Objective:The study aimed to investigate the effect of relaxation techniques in reducing fear and anxiety in patients in need of general surgery.Materials and Methods:This quasi-experimental study with a pre-post cont...Objective:The study aimed to investigate the effect of relaxation techniques in reducing fear and anxiety in patients in need of general surgery.Materials and Methods:This quasi-experimental study with a pre-post control group design was conducted on 120 patients requiring general surgery at Saman Al-Hojjaj Hospital in Sirjan County.Patients were selected using convenience sampling and randomly assigned to the intervention group(n=60)and control group(n=60).The intervention group was taught box breathing and progressive muscle relaxation techniques by a senior psychiatric nursing expert for 15-20 min every 4 h until surgery.The control group received routine care for surgery.Data on fear and anxiety outcomes were collected using the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Surgical Fear Questionnaire.Results:The intervention group had a mean total fear score of 29.27±12.69 compared to 37.20±16.39 in the control group(P=0.012),with significant reductions in both short-term(13.57±5.93 vs.15.98±8.90;P=0.209,Cohen’s d=0.32)and long-term(15.70±7.19 vs.21.22±9.11;P=0.001,Cohen’s d=0.66)fear components(total fear:P=0.012,Cohen’s d=0.54).The total anxiety score was 91.88±6.28 in the control group and 93.60±3.62 in the intervention group,with trait anxiety significantly reduced in the intervention group(P=0.039,Cohen’s d=0.41)postintervention,but no significant change in state anxiety(P=0.577,Cohen’s d=0.16).Conclusions:Relaxation techniques significantly alleviate preoperative psychological distress,effectively reducing fear and anxiety in general surgery patients.These cost-effective,non-invasive methods enhance recovery and reduce healthcare costs.We recommend training healthcare providers to implement these techniques for optimal patient outcomes.展开更多
Objective:Nurses,due to the nature of their job,are subjected to various forms of stress and physical and psychological injuries.Self-compassion and a sense of coherence have attracted much attention in research in re...Objective:Nurses,due to the nature of their job,are subjected to various forms of stress and physical and psychological injuries.Self-compassion and a sense of coherence have attracted much attention in research in recent years as having high potential for improving the health and performance of people in the workplace.The present study aimed to compare self-compassion and the sense of coherence in nurses working in psychiatric hospitals and other hospitals of Kerman University of Medical Sciences.Methods:The present study was a descriptive-comparative study of applied type conducted on 100 nurses of Shahid Beheshti Psychiatric Hospital in Kerman by the census method and 100 nurses of other hospitals of Kerman University of Medical Sciences by the stratified random sampling method.The instruments included the self-compassion questionnaire and the sense of coherence questionnaire.Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences software.Results:The results of the present study showed that self-compassion and sense of coherence were higher in psychiatric nurses(39.35±7.7 and 53.02±8.01)than among other nurses(36.03±5.81 and 49.76±6.30).There was a direct and moderate relationship between a sense of coherence and self-compassion(P-value<0.005).The higher the score of compassion for oneself,the higher was the score of sense of coherence.Furthermore,the sense of coherence had a direct and weak relationship with all dimensions of self-compassion,except for the extreme imitation dimension,which showed a direct and moderate relationship to other dimensions(P-value<0.001).Conclusions:Self-compassion and a sense of coherence,as a form of self-communication,increase nurses’satisfaction and reduce nurses’job stress and,as a result,job performance is improved.展开更多
基金funded by Sirjan Medical Sciences Faculty,Sirjan,Iran.(Project code:402000018).
文摘Objective:The study aimed to investigate the effect of relaxation techniques in reducing fear and anxiety in patients in need of general surgery.Materials and Methods:This quasi-experimental study with a pre-post control group design was conducted on 120 patients requiring general surgery at Saman Al-Hojjaj Hospital in Sirjan County.Patients were selected using convenience sampling and randomly assigned to the intervention group(n=60)and control group(n=60).The intervention group was taught box breathing and progressive muscle relaxation techniques by a senior psychiatric nursing expert for 15-20 min every 4 h until surgery.The control group received routine care for surgery.Data on fear and anxiety outcomes were collected using the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Surgical Fear Questionnaire.Results:The intervention group had a mean total fear score of 29.27±12.69 compared to 37.20±16.39 in the control group(P=0.012),with significant reductions in both short-term(13.57±5.93 vs.15.98±8.90;P=0.209,Cohen’s d=0.32)and long-term(15.70±7.19 vs.21.22±9.11;P=0.001,Cohen’s d=0.66)fear components(total fear:P=0.012,Cohen’s d=0.54).The total anxiety score was 91.88±6.28 in the control group and 93.60±3.62 in the intervention group,with trait anxiety significantly reduced in the intervention group(P=0.039,Cohen’s d=0.41)postintervention,but no significant change in state anxiety(P=0.577,Cohen’s d=0.16).Conclusions:Relaxation techniques significantly alleviate preoperative psychological distress,effectively reducing fear and anxiety in general surgery patients.These cost-effective,non-invasive methods enhance recovery and reduce healthcare costs.We recommend training healthcare providers to implement these techniques for optimal patient outcomes.
文摘Objective:Nurses,due to the nature of their job,are subjected to various forms of stress and physical and psychological injuries.Self-compassion and a sense of coherence have attracted much attention in research in recent years as having high potential for improving the health and performance of people in the workplace.The present study aimed to compare self-compassion and the sense of coherence in nurses working in psychiatric hospitals and other hospitals of Kerman University of Medical Sciences.Methods:The present study was a descriptive-comparative study of applied type conducted on 100 nurses of Shahid Beheshti Psychiatric Hospital in Kerman by the census method and 100 nurses of other hospitals of Kerman University of Medical Sciences by the stratified random sampling method.The instruments included the self-compassion questionnaire and the sense of coherence questionnaire.Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences software.Results:The results of the present study showed that self-compassion and sense of coherence were higher in psychiatric nurses(39.35±7.7 and 53.02±8.01)than among other nurses(36.03±5.81 and 49.76±6.30).There was a direct and moderate relationship between a sense of coherence and self-compassion(P-value<0.005).The higher the score of compassion for oneself,the higher was the score of sense of coherence.Furthermore,the sense of coherence had a direct and weak relationship with all dimensions of self-compassion,except for the extreme imitation dimension,which showed a direct and moderate relationship to other dimensions(P-value<0.001).Conclusions:Self-compassion and a sense of coherence,as a form of self-communication,increase nurses’satisfaction and reduce nurses’job stress and,as a result,job performance is improved.
