Effect of Nature Based Sounds' Intervention on Agitation and Anxiety of Patients Admitted in Intensive Care Units.

Maharishi Markendeswar University (Deemed to be University)60 enrolled

Overview

Effect of nature based sounds' intervention on Agitation and Anxiety of patients admitted in Intensive Care Units of MMIMS\&R Hospital, Mullana, Ambala

INTRODUCTION: Continue stay in ICU can lead to sleep disturbances and poor stress management that may result in client's inability to adjust with the situations and use of medical support. This experience may lead to increase agitation, anxiety as well as physiological stress of client, decrease comfort level and increase recovery time as well as hospital stay. There has been great emphasis on non-pharmacological methods that decrease anxiety and stress since they are very appropriate and affordable. OBJECTIVES: The objective of the study was to assess the effect of Nature Based Sounds on Agitation and Anxiety of patients admitted in Intensive Care Units. METHODOLOGY: A Randomized Controlled Trial with pretest posttest control group design was used. Sixty patients from Surgical Intensive care unit and were selected conveniently and randomly assigned into experimental and control group using lottery method. Data was collected by Agitation Behavior Assessment Scale and Beck Anxiety Inventory.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Agitated; State, Acute Reaction to Stress Anxiety

Interventions

Nature based soundsOTHER

Nature based sound was administered to the experimental group with head phones for continuously 20minutes. Posttest was done by continuously 30 minute observation after administration of nature based sound with the same tools.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 75 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Willing to participate in the study. 2. In age group of 18 -75 years. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who were not having agitated behavior, normal anxiety and normal physiologic stress scores. 2. Patients who were taking anti-hypertensive drugs, anti-depressants drugs and sedatives. 3. Who could not response verbally or non-verbally in response to Sample Characteristics Performa and Beck Anxiety Inventory. 4. Patients who were having psychiatric or neurological illness.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Agitation assessed with the Agitation Behavior Assessment Scale

Agitation Behavior Assessment Scale A Score of 14 = absent: the behavior is not present. 15-28= low degree. 29-42= Moderate degree. 43-56= Extreme degree.

Time frame: 8-10 minutes

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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