It aimed to examine stress, anxiety and resorting to life paths to enable researchers to contain this stress.
Stress and anxiety lives of patients before coronary angiography. The stress and anxiety they experience also affect their vital signs. The researchers aimed to examine the ways the stress ball affected their patients' stress, anxiety, and vital signs.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
130
Stress ball squeeze
Aysel SESCİ
Aksaray, University, Turkey (Türkiye)
RECRUITINGState Anxiety Score
Scale measuring patients' anxiety. The scores obtained from the scale vary between 20 and 80. A large score indicates high anxiety, and a small score indicates low anxiety.
Time frame: Change in state anxiety score within one day
Distress Thermometer
It is a scale that measures the patient's stress level. The scale is scored between 0 and 10 points. A score of 0 indicates no stress, and a score of 10 indicates extreme stress.
Time frame: Only on day 1, 2 times a day (same day).
Systolic Blood Pressure Value (mmHg)
The effect of the intervention on systolic blood pressure is examined.
Time frame: Only on day 1, 2 times a day (same day).
Diastolic Blood Pressure Value (mmHg)
The effect of the intervention on diastolic blood pressure is examined.
Time frame: It will be measured 3 times a day (same day) on day 1 only.
Heart Rate/Minute Value
The effect of the intervention on the heart rate is examined.
Time frame: It will be measured 3 times a day (same day) on day 1 only.
Respiratory Rate/Minute Value
The effect of the intervention on the respiratory rate is examined.
Time frame: It will be measured 3 times a day (same day) on day 1 only.
Peripheral Oxygen Saturation (SpO2) Value
The effect of the intervention on peripheral oxygen saturation is examined.
Time frame: It will be measured 3 times a day (same day) on day 1 only.
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