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Trial reportBMC pregnancy and childbirth2022

Comparison of the effectiveness of virtual reality and chewing mint gum on labor pain and anxiety: a randomized controlled trial.

Atefeh Ebrahimian, Roghaieh Rahmani Bilandi, Mohammad Reza Rahmani Bilandī, Zahra Sabzeh

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Trial report in BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  15. Patient perceptions of virtual reality for pain relief in labor: A qualitative study.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Atefeh EbrahimianDepartment of Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Social Development & Health Promotion Research Center, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Khorasan Razavi, Iran.
Roghaieh Rahmani BilandiDepartment of Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Social Development & Health Promotion Research Center, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Khorasan Razavi, Iran. roghaiehrahmany@yahoo.com.
Mohammad Reza Rahmani BilandīDepartment of Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Khorasan Razavi, Iran.
Zahra SabzehDepartment of Midwifery, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Khorasan Razavi, Iran.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveChildbirth pain and anxiety are often unnatural, as opposed to being one of the most practical ways to use non-pharmacological methods. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of virtual reality and chewing mint gum on childbirth pain and anxiety.

methodsThis is a single-blind, three-group clinical trial study on 93 mothers referred to Allameh Bohlool Gonabadi and Sajjadieh Torbate Jam Hospitals for natural childbirth in 2018-2019. Subjects were randomly divided into three groups of chewing gum, virtual reality, and control using six blocks. Chewing gum interventions in one group and virtual reality in the other group were performed twice in 4-5 cm and 7-8 cm dilatations for 20 min. In the control group, no intervention except routine care was performed. The research tools included Visual Analogue Scale of Pain and Spielberger's Anxiety Inventory. Data were analyzed using SPSS) version 22(, ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis, Chi-square and Tukey tests. Significance level was considered 0.05 in this study.

resultsThe main result was differences in pain and anxiety before and after the intervention. There was no significant difference between pre-intervention pain and anxiety scores in the three groups, but there was a significant difference between pain and anxiety scores immediately and 30 min after the intervention.

conclusionThe results of this study showed that virtual reality and chewing mint gum intervention reduce pain and anxiety in the first stage of childbirth.

trial registrationIRCT20181214041963N1 .

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Chewing GumMenthaVirtual RealityAdultAnxietyFemaleHumansIranLabor, ObstetricLabor PainPregnancySingle-Blind MethodSurveys and QuestionnairesVisual Analog ScaleChewing GumAnxietyChewing gumLabor painVirtual reality

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PMCPMC8772130

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