Anxiety. Anxiety disorder due to known physiological condition
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: The participants in the experimental group will receive surgical preparation and perioperative care based on the standard protocols of the recruitment hospitals. Ad
Sponsors
Abadan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age of 18-35 years Having a gestational age of 38-42 weeks, and an uncomplicated singleton pregnancy Following Shia religion Having a moderate-to-high religious belief based on Muslim Religiosity Questionnaire score of >26 Believing in dhikr practice and having a low-to-moderate tendency toward it with obtaining a score of <69 in the Tendency to Dhikr Questionnaire Experiencing mild preoperative anxiety with Visual Analog Scale for Anxiety (VAS-A) score <44 millimeters (mm) A minimum level of literacy and capability to communicate and speak in Persian Belonging to American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class I or II
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Addiction to opioids or alcoholic beverages Having other surgeries accompanied by cesarean surgery (e.g., myomectomy, tubal ligation, and hysterectomy) Utilizing anti-anxiety non-pharmacological interventions or taking anxiolytics, analgesics, tranquilizers, or sedatives before admission Suffering from psychiatric illnesses or chronic diseases (e.g., asthma, diabetes, and severe heart diseases)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cesarean section-induced anxiety. Timepoint: Seven-time points as follows: T1) the day before surgery in the preoperative ward: before random allocation as the baseline, T2) the day of surgery in the preoperative unit: immediately before transferring participants from the preoperative ward to the operating room, T3) the day of surgery in the surgical waiting room: 5 minutes after admitting participants to the operating room, T4) the day of surgery in the surgical waiting room: immediately before transferring participants from the surgical waiting area to the surgery room, T5) the day of surgery in the surgery room: immediately before the initiation of surgery, T6) the day of surgery in the postoperative ward: instantly after admitting participants to the postoperative department, and T7) the day of surgery in the postoperative unit: 7 hours after the participants’ admission to the post-surgery department. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale for Anxiety (VAS-A). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Adverse events of intervention. Timepoint: During intervention. Method of measurement: Checklist: nurses’ observations and participants’ self-reports. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMasoomeh Asadi
Abadan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed