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Volume 7, Issue 1 (8-2010)
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Background and Objective: Nurses and nursing students, as a member of psychiatric team, have not enough incentive for caring mental disorders. Because of some negative stereotypic beliefs and anxiety, they neglect some aspects of psychiatric care. We decided to study on nursing students’ anxiety in facing with mentally ill patients.
Material and Methods: In this descriptive study, 64 nursing students of Golestan University of Medical Sciences were selected via convenience sampling. The instruments were demographic information data sheet and interpersonal anxiety scale. We used Descriptive statistics, Spearman correlation coefficient, Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests to analyze the data (spss 16).
Results: The students aged 43.20±5.1 were female (56.8%) and male (43.20%). Anxiety level in 17.9% of participants were severe and in 48.1% of them moderate (P<0.05). There is significant difference between male and female’s anxiety. Students with clinical experience of being in psychiatric ward have the lower level of anxiety (P<0.05).
Conclusion: The Student’s anxiety in facing with mentally ill patients is considerable and we should alleviate this anxiety by some programmed actions such as frequently presenting in psychiatric wards and by special education.
Mis Katayoon Jalaliaria, Mr Hamid Asayesh, Mis Maliheh Sedehi, Mis Maryam Ghanbari,
Volume 9, Issue 1 (8-2012)
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Background and Objective : Adolescence is a critical period of life accompanied by a high prevalence of anxiety disorders, which can be reduced by acquiring some special skills. The aim of present study was to investigate the effect of anxiety management skills on Students’ Life Satisfaction in one of the Girls’ High schools in Gorgan, 2010.
Material and Methods : We conducted this pre-experimental study on 60 girl’s students , from a high school in Gorgan, selected via convenience sampling.We asked the subjects to fill out the demographic data sheet and Dinner life satisfaction questionnaire, and divided them randomly in two groups of intervention and control. For intervention group, a class of anxiety management was performed.To compare the means, we used independent t- test and paired t- test.
Results: The results show that there is significant difference between the life satisfaction of before and that of after education(P=0.028), but it is not true for control group.
Conclusion: Learning anxiety management skills can increase the rate of life satisfaction in Adolescents therefore, it can help them to overcome many social problems.
Keywords: Ttraining, Skill, Anxiety, Satisfaction of life, Students
Mis Leila Rafiee Vardanjani, Mis Fariba Nobakht, Mis Faranak Safdari Dahcheshmeh, Mis Neda Parvin,
Volume 9, Issue 1 (8-2012)
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Background and Objective: Mother’s satisfaction of childbirth is considered as an important criterion of maternal care quality and it has an effect on mental health of family and community, and Mother's mood is significant in the outcome of labor. The parturient supported by significant others has less anxiety, experience of safe childbirth and adequate satisfaction . Thus, we aimed at assessing the effect of the presence of an attendant on satisfaction, anxiety and labor pain of primiparae referring to Hajar Hospital in Shahre Kurd, 2010.
Material and Methods: This pre-experimental study was conducted on 60 primiparous women, referring to Hajar Hospital in Shahre Kurd (2010), who were divided into equal experimental and control groups. The parturients of both groups received common cares, while those of experimental group were allowed to be with an attendant. Using a check list, we assessed the level of anxiety, labor pain, newborn's first- minute apgar , the onset of breastfeeding and childbirth satisfaction from beginning to end of labor, and analyzed the data by SPSS-16 software, using t-tests and Chi-square.
Results: Our findings show that the support given by an attendant during childbirth significantly decrease the level of anxiety, early start of breastfeeding and increased mother's satisfaction of childbirth(p<0/05). There is no significant difference between two groups on length of active phase, duration of second phase of childbirth and apgar of the first minute.
Conclusion: According to results, we conclude that being an attendant near parturient can bring about childbirth satisfaction , decreased anxiety, and early start of breastfeeding.
Key words: Attendant, Delivery process , Anxiety, Satisfaction
Seyyed Abedin , Alemeh Heidari, Dr Mohammad Ali Vakili, Dr Shahram Moghaddam, Dr Sadegh Ali Taziki, Mohammad Taghi Badeleh,
Volume 10, Issue 0 (9-2013)
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Background and Objective: surgery is a stressful experience and in open heart surgery, the patients are greatly faced with anxiety, which has been reduced by different approaches. This study aimed to investigate the effects of aromatherapy on anxiety level.
