Renganathan Lakshmi, Ramasubramaniam Shanthi, Arulappan Judie, Al Balushi Siham Mahmood, Al Ghassani Amal, Vijayalakshmi G, Al Balushi Amal, Dhanraj Fabiola
Maternal and Child Health Nursing Department, Oman College of Health Sciences, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman.
Adult Health Nursing Department, School of Health and Social Sciences, The University of West of England, Bristol, UK.
SAGE Open Nurs. 2023 Mar 7;9:23779608231162060. doi: 10.1177/23779608231162060. eCollection 2023 Jan-Dec.
Emotional stress and anxiety during COVID-19 pandemic has gained a lot of attention. The capacity to withstand from the manipulated thinking and COVID-19 related stress and anxiety depends on the resilience level of an individual. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has patronizing benefits for people affected with altered mental health. Relieving COVID-19 related anxiety using CBT has beneficial impact on health and improves quality of life of people.
Aimed to relieve the anxiety of Omani population during COVID-19 pandemic using CBT.
This research utilized a pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test design. A non-probability convenient sampling technique was used to select 96 Omani people who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The pre-anxiety level was assessed using CAS (Corona virus Anxiety Scale). The participants who scored above nine in the scale were given three sessions of CBT. Post-anxiety level was assessed using CAS after three CBT sessions.
The study revealed that the level of anxiety reduced during post-test (6.35) after intervention when compared to pre-test (13.22). The CBT intervention was effective in reducing the anxiety in the post-test at ≤ .000.
CBT is effective in reducing COVID-19 related anxiety among the Omani population. Therefore, this strategy is highly recommended in people having mental health issues.
2019冠状病毒病大流行期间的情绪压力和焦虑受到了广泛关注。抵御被操纵的思维以及与2019冠状病毒病相关的压力和焦虑的能力取决于个人的复原力水平。认知行为疗法（CBT）对心理健康受到影响的人有显著益处。使用认知行为疗法缓解与2019冠状病毒病相关的焦虑对健康有益，并能提高人们的生活质量。
旨在使用认知行为疗法缓解阿曼人群在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间的焦虑。
本研究采用了实验前一组前测后测设计。使用非概率便利抽样技术选取了96名符合纳入标准的阿曼人。使用冠状病毒焦虑量表（CAS）评估焦虑前水平。在该量表中得分高于9分的参与者接受了三次认知行为疗法治疗。在三次认知行为疗法治疗后，使用冠状病毒焦虑量表评估焦虑后水平。
研究表明，与前测（13.22）相比，干预后后测（6.35）时焦虑水平降低。认知行为疗法干预在≤.000时有效降低了后测中的焦虑。
认知行为疗法在降低阿曼人群中与2019冠状病毒病相关的焦虑方面有效。因此，强烈建议有心理健康问题的人采用这种策略。
