Mindfulness-Based Nursing Care and Anxiety in Open Heart Surgery Patients
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-80
SponsorMersin University
About this trial
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of a mindfulness-based nursing intervention on anxiety levels and vital signs in patients undergoing open-heart surgery during the preoperative and early postoperative periods.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Having a planned elective open heart surgery
Being able to communicate in Turkish and understand the given instructions
Being conscious, cooperative and oriented
Having agreed to participate in the research in the preoperative period
Disqualifiers
Patients with pre-existing serious psychiatric illnesses (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder)
Patients with cognitive impairment or those unable to complete the STAI-S scale
Patients with neurological or sensory problems that impair hearing, speech, or communication
Patients requiring long-term mechanical ventilation in the postoperative period
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Mindfulness-Based Nursing Intervention Group
- Standard Care Control Group
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsLocations
Sponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov