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The effect of controlled breathing on anxiety and fear in patients undergoing coronary angiography: A randomized clinical trial study
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Mostafa Javadi   , Hossein Tavangar , Elham Akhoundzadeh , SEYEDEH ESMAT HOSSEINI * |
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Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are the most important cause of death. One of the most important diagnostic methods is coronary angiography, which itself brings a lot of fear and anxiety. This study was designed to investigate the effect of controlled breathing on anxiety and fear of patients undergoing coronary angiography.
Methods: In this clinical trial study, 80 patients who were candidates for coronary angiography were selected as available and randomly divided into two groups of 40 patients, test and control, with the help of random assignment software. Both groups were under nursing care and the test group was also taught how to perform controlled breathing. The test group was told to perform controlled breathing from 10 minutes before angiography until the end of angiography. Anxiety was measured with the Spielberger Situational Anxiety Questionnaire and fear was measured with the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Anxiety and fear were measured before and after the intervention in both study groups. The data were entered into SPSS 16 and subjected to statistical t-tests.
Results: The mean fear score in the experimental and control groups did not differ statistically significantly before the intervention (P=0.446), but after the intervention the mean fear score in the experimental group was lower than the control group (P<0.001). The anxiety score before the intervention did not differ between the experimental and control groups (P=0.111), but after the intervention the mean anxiety score in the experimental group was lower than the control group (P<0.001).
Conclusion: Using controlled breathing techniques before angiography can reduce anxiety and fear.
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| Keywords: Breath holding, anxiety, fear, angiography |
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Type of Study: Critical Care Nursing |
Subject:
nursing
Received: 2025/09/8 | Accepted: 2026/02/22 | Published: 2026/03/30
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