Diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: age more than eighteen years ability to reading and writing ability to understand and speak in Farsi ability to self care ability to speech and hearing absence of dementia and cognitive problem absence of endocrine gland diseases not taking medications that reduce or increase cortisol (such as corticosteroids, anticonvulsants) not taking anti-anxiety and tranquilizers (such as propranolol, clonazepam, etc.) There is no underlying diseases desire to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not fasting Brushing during recent 4-5 hours Not having saliva (in some cases like Sjogren's syndrome) Presence of gingivitis Unwilling to continue research Discharge of the patient after 10 o'clock (due to stable salivary cortisol levels between 7 and 10 o'clock)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety Score in Beck's questionnaire. Timepoint: Anxiety Measurement at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and half an hour after the intervention. Method of measurement: Anxiety Beck's questionnaire.;Salivary cortisol levels based on micrograms per deciliter. Timepoint: Anxiety Measurement at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and half an hour after the intervention. Method of measurement: Saliva sample. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Tehran University of Medical Sciences