Anxiety, Cesarean Section
Conditions
Keywords
mental simulation, anxiety, verticalization, obstetrics, cesarean section, post-operative care
Brief summary
Mental simulations can motivate patients for their first verticalization after cesarean section, although perceived anxiety before verticalization may reduce a positive effect of mental simulations.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALmental simulation
Audio recordings with a mental simulation. The women listened to the text using headphones about 10-15 min before verticalization (5 h after arrival in the postoperative room, about 6 h after anesthesia). In each group, the mental training lasted for about 10 min.
Sponsors
Wroclaw Medical University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* must be qualified to and undergoing delivery using Cesarean section, * must be undergoing conduction of anesthesia during Cesarean section, * must be undergoing the analgesic therapy in the postoperative period, * must be qualified to mobilization by the medical staff, * must be fluent in Polish in speaking and writing.
Exclusion criteria
* any orthopedic dysfunction, * any neurological dysfunction, * any psychiatric disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| willingness to verticalize | Immediately after a single mental simulation | Percentage of women who were willing to verticalize after listening to the recording. Assessed on a on a six-point scale. |
| verticalization | Immediately after a single mental simulation | Percentage of the success of verticalization after listening to the recording. |
| duration of the first mobilization | Immediately after a single mental simulation | Time form the start of the measurement was set at getting out of bed from a sitting position, and the end of the measurement was set at the patient's return to bed. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pain level | 3 time points (before and immediately after a single mental simulation, and immediately after verticalization. | The average pain she experienced during upright standing. Measured with a 10-point numerical rating scale. |
| anxiety | upon arrival at the recovery room, before and immediately after a single mental simulation. | Measured with a 10-point numerical rating scale. |
Countries
Poland
Outcome results
None listed