acute coronary syndrome. Ischaemic heart diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Reflexology group :the researcher is washing hands with warm water and sit on the chair beside the patient. Then she is filling the scales (HADS, Roten Fatigue Scale, hemodynamic param
Reflexology group :the researcher is washing hands with warm water and sit on the chair beside the patient. Then she is filling the scales (HADS, Roten Fatigue Scale, hemodynamic parameters) and perfo
Aromatherapy massage group:
the message will be the same as the first intervention with the difference that lavender essential oil is used during the message
Sponsors
Vice chancellor for research Shahed University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
60 Years to 90 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Patients’ willingness to participate in this study; Being diagnosed with the acute coronary syndrome by the physician; the absence of any cognitive impairment or impaired cognitive function in the patients; no application of alternative therapies in the past 48 hours; not using sedatives in the last 4 hours; having no olfactory disorders; the absence of any active mental disease; having no drug addiction; being hospitalized for at least one night in the current hospital; having no sensory disorders, infectious wounds, burns; having no history of asthma; eczema; allergies to plants or any seasonal allergy; suffering from no chronic headaches, high levels of anxiety and depression according to the HADS instrument (score higher than 7). Exclusion criteria: instability in the hemodynamic conditions; being transferred to another ward; patient’s unwillingness to continue the collaboration in this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety. Timepoint: Before the intervention in first session and in final any sessions. Method of measurement: HADS questionnaire.;Depression. Timepoint: Before the intervention in first session and in final any sessions. Method of measurement: HADS questionnaire.;Fatigue. Timepoint: Before the intervention in first session and in final any sessions. Method of measurement: Fatigue Severity Scale.;Blood pressure. Timepoint: Before the intervention in first session and in final any sessions. Method of measurement: Checklist.;Respiratory rate. Timepoint: Before the intervention in first session and in final any sessions. Method of measurement: Checklist.;Pulse rate. Timepoint: Before the intervention in first session and in final any sessions. Method of measurement: Checklist.;Oxygen saturation. Timepoint: Before the intervention in first session and in final any sessions. Method of measurement: pulse oximeter.;Mean blood pressure. Timepoint: Before the intervention in first session and in final any sessions. Method of measurement: Checklist. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactDr. Nahid Rejeh
Shahed University
Outcome results
None listed