Material and Methods: This blinded- randomized- controlled clinical trial was carried out on 90 patients divided into two groups of intervention and control. the patients of intervention group were asked to inhale two drops of lavender essential oil and those of control group two drops of distilled water poured on a gauze , for 20 minutes. In addition to measuring patients’ anxiety level by Spielberger questionnaire, we recorded their vital signs. Using SPSS 16 software, the data was described via mean, standard deviation and percent, and analyzed by using independent t-test, paired t-test, Chi Square and Covariance (0.05).
Results: The mean age of intervention group was 50.49 ± 10.92 and control group was 50.13 ± 9.20. Anxiety score in intervention group was significantly decreased from 56.37±5.6 to 54.73±5.42 and in control group meaningfully reduced from 55.18±7.35 to 54.0±7.22 (p<0.05). The mean anxiety score in the intervention group was significantly higher than that of control group (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Because anxiety reduction in aromatherapy group was more than control group it can be concluded that aromatherapy with lavender essential oil have significant effect in reducing anxiety and therefore can be used in clinical situations.
Einollah Molaie, Zahra Royani, Dr Mohammad Moujerloo, Dr Naser Behnampour, Javad Golage, Maryam Khari,
Volume 11, Issue 1 (5-2014)
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Background and Objective: Fatigue is one of the most common side effect in hemodialysis patients. This study aimed to assess the factors associated with fatigue in hemodialysis patients, such as demographic variables, anxiety, depression and quality of sleep.
Material and Methods: This descriptive-analytic study was conducted on 58 eligible, randomly selected patients of 165 hemodialysis patients referred to Panje Azar Hospital in Gorgan. The instruments were a demographic checklist, Fatigue Severity Scale, Beck Anxiety Inventory, and the Beck Depression Inventory. The data was analyzed by SPSS 17 software using Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis, Spearman's correlation coefficient and linear regression.
Results: The mean average of fatigue in all patients was 1.66±4.76. Twenty-six of the participants (44.8%) expressed that they suffer from moderate anxiety, 17 (29.3%) from severe depression and 43 (74.1%) from poor quality of sleep. The relationship between fatigue and anxiety (P = 0.006, r = 0.353) and depression (P≤.001, r=0.525) was directly significant whereas the relationship is not significant for sleep quality.
Conclusion: Given the high prevalence of fatigue in hemodialysis patients and the impact of multiple factors, we strongly recommend that care providers should consider these factors to improve patients’ quality of life.
Fahime Pourakbari, Dr Afsaneh Khajevand Khoshli , Dr Javanshir Asadi,
Volume 11, Issue 2 (11-2014)
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Background and Objective: Psychological hardiness has a relationship with various aspects of physical, psychological and social health of people, and it seems that high level of that may lead to a decrease in death anxiety and an increase in life quality in nurses. Hence, we aimed to determine the relationship of psychological hardiness and quality of life with death anxiety in nurses.
Material and Methods: This correlational study was conducted on 273 nurses selected via simple random sampling in both state and private hospitals of Gorgan, Iran, in 2013. The instruments were psychological hardiness, quality of life and death anxiety questionnaires. To analyze data, we used Pierson correlation coefficient and multiple linear regressions.
Results: There was significant relationship between psychological hardiness and death anxiety (r=-0.220, p<0.001) between quality of life and death anxiety (r=-0.227, p<0.001). Based on concurrent multiple linear regression, only psychological hardiness and social performance (one of the sub-scales of quality of life) had a meaningful relationship with the death anxiety.
Conclusion: It seems that high psychological hardiness may lead to decreased death anxiety and increased quality of life in nurses.
Dr Firozeh Derakhshanpoor , Maryam Farsinia, Najmeh Shahini,
Volume 12, Issue 1 (4-2015)
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Background and Objective: Diabetes may lead to several chronic complications but less was studied about anxiety disorders. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the association between anxiety disorders and the quality of life (QOL) in diabetic type two (DMT2) patients.
