The Impact of Spiritual Care Education on Anxiety in Family Caregivers of Patients with Heart Failure

Effect of Spiritual Care on Anxiety and Fear of Orthopaedic Surgery Patients

“…In line with the results of the study, examining the effect of spiritual care on patients with general anxiety and depression, a randomized controlled study showed that there was a significant improvement in anxiety and depression symptoms in the spiritual care group compared to the control group (Sankhe et al, 2017). The results of other studies showed that providing spiritual care for other diseases and interventions, it is associated with a reduction in anxiety in patients and their families (Borji et al, 2019;Fasihizadeh & Nasiriani, 2020;Hosseini et al, 2014) (Ravari et al, 2017) (Borji et al, 2019) (Tajbakhsh et al, 2016). These studies confirm the results of the present study.…”

Effect of Spiritual Care on Chest Tube Removal Anxiety and Pain in Heart Surgery in Muslim Patients (Shia and Sunni)

“…(2014) showed that performing spiritual care successfully reduces anxiety in patients with leukemia (Moeini et al., 2014). Borji et al. (2019) stated that spiritual intervention reduces anxiety in attendants of patients with heart failure (Borji et al., 2019).…”

“…Borji et al. (2019) stated that spiritual intervention reduces anxiety in attendants of patients with heart failure (Borji et al., 2019). However, Ghahari et al.…”

Behavioral Interventions for the Patient–Caregiver Unit in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure: A Systematic Review of Caregiver Outcomes

“… At the time of discharge, patients and family caregivers were provided with educational booklets including all the training content and were asked to apply the educational strategies at home. Standard care (no additional details) Borji et al 21 Semi-experimental Caregivers were the family members of patients with HF hospitalised in two parts (CCU 1, CCU 2) in Shahid Mostafa Hospital in Ilam city in Iran (n=71) Caregiver only In-person only Education Spiritual intervention over six 45-minute sessions during a period of 2 weeks (14 days; three times a week; every other day). Spiritual care included topics such as trust, patience, friendship, forgiveness, recitation, and praying Standard care (no additional details) Bakitas et al 31 Pilot clinical (single arm) Study participants were recruited from cardiology clinics at 1) Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Centre (DHMC), Lebanon, NH, which serves a largely rural, white population in a state ranked lowest in religiosity, and 2) the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL, which serves a diverse rural-urban population that includes a large proportion of Blacks/African-Americans in a state ranked highest in religiosity Patient inclusion criteria: 1) diagnosis of NYH Class III/IV and/or AHA Stage C/D HF; 2) English speaking; 3) ≥50 years of age; and 4) completion of baseline questionnaires.…”