Background: Delay in healing- and increasing use of narcotics and anesthetics are some of the accompanying problems with anxiety before the surgery. Massage Aromatherapy and massage are two of the complementary medicine components to decrease anxiety. Aim: to compare the effects of massage aromatherapy and massage on anxiety level of the patients in the preoperative period. Methods: In this cli...

Introduction: The preoperative distress and anxiety experienced by preschoolers are associated with an increased incidence of troubled recovery from anesthesia. However, influences of parental anxiety on children at different stages of the surgical processes are not clear. The aim of this study was to evaluate any existing association between preoperative parental anxiety and emergence agitatio...

OBJECTIVE To compare the emotional response and level of anxiety of psychopathic murderers, non-psychopathic murderers, and nonpsychopathic non-criminals. METHOD 110 male individuals aged over 18 years were divided into three groups: psychopathic murderers (n = 38); non-psychopathic murderers (n = 37) serving sentences for murder convictions in Maximum Security Prisons in the State of Sao Pau...

aim and background: coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) surgery is the most common surgical procedure for patients suffering from coronary artery diseases. many studies demonstrated cabg as a serious crisis for patients resulting in excessive stress and anxiety. this study was performed to assess the effects of reflexology on anxiety levels among cabg surgery candidates in shahid chamran hospit...

background: although a variety of methods have been suggested to reduce stress, anxiety and pain intensity due to spinal needle skin puncture, their adverse effects restrict theirs widespread administration. in this study we evaluated the effects of oral tizanidine on the reduction of pain caused by spinal needle puncture and hemodynamic responses. methods : in this double blind randomized clin...

background : patients admitted in coronary care units face various stressors. ambiguity of future life conditions and unawareness of caring methods intensifies the patients’ anxiety and stress. this study was conducted to assess the effects of whole body massage on anxiety and vital signs of patients with acute coronary disorders.   methods: a randomized controlled trial was conducted on 120 pa...

The aim of this study was to determine if aromatherapy could reduce preoperative anxiety in ambulatory surgery patients. A total of 109 preoperative patients were randomly assigned to experimental (bergamot essential oil) and control (water vapor) conditions and their responses to the State Trait Anxiety Inventory and vital signs were monitored. Patients were stratified by previous surgical exp...

Patient-maintained sedation using propofol has recently been shown to be effective for dental surgery. We compared this new technique to the established technique of operator administered midazolam. The two groups were compared before, during and after sedation. The two primary outcomes were time until discharge and oxygen saturation. Vital signs, anxiety and psychomotor skills were also compar...