Material and Methods: This descriptive- analytic study was conducted on 330 DMT2 patients referring to panje Azar hospital in Gorgan, Iran. The Data was collected via systematic sampling in six months using demographic checklist, Beck Anxiety Inventory & WHO QOL-BREF questionnaire , and analyzed by Chi square test and Pearson correlation coefficient (P ≤0.05).
Results: The participants were both males (35.45%) and females ( 64.54%) . The overall quality of life was reported unsatisfactory in 37.3%, satisfactory in 55.5% and highly favorable in 5.5 % of the participants. There was an inverse correlation between QOL and anxiety disorders (P ≤0.001), and the only variable having significant correlation with QOL was previous coexisting disorders (P≤0.005) .
Conclusion: Anxiety disorders in DMT2 patients can have negative effect on quality of life. Hence, early diagnosis, treatment and prevention may result in improving quality of life.
Dr Masoud Fallahi Khoshknab , Mahdi Farzadmehr, Dr Mohammd Ali Hosseini, Dr Hamid Reza Khankeh, Zahra Noorabadi,
Volume 12, Issue 3 (2-2016)
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Background and Objective: Anxiety is the most common psychological reaction of the families of the patients in cardiac surgery intensive care unit (CSICU). Since nursing consultation is an approach to controlling anxiety, we aimed to determine its effect on anxiety of the patients' families in CSICU.
Material and Methods: This clinical trial was conducted on fifty-four family members, of the patients in CSICU of a hospital in Kurdkoy, Iran, allocated into intervention and control groups. For intervention group, nursing consultation program was carried out from admission to discharge while for control group just routine was performed. The data was collected via a demographic checklist and state- anxiety Spielberger inventory, and analyzed by chi-square, independent and paired t-tests.
Results: The results showed that the two groups had similar demographic characteristics. Using independent t-test, their anxiety levels were not significantly different before intervention while they were after intervention. This means that nursing counseling was effective in reducing family's anxiety level (P<0.001). Based on paired t test, there was a significant difference between before and after anxiety in case group (P<0.01) but in control group the difference was not significant (p>0.01).
Conclusion: Nursing consultation can be helpful in mitigating in family's anxiety in cardiac Surgery intensive care unit.
Nushin Shamsabadi, Dr Afsane Khajevand, Dr Ramezan Hasanzadeh,
Volume 12, Issue 3 (2-2016)
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Background and Objective: Pregnancy is often introduced as a stressful experience that may be increased, and leads to some cognitive and behavioral responses called stress. By managing stress in pregnancy period, we can reduce anxiety and prevent from much of obstetric and physical complications. This study aimed to determine the effect of cognitive-behavioral based stress management on anxiety reduction of pregnant women.
Material and Methods: This pretest-posttest quasi-experimental study was conducted on pregnant women referring to health centers in Gorgan city in 2012. Twenty-four patients with eligible criteria were divided randomly into two equal groups of experimental and control. Pre-test was performed by State- trait anxiety inventory and the intervention was administered to experimental group. After that, posttest was taken for both groups. Statistical analysis was performed by covariance.
Results: Analysis of the data shows that pregnant women experience Anxiety. Stress management training in cognitive-behavioral style significantly decrease state- trait anxiety of pregnant women.
Conclusion: Stress management training in cognitive-behavioral style has an effect on state- trait anxiety reduction of pregnant women.
Mohsen Fathi, Dr Akram Sanagoo, Dr Leila Jouybari, Marzieh Yazarloo, Dr Hamid Sharif Nia ,
Volume 12, Issue 3 (2-2016)
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Background and Objective: Patients with life threatening diseases have to deal with the death issue. One of the common psychological problem is anxiety esp. death anxiety . This study aimed to determine the level of death anxiety in hemodialysis patients.
Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on all 150 patients admitted to Panj-azar teaching hospital for hemodialysis, 2013. The data was collected by demographic checklist and Templer Death Anxiety questionnaire scoring 0 to 15 (0-6 for low, 7-9 for moderate and 10-15 for high anxiety). We analyzed the data by independent t-test, ANOVA and Pearson correlation coefficient (P<0.05).
Results: Twenty-four point seven percent of the patients had low , 10% average and 65.3% of them had high death anxiety. Average scores of death anxiety in men and in women were 8.21±4.82 and 11.95±3.81, respectively. The relationship of death anxiety with sex (P<0.001), employment status (P<0.001), and age (P<0.002) was significant.
