The Effect of Pre-Cesarean Section Guided Imagery

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of guided imagery applied before cesarean section on preoperative anxiety, fear and physiological parameters. The study will be carried out in two different groups. The practice will start with meeting the women 3 days before cesarean section. After the women are evaluated in terms of eligibility criteria for the research, the women who are eligible will be informed about the research and written informed consent will be obtained from the women who accept. The random distribution of women to the study groups will be carried out random. The following applications will be made to the groups.

Official Title
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The Effect of Pre-Cesarean Section Guided Imagery on Preoperative Anxiety, Fear and Physiological Parameters

Conditions
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Cesarean Section

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Guided imagery


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: planned cesarean section Single birth giving birth at term No hearing problems Agreeing to participate in the research and obtaining written permission, Exclusion Criteria: Emergency cesarean section due to a health problem of the mother or baby Not completing the study

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Guided imagery Group<br> | Other: Guided imagery<br>* Three days before the cesarean section, the participants will be given a guided imagery audio recording and will be asked to listen to it before going to bed every evening until the day of the cesarean section. On the morning of the cesarean section, after the patient is prepared, the guided imagery audio recording will be played again.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control Group<br> | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in anxiety | The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-S consist of 20 items with four points likert scales, each (not at all, somewhat, moderately so, very much so). Scores thus range between 20, indicating a low level of anxiety and 80, indicating a high level. | Three days before the cesarean section, Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section | 
| Change in Surgical Fear | Surgical Fear Questionnaire has been developed to determine the level of fear of patients who will undergo electrical surgery for the short and long -term results of surgical operation. The scale is a scales of 11 Likertes, which consist of 8 items, scored between 0-10. Each item 0 is scored as I'm at all scared, 10 I'm very scared. The total score of the scale is 0-80. The high score states that surgical fear is high. | Three days before the cesarean section, Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| systolic and diastolic blood pressure | mmHg | Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section | 
| heart rate | beats per minute | Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section | 
| body temperature | degrees Celsius | Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section | 
| respiratory rate | beats per minute | Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section | 
| fetal heart rate | beats per minute | Fifteen minutes after preparation for cesarean section |