ArticleEuropean journal of midwifery2021
The effect of familiarization with preoperative care on anxiety and vital signs in the patient's cesarean section: A randomized controlled trial.
Article in European journal of midwifery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07368387 (The Effect of QR Code-Based Preoperative Education on Anxiety, Postpartum Pain, and Comfort in Women Undergoing Cesarean Birth), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
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The Effect of QR Code-Based Preoperative Education on Anxiety, Postpartum Pain, and Comfort in Women Undergoing Cesarean Birth
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of a Structured Preoperative Educational Video on Maternal Anxiety in Elective Cesarean Section: A Randomized Controlled Trial Using EEG Biomarkers.Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation · 2026Article
- Anxiety Assessment Using the Visual Analogue Scale Among Women Undergoing Elective Cesarean Section.Cureus · 2025Article
- The Impact of Educational Sessions on Anxiety Levels among Women Undergoing Caesarean Section: A Quasi-Experimental Study.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Article
- Correlates of higher anxiety scores reported by women admitted for elective caesarean section.Heliyon · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionCesarean section (C-section) is one of the most prevalent surgeries among women. The preoperative stages in the surgery day and lack of control over being in an unfamiliar situation and feeling danger cause anxiety, and consequently, instability in patients. This study aimed to determine the effect of familiarization with preoperative nursing care on anxiety and vital signs of patients in cesarean section.
methodsThis randomized controlled trial study was performed on 80 pregnant candidates for C-section in Hamadan Fatemieh Hospital, Iran, in 2020. Patients were randomly divided into control (n=40) and intervention (n=40) groups. The control group just received the routine intervention of the hospital, but the intervention group, in addition, received the two familiarizing sessions with preoperative nursing care. Data were collected via vital signs sheet and Spielberger situational anxiety questionnaire and were analyzed using SPSS16 software at a significance level of p=0.05.
resultsBefore the intervention, there was no significant difference between the mean anxiety scores of the control and intervention groups, and the two groups were homogeneous (p=0.396). However, after the intervention, the mean anxiety of the intervention group decreased significantly (p=0.001) and increased in the control group (p=0.600); and the mean post-test of the two groups showed a significant difference (p=0.001). After the intervention, the mean heart rate, respiration rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure in the intervention group decreased significantly (p<0.05). However, there was no significant difference in heart rate and systolic blood pressure of the control group (p>0.05).
conclusionsBased on the results of this study we conclude that familiarity with preoperative care reduces the level of anxiety and stabilized the level of vital signs parameters.
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