The state and trait anxiety, stress, depressed mood.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Orientation tour: At first, four drops of distilled water, as a placebo, will be dripped on a pad and attached to the mother’s collar of clothes. The mother will inhale it normally for
Sponsors
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Iranian primiparous women Single Pregnancy Pregnancy age 30 - 36 weeks First entry into the neonatal intensive care unit Ability to at least read and write Respiratory distress in the newborn
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Substance-abusing (cigarettes, alcohol, and psychotropics) The problem of smell, respiratory diseases, sensitivity to the orange aroma Use of herbal oils and sedatives at least six weeks before the intervention Mental illness (according to the personal reporting) History of recurrent miscarriage or infertility Congenital anomaly in newborn The referred newborn from other hospitals Apgar score of 6 or less at minutes 5
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The score of state anxiety. Timepoint: One hour before the mother's first visit to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), an hour after leaving the ward, Twenty-four hours after the intervention. Method of measurement: The state anxiety of Spielberger questionnaire.;The score of trait anxiety. Timepoint: One hour before the mother's first visit to the NICU, an hour after leaving the ward, Twenty-four hours after the intervention. Method of measurement: The trait anxiety of Spielberger questionnaire.;The score of parental stress. Timepoint: Twenty-four hours after the intervention. Method of measurement: The Parental Stressor Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (PSS: NICU).;The score of depressed mood in the Profile of Mood States Questionnaire (POMS) (McNair). Timepoint: One hour before the mother's first visit to the NICU, twenty-four hours after the intervention. Method of measurement: Depressed mood in the Profile of Mood States Questionnaire (POMS) (McNair). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMaryam Keshavarz
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed