Investigating the effect of head massage on the preoperative anxiety in women candidates for elective caesarean sectio
- Conditions
- Anxiety before cesarean section of pregnant women.Delivery by elective caesarean sectionO82.0
- Registration Number
- IRCT20240311061255N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 72
1. Elective caesarean section surgery (due to diagnosis like previous caesarean section, some medical diseases, incompatibility of the cesarean section with the mother's pelvis, abnormal position of the fetus such as breech position, triplets and above, twins in cases of non-cephaly of the first or second trimester)
2. People over 16 years old
3. Having minimum reading and writing literacy
4. Having an indication of termination of pregnancy at a gestational age of 34 weeks and above
5. Not having a history of heart and mental illness according to self-report
6. Not taking anti-anxiety and sedative drugs according to self-report
1. Unwillingness of the participants
2. Failure to complete the questionnaire
3. Having diseases related to turning
4. Any situation that leads to increased anxiety and the need for an emergency cesarean section; such as bleeding and rupture of the amniotic sac.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Spielberger questionnaire anxiety score. Timepoint: 1 hour before surgery, 20 minutes before surgery. Method of measurement: Spielberger anxiety questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anxiety score after head massage. Timepoint: 1 hour before surgery, 20 minutes before surgery (after head massage). Method of measurement: Spielberger anxiety questionnaire.