The Effects of Spiritual and Religious Need-based Interventions on Spiritual Well-being and Anxiety in Elderly People Hospitalized in Cardiac Intensive Care Unit of Imam Reza hospital in Lar City
This study is an interventional study with a pre-test and post-test control group design. Goal of the study: to determine the effects of spiritual and religious need-based interventions on spiritual well-being and anxiety in elderly people hospitalized in Cardiac Intensive Care Unit of Imam Reza hospital in Lar city. Sampling methods: Sample size is determined as 66 and participants are randomly assigned into case and control groups (two groups of 33 each). After obtaining informed consent, Spiritual Health and State-Trait Anxiety Inventories are completed by participants at the beginning of hospitalization and stabilizing the patients. Inclusion criteria included age over 60, confirmed diagnosis of any type of heart diseases, willingness to participate in the study, lack of cognitive or psychological disorders; while exclusion criteria included undergoing other interventions or complementary therapies (such as meditation and yoga) during hospitalization, consuming antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications during the study, deterioration of the patient's condition, repeated myocardial infarction, patients’ severe psychological conflicts due to religious and spiritual interventions and hospital stay of less than three days. The older adults in the case group undergo spiritual and religious need-based interventions consisted of a 60-90 minute session per day for 3 consecutive days. The inventories are completed once again by the participants of the control group after discharge and those of the case group after the intervention. The study is lasted for a four- month period in both groups.
General information
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT2014052615426N2
Registration date:2014-06-02, 1393/03/12
Registration timing:registered_while_recruiting
Last update:
Update count:0
Registration date
2014-06-02, 1393/03/12
Registrant information
Name
Maryam Hazrati
Name of organization / entity
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 71 3631 3949
Email address
hazratim@sums.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Vice Chancellor for Research Affairs
Expected recruitment start date
2014-05-26, 1393/03/05
Expected recruitment end date
2014-09-27, 1393/07/05
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
The Effects of Spiritual and Religious Need-based Interventions on Spiritual Well-being and Anxiety in Elderly People Hospitalized in Cardiac Intensive Care Unit of Imam Reza hospital in Lar City
Public title
The Effects of Spiritual and Religious Need-based Interventions on Spiritual Well-being and Anxiety in Elderly People Hospitalized in Cardiac Intensive Care Unit of Imam Reza hospital in Lar City
Purpose
Supportive
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: age over 60 years old; confirmed diagnosis of any type of heart diseases; willingness to participate in the study; lack of cognitive or psychological disorders.
Exclusion criteria: undergoing other interventions or complementary therapies (such as meditation and yoga) during hospitalization; consuming antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications during the study; deterioration of the patient's condition; repeated myocardial infarction; patients’ severe psychological conflicts due to religious and spiritual interventions and hospital stay of less than three days.
Age
From 60 years old to 90 years old
Gender
Both
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
66
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Ethics Committee of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Street address
Zand Blvd, Central building of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
City
Shiraz
Postal code
Approval date
2014-05-25, 1393/03/04
Ethics committee reference number
CT-9373-7023
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Anxiey
ICD-10 code
F41.9
ICD-10 code description
Anxiety disorder, unspecified
Primary outcomes
1
Description
Reducing anxiety
Timepoint
At the time of hospitalization (after patient's stabilization) and at the time of discharge
Method of measurement
Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
2
Description
Increasing spiritual well-being
Timepoint
At the time of hospitalization (after patient's stabilization) and at the time of discharge
Method of measurement
Spiritual Health Inventory (Paloutizan & Ellison)
Secondary outcomes
empty
Intervention groups
1
Description
The participants of the case group undergo spiritual and religious need-based interventions consisted of a 60-90 minute session per day for 3 consecutive days. The interventions include attending to the patient with full consideration for 30 minutes, giving hope to the patient, talking with him/her about spiritual experiences, encouraging the sense of generosity, strengthening the relationships with family and important people in his/her life, providing opportunities for worship and prayer, giving the patient small booklets made by researcher including precious words of religious elders and world’s scientists about hope, generosity and forgiveness, hanging pictures of natural and relaxing landscapes on the walls of the wards, giving the patient Holy Quran and prayer books, providing Walkman for listening to fine music, prayers and Quran verses and facilitating the patient's visits with family members and friends.
Category
Prevention
2
Description
Without any intervention on the control group
Category
N/A
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Imam Reza Hospital of Lar City
Full name of responsible person
Maryam Mahmoudi Rad, Head Nurse of CICU
Street address
Dadman Highway, Imam Reza Hospital, Lar
City
Lar
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Vice Chancellor for Research Affairs
Full name of responsible person
Dr. Basir Hashemi
Street address
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Vice Chancellor for Research Affairs, Zand Ave.
City
Shiraz
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Vice Chancellor for Research Affairs
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
empty
Domestic or foreign origin
empty
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
empty
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Fatemeh Collage of Nursing and Midwifery (P.B.U.H), Shiraz
Full name of responsible person
Elham Hedayati
Position
MS candidate of Geriatric Nursing
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Fatemeh Collage of Nursing and Midwifery (P.B.U.H)
City
Shiraz
Postal code
Phone
+98 71 1647 4254
Fax
Email
elhamhedayati92@yahoo.com
Web page address
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Fatemeh Collage of Nursing and Midwifery (P.B.U.H), Shiraz
Full name of responsible person
Maryam Hazrati
Position
Candidate of PhD Institute of Gerontology UPM Universities of Putra Malaysia
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Fatemeh Collage of Nursing and Midwifery (P.B.U.H)
City
Shiraz
Postal code
Phone
+98 71 1647 4254
Fax
Email
hazratim@sums.ac.ir
Web page address
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Fatemeh Collage of Nursing and Midwifery (P.B.U.H), Shiraz
Full name of responsible person
Elham Hedayati
Position
MS candidate of Geriatric Nursing
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Fatemeh Collage of Nursing and Midwifery (P.B.U.H)
City
Shiraz
Postal code
Phone
+98 71 1647 4254
Fax
Email
elhamhedayati92@yahoo.com
Web page address
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)