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Maryam Mobini-Bidgoli1, Mohsen Taghadosi2, Hamidreza Gilasi3
1School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Background:
This study aimed to evaluate effects of hand reflexology on anxiety level in coronary angiography patients.
Materials And Methods:
This clinical trial recruited 80 eligible patients >6 months. The patients were randomly assigned to receive routine care plus either hand reflexology or a simple hand massage. Data were collected using the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Both groups' anxiety levels were measured before (T0) and 30 min (T1) and 1 h after the intervention (T2).
Findings:
The mean anxiety level in the intervention group decreased from 57.54 at baseline to 55.47 after the intervention (P = 0.0001). The values in the control group were 54.27 and 51.4, respectively. The two groups had statistically significant differences in the mean scores of anxiety at T0 and T1 (P = 0.003), T1 and T2, and T0 and T2 (P = 0.0001).
Conclusion:
Hand reflexology could effectively decrease anxiety in coronary angiography patients.
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