Cesarean Section
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of guided imagery applied before cesarean section on preoperative anxiety, fear and physiological parameters. The study will be carried out in two different groups. The practice will start with meeting the women 3 days before cesarean section. After the women are evaluated in terms of eligibility criteria for the research, the women who are eligible will be informed about the research and written informed consent will be obtained from the women who accept. The random distribution of women to the study groups will be carried out random. The following applications will be made to the groups.
Interventions
OTHERGuided imagery
Three days before the cesarean section, the participants will be given a guided imagery audio recording and will be asked to listen to it before going to bed every evening until the day of the cesarean section. On the morning of the cesarean section, after the patient is prepared, the guided imagery audio recording will be played again.
Sponsors
Menekşe Nazlı AKER
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* planned cesarean section * Single birth * giving birth at term * No hearing problems * Agreeing to participate in the research and obtaining written permission,
Exclusion criteria
* Emergency cesarean section due to a health problem of the mother or baby * Not completing the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in anxiety | Three days before the cesarean section, Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section | The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-S consist of 20 items with four points likert scales, each (not at all, somewhat, moderately so, very much so). Scores thus range between 20, indicating a low level of anxiety and 80, indicating a high level. |
| Change in Surgical Fear | Three days before the cesarean section, Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section | Surgical Fear Questionnaire has been developed to determine the level of fear of patients who will undergo electrical surgery for the short and long -term results of surgical operation. The scale is a scales of 11 Likertes, which consist of 8 items, scored between 0-10. Each item 0 is scored as I'm at all scared, 10 I'm very scared. The total score of the scale is 0-80. The high score states that surgical fear is high. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| body temperature | Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section | degrees Celsius |
| systolic and diastolic blood pressure | Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section | mmHg |
| fetal heart rate | Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section | beats per minute |
| respiratory rate | Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section | beats per minute |
| heart rate | Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section | beats per minute |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed