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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Nursing Intervention Program in Reducing Anxiety in Users Who Perform Scheduled Sessions in the Hyperbaric Chamber

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Nurse's Role
Anxiety and Fear
Interventions
Behavioral: Intervention group
Registration Number
NCT06436079
Lead Sponsor
Universitat de Girona
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.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
42
Inclusion Criteria
  • Results in the Pfeiffer questionnaire<2.
  • That they understand Spanish or Catalan
Exclusion Criteria
  • That feel fear inside the hyperbaric chamber.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Audiovisual educational program on treatment in a hyperbaric chamberIntervention groupThe experimental group will receive a nursing educational intervention with an explanation, with audiovisual support, of the operation of the hyperbaric chamber.
Usual interventionIntervention groupThe control group will undergo the same procedure that is currently carried out, some basic explanations before entering the hyperbaric chamber.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital de Palamós

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Palamós, Girona, Spain

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