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The effect of spiritual care on maternal anxiety and physiological parameters of preterm infants

The effect of spiritual care based on "Ghalb Salim" model on maternal anxiety and physiological parameters of preterm infants hospitalized in neonatal intensive care units of hospitals affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2017041333410N1
Enrollment
60
Registered
2017-08-13
Start date
2017-07-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

Condition 1: anxiety. Condition 2: preterm infant. Generalized anxiety disorder Other preterm infants

Interventions

Intervention 1: In the intervention group, mothers receive the spiritual care education based on "Ghalb Salim" model in 4 sessions individually. The duration of each session will be 30 minutes. Interv
In the intervention group, mothers receive the spiritual care education based on "Ghalb Salim" model in 4 sessions individually. The duration of each session will be 30 minutes.
In the control group, no intervention will be performed.

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
3 Days to 5 Days

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria: Being Muslim; having primary school education (minimum); Persian speaking; not having known mental illness based on mother's statements; non-use of antidepressant drug or narcotics based on mother's statements; no history of preterm infant hospitalization in previous pregnancies; not being exposed to any other stressful event in the last 6 months; confirmation of the mother's ability to perform kangaroo care by their physician; having a neonate with a gestational age of at least 28th week to the end of the 36th week; neonate with postnatal age of 3-5 days; absence of any congenital abnormality in neonate; single preterm infant. Exclusion Criteria: Mother's unwillingness to continue cooperation; neonatal death; physical manifestation of any illness in neonate during the study; neonatal need for ventilator during the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Heart rate. Timepoint: 10 minutes before, during and 10 minutes after kangaroo care. Method of measurement: Pulse oximetry.;Mothers anxiety. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: speilberger anxiety questionnaire.;Respiration rate. Timepoint: 10 minutes before, during and 10 minutes after kangaroo care. Method of measurement: Observation.;Blood oxygen saturation. Timepoint: 10 minutes before, during and 10 minutes after kangaroo care. Method of measurement: Pulse oximetry.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZaynab Noeizad

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences - Hazrat-e-Fatemeh Nursing and Midwifery Faculty

noeizad@sums.ac.ir+98 71 3647 4254

Outcome results

None listed

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