Conclusion: Bases on the results, the death anxiety is high in more than half of the patients with hemodialysis.
Abouzar Mehboudi, Dr Mahnaz Modanloo, Alireza Shariati, Dr Naser Behnampour, Dr Gholamreza Bardestani, Dr Hamid Basiri, Sepide Mehboudi,
Volume 12, Issue 3 (2-2016)
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Background and Objective: Patients under hemodialysis are faced with many stressors and psychological problems such as sleep disorder and anxiety. These problems could be a threat to their health and be significant clinically. Thus, we aimed to determine the relationship between anxiety and sleep quality in hemodialysis patients.
Material and Methods: This descriptive-analytic study was conducted on 74 hemodialysis patients in Hefdahe Shahrivar hospital of Borazjan city, 2014. The data was collected by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and analyzed by t-test, ANOVA and correlation Coefficient using SPSS.
Results: Most of the patients (89.2%) had the average anxiety and 63.3% of them had low sleeping quality. The average of patients’ anxiety and sleeping quality were 49±6.5 and 11.7±2/4, respectively. The correlation coefficient between anxiety and sleeping quality was 0.515 (p=0.001), pointing out an acceptable correlation. Along with the increase of anxiety, the dimension of the subjective sleep quality, delay in falling asleep, the sleep disturbances were affected and ended up low sleeping quality. There was no significant correlation between the anxiety and sleeping quality and daily dysfunction.
Conclusion: Given the acceptable correlation between anxiety and sleep quality, there is a direct relation between anxiety and sleep quality of the patients.
Phd Akbar Hemmati Sabet, Phd Shokouh Navabi Nejad , Phd Javad Khalatbari ,
Volume 14, Issue 1 (11-2017)
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Effectiveness of Schema Therapy and Group Cognitive Therapy on Anxiety in Women with High-Risk Sexual Behavior
Background and Objective: Due to the effectiveness of psychological interventions on mood and anxiety disorders, the schema therapy interventions and group cognitive therapy were used in this study to reduce anxiety in women with high risk sexual behaviors.
Methods: This was a pilot study using cluster sampling method. The statistical population consisted of 500 women (20-60 years old with diploma degree or higher) with a history of high risk sexual behaviors who had referred to the Shohada Ceneter of Hamedan for HIV test. Concurrently, DASS questionnaire with 21 items and psychiatric interview were performed; 250 of them had symptoms of depression, anxiety and perceived stress and 85 of them had symptoms of anxiety; 45 were randomly selected and were divided into three groups: two intervention groups and one control group. 12 group cognitive therapy sessions and 12 schema therapy sessions were considered; each session was 90 min. At the end of the treatment, all groups were post-tested.
Results: Comparison of the mean difference of the anxiety in three groups of schema therapy, cognitive therapy and control showed that there was a significant difference among these groups. Moreover, there was a significant difference between the mean of anxiety in cognitive therapy group and schema therapy (-2.376, p =0.01).
Conclusion: The results showed that schema therapy is more effective than cognitive therapy on anxiety of the women who referred to Shohada Ceneter of Hamedan.
Zahra Royani , Ghanbar Roohi , Zahra Sabzi , Hamideh Mancheri , Einollah Mollaei,
Volume 14, Issue 2 (9-2017)
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Background: Fatigue is among the most common complications for hemodialysis patients. The theory of unpleasant symptoms is associated with fatigue in hemodialysis patients. According to this theory, fatigue has three physical, mental and situational factors. Considering this theory, we aimed to determine some factors related to fatigue in hemodialysis patients.
Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, of 165 hemodialysis patients admitted to Panje Azar Medical and Educational Center in Gorgan, Iran, 58 eligible ones were randomly selected. Data was collected using demographic information questionnaire, Fatigue Severity Scale, Beck Anxiety Inventory and Beck Depression Inventory. Data analysis was conducted in SPSS 17, using Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis and Spearman's rank correlation coefficient tests.
Results: The mean fatigue in all patients was 4.76 ± 1.66 out of 7. Fifty-two patients (89.7%) suffered from some degree (mild to severe) of anxiety and 43 patients (74.1%) suffered from some degrees (mild to severe) of depression. Fatigue only had a direct relationship with psychological factor [anxiety (P = 0.006, r = 0.353, and depression (P <0.001, r = 0.525)].
