بررسي تاثير آرامسازي بر ميزان اضطراب بيماران تحت عمل جراحي قلب ، بستري در بيمارستان قلب شهيد رجايي تهران

Evaluation of effectiveness Bensonʹs relaxation method on anxiety level of patients undergoing heart surgery

Surgery, especially heart surgery is a life threatening event for every one. Candidates of heart surgery are prone to severe anxiety. So implementing measures to reduce anxiety of the patients is necessary to facilitate their healing process. ln this case-control study. the effect of Bensonʹs relaxation on 105 patients undergoing open heart surgeryʹ in Shahid Rajaee heart diseases hospital was assessed. The tools of this study were a questionnaire, a sphygmomanometer, a stethoscope and a thermometer. We found that the relaxation reduced the anxiety level in the experimental group, while in the control group it was remarkably higher. Moreover, relaxation in the experimental group reduced the vital sign parameters including blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration rate and temperature significantly one day before surgery. Also relaxation reduced the frequency and dosage of analgesics. Considering the positive effects of relaxation in reduction of anxiety level in patients undergoing open heart surgery, applying the relaxation is advisable.