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Fariba Askari1, Jamal Seidi1, Mohammad Khaled Naqshbandi2
1Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Kurdistan, Iran.
Background:
Anxiety is a common psychiatric condition in cardio-vascular diseases. Saffron appears to have a wide range of therapeutic effects on psychiatric conditions and cardio-vascular disorders. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of saffron on anxiety in hospitalized patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
Materials And Methods:
In this clinical investigation, we selected 80 patients with ACS from Tohid Medical Center, Sanandaj. Patients were divided randomly into two groups, intervention group (n = 41), and control group (n = 39), based on how they received saffron and placebo every 12 hours for 4 days, respectively. The Spielberger Anxiety Inventory was completed before and after the intervention in both groups.
Results:
There was no significant difference between the intervention and control groups regarding the mean scores of the trait and state anxiety before and after the intervention (P > 0.05).
Conclusion:
The present study did not corroborate the therapeutic effects of saffron on reducing anxiety in patients with ACS.
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