Conclusion: Considering the high prevalence of fatigue among hemodialysis patients and associated factors, care providers are advised to identify high-risk individuals through conducting periodic psychiatric examinations and to promote their knowledge on available strategies to reduce adverse effects in these patients.
Elham Khoori , Fatemeh Zarekia , Shahram Mohammadkhani , Azizeh Ghaseminejad, Navisa Sadat Seyedghasemi ,
Volume 15, Issue 1 (2-2018)
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Background: The success of therapeutic results of assisted reproductive techniques is related to several factors, including the extent of female anxiety. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of training problem solving skills on the anxiety of female candidates for intrauterine insemination in Moheb Yas Hospital in Tehran (2015).
Methods: This experimental study was a two-group design (intervention and control) of pre-test and post-test type. The data collection tool was a sociodemographic form and Beck Anxiety Inventory. The samples comprised of 49 female candidates for assisted reproductive technique of intrauterine insemination, with the least Anxiety Score of eight from Beck Anxiety Inventory. Based on this inventory, participants were homogenized in terms of different levels of anxiety and were randomly assigned into intervention and control groups. For intervention group, the problem-solving skills were trained for three sessions of 2-2.5 hours. Then, Beck's Anxiety Inventory was filled in both intervention and control groups, one day and 9 weeks after the end of the intervention. The data was analyzed in SPSS version 16, using the descriptive and analytical statistics (Mann-Whitney, Wilcoxon, and Paired t-test).
Results: There was no significant difference in the anxiety score among the two intervention and control groups before intervention, whereas the anxiety score indicated a significant difference between the two groups (P=0.001) one day and 9 weeks after the end of the intervention. Training problem-solving skills significantly reduced the anxiety of the intervention group one day after the intervention, and the decrease also remained stable at 9 weeks after the end of the intervention (p = 0.001).
Conclusion: By training problem-solving skills, we can reduce the anxiety among female candidates for intrauterine insemination.
Solmaz Heidari-Fard , Sedighe Amir Ali-Akbari , Faraz Mojab,
Volume 17, Issue 0 (4-2020)
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Background: Anxiety is the most common emotional reaction of women during childbirth. Anti-anxiety effects of Chamomile are documented thanks to flavonoids compounds, Apigenin, and phyto-estrogen which influence central nervous system by bounding to benzodiazepine receptors and lead to reducing anxiety. According to the importance of reducing anxiety, this study aims to evaluate the effect of chamomile essential oil on reducing anxiety in nulliparous women during the first stage of childbirth.
Methods: This randomized clinical trial was performed on 130 nulliparous women (65in intervention group and 65 in control group) who were qualified and referred to Abhar Emdadi Hospital (Zanjan, Iran) in 2013. The researcher referred to labor ward of Abhar Emdadi Hospital after determining the validity and reliability of the study, receiving ethics committee approval at No.400/4013, and registering it in Iranian Registry Clinical Trial Center at No.IRCT201308066807N7. Sampling was conducted in Abhar Emdadi Hospital from September to March 2013. The samples were assigned to case or control group according to the days divided by pockets A and B; qualified nulliparous women were placed in one of the groups in random days. In aromatherapy group, 2 drops of chamomile essential oil, and in control group, 2 drops of distilled water were spilled on sterile gauze. They were inhaled by the patients at a distance of 7-10 cm from their noses and prescription of aroma and distilled water was repeated every half an hour. At first, the anxiety level was measured with researcher by using Spielberger questionnaire at dilatations of 3-4 and 8-10 cm and effacement of 40-50 and 70-100. In all processes the samples were positioned on the bed in the left lateral position.The tools for data collection included midwifery and demographic information checklist, and Spielberg’s questionnaire. Independent t-test, for normal quantitative data and Mann-Whitney and Chi-square tests for not normal quantitative data, were used to analyze the collected data. They were analyzed using SPSS 22. The significance level was considered 0.05.
Results: At baseline, both intervention and control groups showed moderate anxiety. But after intervention, the anxiety level in intervention group at dilatations of 3-4 and 8-10 cm was (46.12 ± 3.70) and (39 ± 3.70) respectively which in turn portrayed a significant decrease (P <0.005) in comparison with control group at dilatations of 3-4 and 8-10 cm which was (60.00 ± 4.3) and (61.24 ± 4.61) respectively.
