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Comparison of education methods on decrease of anxiety in patients with myocardial infarction

Comparison of education methods on decrease of anxiety in hospitalized patients with acute myocardial infarction in Kamkar- Arabnia hospital of Qom, 2009

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT138807292560N2
Enrollment
66
Registered
2009-11-29
Start date
2009-05-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Anxiety. Ill or disturbed family member

Interventions

Intervention 1: First group received a face-to-face educational method for 1 hour. Intervention 2: Second group were given the educational pamphlet. Intervention 3: Third group were given information
First group received a face-to-face educational method for 1 hour
Second group were given the educational pamphlet
Third group were given information by CD-ROM for 1 hour

Sponsors

Qom University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1) The diagnosis of AMI followed the WHO MONICA criteria for definite AMI 2) Patients' ages between 18-80 years 3) Having no history of hospitalized with myocardial infarction in CCU. 4) Being Pain-free and hemodynamically stable at the time of interview 5) Free of cognitive impairment that could interfere ability to participate in a short interview 6) Being alert to time, place and persons at the time of interview 7) Having no history of work or schooling in health sciences Exclusion criteria : 1) Having no cooperation 2) Death 3) Having serious cardiac or life-threatening co-morbidities such as sepsis, shock, acute renal failure, chronic heart failure, cardiac arrhythmia 4) Having CPR during admission in emergency centers and cardiac care unit 5) Using phenobarbital and anti-arrhythmia drugs 6) Receiving a sedative drugs 4h before complete state-anxiety inventory

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Decrease of State-anxiety. Timepoint: At the beginning and end of the 1-hour educational course. Method of measurement: Only the state anxiety portion of the Iranian STAI(I-STAI) version was used to measure the patients anxiety.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohammad Reza Yeganeh khah

Qom University of Medical Sciences and Health Services

yeganehkhah@muq.ac.ir+98 21 6630 4368

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026