بررسي تاثير دو روش آرام سازي پيشرونده عضلاني و لمس درماني بر اضطراب و علايم حياتي و بروز ديس ريتمي هاي قلبي بيماران تحت كاتتريسم قلبي

Comparison the Effects of Muscle Progressive Relaxation Therapy and Therapeutic Touch on Anxiety and Vital Sign and Cardiac Dysrhythmia in Cardiac Catheterization Client

This research is a quasi - experimental study that was performed in Jamaran hospital. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of two non-invasive procedures (Therapeutic Touch and Relaxation Therapy) on anxiety and vital sign and cardiac dysrhythmia in cardiac catheterization female patients. The non random sample consisted of 80 subjects that 3 cases were omitted for some reasons. 77 patients were randomly assigned to 3 groups; Therapeutic touch (26), Relaxation therapy (26), and Control group (25). The group of Therapeutic touch was received Therapeutic touch for 10-15 minute (in 4 hours before catheterization and repeat for 4 times). The relaxation group was educated about Muscle Progressive Relaxation Therapy and done it for 20-25 minute and repeated every one hour for 4 times and control group was not received any therapy. Basic data collected by Spielberger anxiety test, check list of cardiac dysrhythmia and paper of record vital sign at before and during of cardiac catheterization. Analysis of data was computerized adopting SPSS package software. Finding of this study indicated both Therapeutic touch and Relaxation therapy causes to reduce state anxiety (P=000). No effect on trait anxiety. In addition both therapies were effective on systolic blood pressure (P=01002), pulse rate (P=000) and respiratory rate (P=010014) during catheterization and effective on cardiac dysrhythmia (only on sinus tachycardia) (P=01005). Results suggest that both relaxation and Therapeutic touch are effective palliatives to anxiety in stressful situations.