Anxiety and Fear, Nurse's Role
Conditions
Keywords
Anxiety, Nursing intervention, Hyperbaric chamber
Brief summary
The objective of this experimental study is to determine if the application of a nursing educational intervention reduces the anxiety of patients who are going to undergo treatment in the hyperbaric chamber. The researchers will compare the nursing educational intervention with the usual practice that is currently carried out in the unit for patients who are going to begin treatment in the hyperbaric chamber. Participants will: * Receive explanatory information through a camera triptych when the treatment is indicated. * Come half an hour before the first session to receive a nursing educational intervention, with audiovisual support, on the operation of the camera.
Detailed description
The objective of this experimental study is to determine if the application of a nursing educational intervention reduces the anxiety of patients who are going to undergo treatment in the hyperbaric chamber. An educational intervention will be applied to the intervention group that will begin on the same day that the treatment is indicated. That day, you will be given an informative brochure about the most important aspects you should know about the hyperbaric chamber. On the first day of the session, you will be asked to come half an hour early to explain, in more detail, what the hyperbaric chamber consists of and important aspects that you should take into account. The control group will receive the same intervention that is currently being carried out. Once treatment is prescribed in the chamber, they come on the first day and receive a brief explanation of how it works before entering.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALIntervention group
Patients who begin the first session in the hyperbaric chamber will receive a nursing educational intervention, with audiovisual support, about the operation of the chamber and aspects that must be taken into account once inside.
Sponsors
Universitat de Girona
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Results in the Pfeiffer questionnaire\<2. * That they understand Spanish or Catalan
Exclusion criteria
* That feel fear inside the hyperbaric chamber.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prevalence of anxiety measured with the STAI questionnaire. | First week of treatment in the hyperbaric chamber | Feelings of fear, dread, and uneasiness that may occur as a reaction to stress. |
Countries
Spain
Contacts
CONTACTDalmau Vila-Vidal, MsC
Outcome results
None listed