Akbari Ali, Dalvand Shadi, Ahmadi Forouzan, Khazaei Salman
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Tanaffos. 2022 Apr;21(4):472-479.
High anxiety is a common mental symptom in COVID-19 patients, mainly due to the unknown nature of the disease and the home isolation of patients for recovery. The aim of this study is to determine the impact of the virtual training of relaxation techniques, including Jacobson and Benson techniques, on the anxiety of home-isolated patients with COVID-19.
This clinical trial was conducted in 2020 in Hamadan Sina Hospital, where 60 COVID-19 patients were randomly allocated to an experimental (n = 30) and a control (n = 30) group. Both groups received the usual care. However, in addition to the usual care, COVID-19 patients in the experimental group received relaxation technique training, including Jacobson and Benson techniques, in the form of pamphlets and instructional videos according to the schedule (twice a week for 4 weeks) via WhatsApp. The Spielberger Anxiety Inventory was filled out by subjects before and after the intervention.
The mean scores of explicit, implicit, and overall anxiety were not significantly different between the control and experimental groups prior to the intervention (P>0.05). However, the mean score of explicit, implicit, and overall anxiety in the control and experimental groups differed significantly after the intervention (p<0.05).
The results of this study showed that Jacobsen and Benson relaxation techniques are effective in reducing anxiety among COVID-19 patients. Therefore, it is recommended to perform complementary therapeutic interventions for these patients, in addition to the administration of medications.
高度焦虑是新冠肺炎患者常见的精神症状，主要源于疾病性质不明以及患者居家隔离康复。本研究旨在确定包括雅各布森和本森放松技巧在内的虚拟放松技巧训练对新冠肺炎居家隔离患者焦虑情绪的影响。
本临床试验于2020年在哈马丹西纳医院进行，60例新冠肺炎患者被随机分为试验组（n = 30）和对照组（n = 30）。两组均接受常规护理。然而，试验组的新冠肺炎患者除常规护理外，还通过WhatsApp按照时间表（每周两次，共4周）以小册子和教学视频的形式接受包括雅各布森和本森放松技巧在内的放松技巧训练。受试者在干预前后填写斯皮尔伯格焦虑量表。
干预前，对照组和试验组的显性、隐性和总体焦虑平均得分无显著差异（P>0.05）。然而，干预后，对照组和试验组的显性、隐性和总体焦虑平均得分有显著差异（p<0.05）。
本研究结果表明，雅各布森和本森放松技巧可有效降低新冠肺炎患者的焦虑情绪。因此，建议除药物治疗外，对这些患者进行辅助治疗干预。