Conclusions: The findings of this study showed that aromatherapy by chamomile essential oil reduces the anxiety level during childbirth; therefore, it is recommended in order to reduce anxiety.
Tayebeh Abdollahi, Nasibeh Zanjari, Yadollah Abolfathi Momtaz , Ahmad Delbari,
Volume 18, Issue 1 (5-2021)
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Background: According to the World Health Organization, aging anxiety decrease life expectancy and causes disease in old age. Negative attitude towards the older adults is a major factor associated with aging anxiety. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the relationship between attitudes towards the older adults and fear of aging in the health care providers of Social Security Organization’s hospitals in Mazandaran province in 2018.
Methods: We conducted the present cross-sectional study on 232 health care providers of hospitals of Social Security Organization in Mazandaran province in 2018, selected them by stratified random sampling according to the job categories, and included them in the study. We utilized the Anxiety about Aging Scale (AAS) by Lasher and Faulkender and Kogan's Attitude toward Old People Scale (KAOPS) to collect data. We analyzed the data in SPSS16 using Pearson correlation, independent t-test, and one-way analysis of variance.
Results: The participants' mean age was 37.85±6.40 years and the mean of aging anxiety was 67.90±10.60. Among the four subscales of aging anxiety, the highest fear was related to "fear of loss" (23.7±4.5) and then "fear of physical appearance" (21.25±4.65), and the lowest was related to "fear of the older people " (10.12± 3.25). Despite the slightly higher mean aging anxiety among nursing and midwifery staff than medical staff, it was not statistically significant. Findings indicated that aging anxiety had a negative and significant relationship with attitudes towards the older adults in health care providers (r=0.35, P=0.001).
Conclusion: Given the high aging anxiety in health care providers and its importance in providing services for the older adults as well as the quality of their old age, we suggest promoting the health care providers’ positive attitudes towards the older adults through in-service training courses.
Zehra Haidari, Mahnaz Modanloo , Sakine Beygom Kazemi, Mahdi Farzadmehr,
Volume 18, Issue 1 (5-2021)
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Background: Coronary angiography causes anxiety in patients and family that is a major cause of anxiety and lack of awareness. Choosing the right educational method is effective in increasing family awareness and support of patients. The present study aimed to compare the effects of Face-to-Face and group education on awareness and anxiety of family members of candidates of coronary angiography
Methods: This randomized clinical trial study was conducted on 90 family members of candidates of coronary angiography at Amiralmomenin Hospital of Kordkuy as a referral center in Northeast of Iran in 2017. Eligible family member of patients was recruited through convenience sampling method and then allocated three; face-to-face education (A), group education (B), and control groups randomly. Family members in both intervention groups received same educational content about the method of performing coronary angiography, and the necessary care. The control group only received routine information. Data were collected using the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and awareness questionnaire. SPSS Statistics for Windows, version x.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Ill., USA). Software using descriptive statistics, paired t-test, Chi-square, Wilcoxon, and Kruskal-Wallis tests. The significance level was considered less than 0.5
Results: The score of anxiety and awareness in patients’ family members were not significantly different in the three groups before the intervention. After intervention, the mean scores of anxiety were 42.12±4.71 and 42.37±5.53 in the participants of group A and B respectively, and it was significantly different from the pre-intervention score (P<0.001). The mean awareness score was significantly higher in group B than in the other two groups (P<0.001)
Conclusion: According to the results, group education was more effective than face-to-face education in increasing awareness and reducing anxiety in families. We suggest developing programs in this regard
Azam Zarneshan, Naser Safaie, Leyla Esmealy, Babak Esmealy,
Volume 19, Issue 2 (9-2022)
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Background: Anxiety is commonly experienced by patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), which is also closely related to the recovery of patients. This study aimed to determine effect of stretching combined with a slow deep breathing exercise (S+SDBE) on anxiety of patients after CABG.
Methods: In this randomized clinical trial, 50 eligible patients (aged 45-65 years) were randomly divided into experimental (n=25) and control (n=25) groups. The exercise program was performed by the experimental group in the morning and afternoon for 6 days. The patients in the control group received only routine care from the hospital. The Faces Anxiety Scale was used for assessment of anxiety. Data were analyzed using non-parametric tests at a significant level of 0.05.
