Effect of Nature Based Sounds' Intervention on Agitation and Anxiety of Patients Admitted in Intensive Care Units.

Effect of nature based sounds' intervention on Agitation and Anxiety of patients admitted in Intensive Care Units of MMIMS&R Hospital, Mullana, Ambala

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Key information

Conditions

Agitated; State, Acute Reaction to Stress Aberrant Motor Behavior in Dementia Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Dyskinesias Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurobehavioral Manifestations Neurologic Manifestations Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Psychomotor Agitation Psychomotor Disorders Signs and Symptoms Stress Disorders, Traumatic Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Acute Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders

Age range

18 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

INTRODUCTION: Continue stay in ICU can lead to sleep disturbances and poor stress management that may result in client's inability to adjust with the situations and use of medical support. This experience may lead to increase agitation, anxiety as well as physiological stress of client, decrease comfort level and increase recovery time as well as hospital stay. There has been great emphasis on non-pharmacological methods that decrease anxiety and stress since they are very appropriate and affordable.

OBJECTIVES: The objective of the study was to assess the effect of Nature Based Sounds on Agitation and Anxiety of patients admitted in Intensive Care Units.

METHODOLOGY: A Randomized Controlled Trial with pretest posttest control group design was used. Sixty patients from Surgical Intensive care unit and were selected conveniently and randomly assigned into experimental and control group using lottery method. Data was collected by Agitation Behavior Assessment Scale and Beck Anxiety Inventory.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Willing to participate in the study.
In age group of 18 -75 years.

Exclusion criteria

Patients who were not having agitated behavior, normal anxiety and normal physiologic stress scores.
Patients who were taking anti-hypertensive drugs, anti-depressants drugs and sedatives.
Who could not response verbally or non-verbally in response to Sample Characteristics Performa and Beck Anxiety Inventory.
Patients who were having psychiatric or neurological illness.

Treatment and study plan

Nature based sounds

Other

Nature based sound was administered to the experimental group with head phones for continuously 20minutes. Posttest was done by continuously 30 minute observation after administration of nature based sound with the same tools.

Primary outcomes

Agitation assessed with the Agitation Behavior Assessment Scale

Time frame: 8-10 minutes

Agitation Behavior Assessment Scale

A Score of 14 = absent: the behavior is not present.

15-28= low degree.

29-42= Moderate degree.

43-56= Extreme degree.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Maharishi Markendeswar University (Deemed to be University)

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Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Nature Based Sounds' Intervention on Agitation and Anxiety of Patients Admitted in Intensive Care Units of MMIMS&R Hospital, Mullana, Ambala

Important dates

Study start: 2015
Primary completion: 2017
Study completion: 2017
First posted: Jul 11, 2017
Registry last updated: Jul 11, 2017

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