Anxiety Treatment by Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing in Patients With Myocardial Infarction
نویسندگان
1 Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, IR Iran
2 Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, IR Iran
3 Critical Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, IR Iran
4 Department of Heart, Faculty of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, IR Iran
5 Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, IR Iran
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چکیده
Background: Anxiety after myocardial infarction is a very common problem leading to an increase in complications and hospitalizationlength.Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate a 12-month follow-up of the effect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing(EMDR) on anxiety levels in myocardial patients.Materials and Methods: This study was a clinical trial study. Sixty myocardial patients were selected using convenience randomsampling and divided into two experimental and control groups. The experimental group (n = 30) received EMDR in two 45 - 90sessions. No treatment was given to the control group (n = 30). The instrument for collecting data in this study was the Beck anxietyinventory which was completed in both groups in three steps: before and after intervention, and at the end of a 12-month follow-upperiod.Results: The findings collected during the 12-month follow-up indicated that EMDR was effective for treating anxiety in myocardialpatients.Conclusions: EMDR is an effective tool for curing or decreasing the level of anxiety in myocardial patients.