Results: Data from 48 patients (35 males and 13 females) were analyzed. The mean age of the patients was 59.66 ± 4.1 years. The mean anxiety scores decreased significantly in the experimental group in the morning and afternoon compared with the control group (P<0.05). The anxiety scores differed significantly between the two groups in the morning of days 5 (P=0.025, effect size d=0.32) and 6 (P=0.017, effect size d=0.34) and in the afternoon of days 4 (P<0.001, effect size d=0.51), 5 (P<<0.001, effect size d=0.53), and 6 (P<<0.001, effect size d=0.61).
Conclusion: Based on the results,S+SDBE can be applied to decrease patients’ anxiety after CABG.
Mahnaz Modanloo, Solmaz Halakou, Homeira Khoddam, Nasrin Nikpeyma,
Volume 20, Issue 1 (4-2023)
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Background: Anxiety is a common experience in patients undergoing surgery. It is one of the major challenges for preoperative health care providers. The aim of this study was to explore the experience of health care providers in taking care of anxious patients under surgery with spinal anesthesia.
Methods: This qualitative content analysis study was conducted at a referral hospital in Gonbad-e-Kavous city, northeastern Iran, between 2020 and 2021. Data were collected through semi-structured individual interviews. The primary focus of this research was to explore the perspective of health care professionals when providing care to nervous patients who are being considered for surgery with spinal anesthesia. The study included 16 health care providers who had experience in caring for anxious patients undergoing surgery with spinal anesthesia. Participants were selected using purposive sampling. Interviews were implemented in MAXQDA 10 software and then analyzed by the conventional content analysis method.
Results: Five main categories and 19 subcategories were extracted from data analysis. The categories included “emergence of anxiety,” “basis of anxiety formation,” “patient advocacy,” “abilities of health care providers,” and “anxiety management factors.”
Conclusion: Health care providers consider patient anxiety as a problem that can be affected by various factors. Different methods are used to manage patients' anxiety, but it is necessary to apply appropriate context-based interventions.
Volume 21, Issue 1 (4-2024)
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The Journal of Research Development in Nursing and Midwifery (J Res Dev Nurs Midw) commemorates its 28th anniversary this year, marking a significant milestone in its journey of scholarly contribution. Inaugurated in 1996, the journal garnered recognition for its scientific contributions in 2012 and was subsequently indexed in the esteemed Scopus database in 2019. The editorial team extends its profound gratitude to the distinguished faculty, authors, researchers, and readers for their continuous support and contributions to the journal's success.
In a strategic move to enhance the dissemination of research findings, the J Res Dev Nurs Midw is transitioning from a biannual to a quarterly publication schedule. This decision is driven by the increasing volume of submissions, particularly from young researchers and PhD candidates, which necessitates a more efficient publication process. The journal anticipates a reduction in review times and an increase in acceptance rates, thereby expediting the availability of new research to the academic community. Authors are reminded of the importance of adhering to the journal's submission guidelines to ensure a streamlined review process and to avoid potential delays or rejections. The editorial team remains committed to providing comprehensive support to authors through various communication channels, including email, phone, and messaging services, available seven days a week.
Upholding the highest ethical standards is paramount for the J Res Dev Nurs Midw. All research articles and case reports must be accompanied by an ethics statement, and all submissions undergo rigorous plagiarism screening using specialized software. Corresponding authors are promptly notified of any ethical concerns identified. The journal engages expert reviewers to conduct thorough evaluations, and confidentiality is strictly maintained throughout the review process. Manuscripts with potential significant clinical implications are prioritized for expedited review.
The J Res Dev Nurs Midw actively welcomes submissions from authors across the globe, fostering an international exchange of knowledge and perspectives in nursing and midwifery. The journal is dedicated to disseminating the most compelling and impactful research findings worldwide, contributing to the advancement of the field. The journal takes pride in its diverse editorial board, which includes esteemed nursing and midwifery professors from various countries, ensuring adherence to the highest international standards of scholarship.
Prof. Leila M Jouybari
Editor in Chief
J Res Dev Nurs Midw
