ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2014
Guided imagery for stress and symptom management in pregnant african american women.
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The Effect of Two Distraction Strategies in Reducing Preoperative Anxiety in Children：A Randomized Controlled Trial
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Nonpharmacological Interventions on Stress, Anxiety, and Depression of Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Worldviews on evidence-based nursing · 2025Pooled it
- Evaluating the effect of prenatal interventions on maternal-foetal attachment: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Nursing open · 2021Pooled it
- Psychological interventions for depression and anxiety in pregnant Latina and Black women in the United States: A systematic review.Clinical psychology & psychotherapy · 2020Pooled it
- A telephone-based guided imagery tobacco cessation intervention: results of a randomized feasibility trial.Translational behavioral medicine · 2021Trial
- Treatment Fidelity in Mind-Body Interventions.Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association · 2019Trial
- Modality- and sequence-specific effects of guided imagery on stress and neuroendocrine markers in young adults: A pilot randomized crossover study.Comprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology · 2026Article
- Interventions for Psychological Stress in Pregnant African American Women: A Scoping Review.Issues in mental health nursing · 2025Article
- The role of antenatal relaxation practices in enhancing maternal psychological wellbeing and childbirth experiences: an observational study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
- Effects of Education and Guided Imagery Program on Stress Level and Coping Behaviors Among Pregnant Women at Risk of Preterm Birth.International journal of women's health · 2023Article
- The approach to managing perinatal anxiety: A mini-review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Review
- Identifying Patterns of Symptom Distress in Pregnant Women: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Developing a Guided Imagery Telephone-Based Tobacco Cessation Program for a Randomized Controlled Trial.Tobacco use insights · 2020Article
- The Effects of Positive Affect and Episodic Future Thinking on Temporal Discounting and Healthy Food Demand and Choice Among Overweight and Obese Individuals: Protocol for a Pilot 2×2 Factorial Randomized Controlled Study.JMIR research protocols · 2019Article
- Multi-focused psychosocial residential rehabilitation interventions improve quality of life among cancer survivors: a community-based controlled trial.Journal of translational medicine · 2018Article
- A Qualitative Understanding of Midlife Sources of Stress and Support in African-American Women.Journal of National Black Nurses' Association : JNBNA · 2016Article
- The Effects of Guided Imagery on Patients Being Weaned from Mechanical Ventilation.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2015Article
- The Effects of Guided Imagery on Heart Rate Variability in Simulated Spaceflight Emergency Tasks Performers.BioMed research international · 2015Article
- Psychometric Evaluation of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Fatigue-Short Form Across Diverse Populations.Nursing researchArticle
- Happiness in Pregnant African American Women: What Are the Biobehavioral Correlates?The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursingArticle
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a guided imagery (GI) intervention for stress reduction in pregnant African American women beginning early in the second trimester. This prospective longitudinal study of 72 women used a randomized controlled experimental design with two groups conducted over 12 weeks. The intervention was a CD with 4 professionally recorded tracts designed and sequenced to influence study variables. Participants in both GI and usual care (UC) completed measures and donated 5 cc of blood at baseline, 8 weeks and 12 weeks. Participants also completed a daily stress scale. A mixed-effects linear model tested for differences between groups for self-reported measures of stress, anxiety, and fatigue as well as corticotrophin releasing hormone (CRH), a biologic marker of stress. Significant differences in perceived stress daily scores and at week 8 but not week 12 were found in the GI group compared to UC group. The GI group reported significantly less fatigue and anxiety than the UC group at week 8 but not week 12. There were no significant differences in CRH levels between groups. Results suggest that GI intervention may be effective in reducing perceived stress, anxiety, and fatigue measures among pregnant African American women.
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