported ANXIETY.Results: In all 27, 883 individuals took part in the study. The mean age of respondents was 32.7 (SD=11.8) years. Overall 20.1% reported that they were very or very much anxious. The results obtained from logistic regression analysis showed that females [OR=1.52], lower income groups [OR for lowest income group=1.53], having at least one chronic disease [OR=1.27], and those with lower self-reported health [OR for lowest group=5.12], were more likely to suffer from poor mental health.Conclusion: The findings indicated that there were inverse relationships between ANXIETY, income and self-reported health. The contributing of income to psychological distress might be explained in the context of social determinants of health.

Background and Objectives: Studies have shown that patients awaiting coronary angiography (CA) are often anxious. High level of ANXIETY can lead to physical and psychological stress with adverse effects on organs, especially heart. There is limited information on state and TRAIT ANXIETY level in these patients in the literature. This study was thus designed to investigate the level of these two types of ANXIETY in patients undergoing CA.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted by enrolling 50 patients. A demographic questionnaire and Spielberger State and TRAIT ANXIETY Inventory were used for data collection. T-test was used to compare the ANXIETY level between gender and age groups.Findings: The baseline state and TRAIT ANXIETY mean levels in the CA patients were low (34.36±5.56, 35.98±7.49, respectively). The highest level of both state and TRAIT anxieties was observed 30 min before CA (41.44±8.45 and 37.84±6.88, respectively), and it was significantly higher than the corresponding value at baseline state as well as the ANXIETY after CA (P<0.05). Female patients were significantly more anxious than male patients both before and after CA (P<0.05).Conclusions: The state and TRAIT ANXIETY of CA patents reaches to a relatively high level immediately before angiography. Given the adverse effects of ANXIETY on the patients’ health, it is crucial to take measures to get the patients relaxed before CA. Evidence-based designing of nursing interventions, training the nurses on this issue, and providing patients with information on the nature of the CA practice may be effective. Females should be more focused in the relevant interventions.

Objectives: The study was designed to examine explicit memory bias in TRAIT-ANXIETY and obsessive compulsive disorder. Method: Memory bias was examined in three groups of subjects: low-TRAIT anxious (20 subjects), high-TRAIT anxious (20 subjects) and obsessive- compulsive patients (20 subjects) in whom danger schemata were activated after they were exposed to threat- related material. The TRAIT-anxious subjects were selected from among university students through a Spielberger Test. The obsessive-compulsive patients were identified by psychiatrists or clinical psychologists on the basis of DSM- IV criteria. All subjects were tested on explicit memory, and the data was analysed through analysis of variance. Findings: The high TRAIT anxious group demonstrated explicit memory bias against threatening adjectives, whereas the obsessive-compulsive subjects demonstrated explicit memory bias against obsessive threatening adjectives. Results: The results demonstrated that both the obsessive- compulsive patients and the high TRAIT-anxious subjects are biased against threat-related material.