. Jamshid Eslami; . Neda Hatami; . Azadeh Amiri; . Marzieh Akbarzadeh
Volume 10, Issue 9 , September 2020, , Pages 1-7
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Anxiety before and pain intensity after cesarean section is among the factors thatshould be taken into consideration among the candidates for cesarean section. The present ...
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BACKGROUND: Anxiety before and pain intensity after cesarean section is among the factors thatshould be taken into consideration among the candidates for cesarean section. The present studyaimed to investigate the effect of familiarity with cesarean section and the operating room environmenton anxiety and pain intensity among the mothers undergoing cesarean section.METHODS: This clinical trial was conducted on 80 women referred to the hospitals affiliated toShiraz University of Medical Sciences for cesarean section in 2018. The participants were randomlydivided into a control (n = 40) and an intervention group (n = 40). The intervention group took partin four educational sessions, while the control group received the hospital’s routine care. The BeckAnxiety Inventory was completed by the two groups before and after the intervention. The McGill PainQuestionnaire was also filled out by the two groups in the ward after the cesarean section. After all,the data were entered into the SPSS software, version 21, and were analyzed using independentt‑test and ANCOVA.RESULTS: The results showed no significant difference between the two groups regarding themean score of anxiety prior to the intervention. After the intervention, the mean score of anxietywas 7.98 ± 3.77 in the intervention group and 19.70 ± 6.45 in the control group, and the differencewas statistically significant (P < 0.0001). Indeed, the mean intensity of pain was 43.98 ± 7.63 in theintervention group and 57.75 ± 10.69 in the control group after the intervention, and the differencewas statistically significant (P < 0.017).CONCLUSION: The patients’ familiarity with cesarean section and the operating room environmentcaused a decline in the anxiety level prior to cesarean section as well as a decrease in the scoreof pain after the operation. Hence, midwives and nurses have to play effective roles in decreasingpregnant women’s anxiety and pain through identification of strategies for empowering them andmanaging their worries.