Guided imagery relaxation therapy on preoperative anxiety: a randomized clinical trial

to evaluate the effect of relaxation therapy with guided imagery on state anxiety and cortisol in the immediate preoperative period in patients submitted to bariatric surgery by videolaparoscopy. a randomized, triple-blind clinical trial in a large teaching hospital in the interior of Minas Gerais....

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Published in:Revista latino-americana de enfermagem 2018-11, Vol.26, p.e3101-e3101
Main Authors: Felix, Márcia Marques Dos Santos, Ferreira, Maria Beatriz Guimarães, Oliveira, Lucas Felix de, Barichello, Elizabeth, Pires, Patricia da Silva, Barbosa, Maria Helena
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anxiety
Anxiety - therapy
Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric Surgery - psychology
Clinical Trial
Clinical trials
Female
Gastrointestinal surgery
Hormones
Humans
Hydrocortisone
Imagery (Psychotherapy
Imagery (Psychotherapy) - methods
Laparoscopy
Male
Middle Aged
NURSING
Obesity, Morbid - surgery
Original
Preoperative Period
Relaxation
Relaxation therapy
Relaxation Therapy - methods
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Summary:to evaluate the effect of relaxation therapy with guided imagery on state anxiety and cortisol in the immediate preoperative period in patients submitted to bariatric surgery by videolaparoscopy. a randomized, triple-blind clinical trial in a large teaching hospital in the interior of Minas Gerais. Twenty-four patients who would undergo video-laparoscopic bariatric surgery were randomly allocated in two groups, namely 12 in the control group and 12 in the experimental group. State anxiety was assessed by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and blood cortisol levels were measured before and after the intervention or standard care. Descriptive analyzes were used for the quantitative variables and Student's t-test for independent samples, in the analysis of the differences between the state anxiety scores and cortisol levels. the experimental group presented a statistically significant reduction of the state anxiety scores (p = 0.005) as well as of cortisol levels (p
ISSN:1518-8345
0104-1169
1518-8345
DOI:10.1590/1518-8345.2850.3101