1- 1. Assistant Professor of Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Iran
2- 2. Assistant Professor and Faculty Member of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Department of Psychiatry
3- 3. MSc nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences.
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Background: Students are considered as the main sources for sustainable development of any country. Therefore, paying attention to mental health is very important in them. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of relaxation in Dohsa- hou method on depression, stress and social anxiety among dormitory students of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences in 2018.
Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test. This study was performed on 100 female dormitory students living in Zahedan University of Medical Sciences in 208. Students randomly (lottery) were placed in two groups of intervention and control in envelopes that were sampled. Then they completed the demographic questionnaire and depression, stress and social anxiety in the pre-test. After the pre-test, the relaxation method was performed individually by a researcher trained on the student. Three sessions per week and a session duration of 45 minutes. After treatment, the data were analyzed by SPSS-21 software.
Results: Independent t-test showed that there is a significant difference between the two intervention and control groups in terms of stress, depression and social anxiety (p = 0.001). The level of depression, stress and social anxiety of the intervention group with a decrease in mental retardation was significantly lower than the control group.
Conclusion: In fact, the Dohsa-Hou method, by reducing stress and depression, stabilizes individuals emotionally and enhances social activity and leads to more attention and awareness of one's own body.