scholarly journals Virtual Reality Tour to Reduce Perioperative Anxiety in an Operating Setting Before Anesthesia: Randomized Clinical Trial (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lina Vogt ◽  
Martin Klasen ◽  
Rolf Rossaint ◽  
Ute Goeretz ◽  
Peter Ebus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
State Anxiety ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Anxiety State ◽  
Subjective Ratings ◽  
Standard Operation ◽  
Parallel Group Design ◽  
Parallel Group ◽  
Anxiety Trait ◽  
Before And After ◽  
User Ratings

BACKGROUND Perioperative anxiety is a major burden to patients undergoing surgeries with general anesthesia. OBJECTIVE This study investigated whether a virtual operating room tour (VORT) before surgery can be used to ameliorate perioperative anxiety. METHODS We employed a randomized parallel-group design with 2 study arms to compare VORT to the standard operation preparation procedure. The study included 84 patients. A validated inventory (state-trait operation anxiety-state) was used to assess perioperative state anxiety before (T1) and after (T2) surgery. In addition, trait operation anxiety was evaluated with an additional validated inventory (state-trait operation anxiety-trait). Moreover, user ratings on the usefulness of VORT were assessed with an evaluation questionnaire. Study arms were compared for perioperative state anxiety with two-tailed independent samples <i>t</i> tests. Subjective ratings were correlated with STOA-Trait values to investigate possible associations between perioperative anxiety with perceived usefulness. RESULTS There were no significant differences in perioperative state anxiety between VORT and standard operation preparation procedures before and after the surgery. Nonetheless, patients’ ratings of VORT overall were positive. The tour was perceived as useful and, therefore, showed acceptance for VR use. These ratings were unrelated to the degree of perioperative anxiety. CONCLUSIONS The subjective benefit of VORT could not be explained by a reduction of perioperative anxiety. Instead, VORT appears to serve the need for information and reduce uncertainty. In addition, VORT is perceived as beneficial regardless of the age of the patients. Considering this effect and the manageable organizational and financial effort toward implementation, the general use of VORT can be recommended. CLINICALTRIAL ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04579354; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04579354

An Experimental Investigation into the Effect of State-Anxiety on State-Paranoia in People Experiencing Psychosis

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-66
Author(s):  
Megan Cowles ◽  
Lorna Hogg
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Mood Induction ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Anxiety State ◽  
Negative State ◽  
Neutral Mood ◽  
Before And After ◽  
State Affect ◽  
Clinical Populations

Background:There is strong evidence to suggest that anxiety is associated with paranoia in clinical and non-clinical samples. However, no research to date has directly manipulated anxiety to investigate if state-anxiety has a causal role in state-paranoia in clinical populations.Aims:To investigate whether an anxious-mood induction leads to greater paranoia than a neutral-mood induction in people experiencing psychosis and paranoia and, if so, whether this is predicted by anxiety over and above other variables.Method:22 participants with a psychosis-spectrum diagnosis took part in a two condition cross-over experimental design. Participants underwent a neutral-mood and an anxious-mood induction with levels of state-anxiety, state-affect and state-paranoia being measured before and after each condition.Results:State-paranoia was significantly higher after the anxious condition compared with the neutral condition. State-anxiety and negative-affect were significant predictors of levels of state-paranoia after the anxious condition. When both predictors were included in a regression model, only negative-affect was a significant predictor of state-paranoia after the anxious condition. There were a number of methodological limitations.Conclusions:State-anxiety and negative-affect may both be involved in the maintenance of paranoia in clinical populations, as predicted by cognitive models. Negative-affect may be the strongest predictor of state-paranoia in clinical populations. Reasons for this are discussed, as well as the implications. Interventions that seek to reduce negative state-affect may be beneficial in managing state-paranoia. Further research is warranted to explore the suggested clinical and theoretical implications of these findings.

scholarly journals Estresse e ansiedade em atletas universitários de handebol no Estado de São Paulo

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-92
Author(s):  
Rubens Venditti Júnior ◽  
Rômulo Dantas Alves ◽  
Ivan Wallan Tertuliano ◽  
Vivian De Oliveira ◽  
Gustavo Lima Isler
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Anxiety State ◽  
Stress Process ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Anxiety Trait ◽  
University Athletes

Introdução: A competição é intrínseca ao esporte e pode gerar estados emocionais variados, com o potencial de influenciar o rendimento. Dentre estes, a ansiedade aparece como elemento emocional e, em conjunto com o processo de estresse, se configuram como aspectos psicológicos a serem observados. Estes aspectos não são diferentes no esporte universitário e aparecem intensamente nos períodos das competições. Objetivo: Identificar o nível de ansiedade-traço, ansiedade-estado e de estresse em atletas universitários de handebol de duas equipes diferentes do interior do estado de São Paulo. Métodos: A amostra deste estudo foi composta por 22 atletas universitários de handebol, do sexo masculino, com média de idade de 21±1,8 anos. Os atletas responderam ao “Inventário de Ansiedade Traço-Estado” (IDATE) e ao “Situações de Stress no Handebol” (SSH). Resultados: Os resultados indicaram que as situações mais citadas pelos atletas como causadoras de estresse foram: “errar tiros de 7m em momentos decisivos do jogo”; “estar perdendo para equipe tecnicamente inferior”; “errar um arremesso completamente livre”; “arbitragem prejudicar minha equipe”; “ser excluído nos momentos decisivos da partida” e “sofrer gol devido à falha defensiva”. Em relação à ansiedade, os resultados demonstraram que todos os atletas demonstraram, de forma geral, níveis de ansiedade-traço e ansiedade-estado considerados moderados (36,59 e 41,45, respectivamente). Conclusão: Diante dos resultados, pode-se tecer que os atletas investigados apresentaram algumas situações de jogo como estressores e que, em relação a ansiedade, os níveis dos atletas encontram-se moderados.ABSTRACT. Stress and anxiety in handball college athletes. Background: Competition is intrinsic to sport and can generate so many emotional states with the potential to influence performance. Among these states, anxiety appears as emotional element and, in addiction with stress process, they configure themselves as psychological aspects to be observed. These aspects are not different in college sports scope and appear intensively at competition´s periods. Objective: To identify the level of trait anxiety, state anxiety and stress process in university handball athletes of two different teams at São Paulo State in Brazil. Methods: The sample of this study was composed of 22 male handball university athletes, with a mean age of 21±1.8 years. The athletes answered to the “State-Trait Anxiety Inventory” (STAI) and to “Situations of Stress in Handball” (SSH). Results: The results indicated that the situations most cited by athletes as causing stress were: “miss 7-meter shots at decisive moments of the game”; “Being lost to technically inferior staff”; “Miss a pitch completely free”; “Arbitration hamper my team”; “To be excluded in the decisive moments of the game” and “to concede a goal due to defensive failure”. Concerning anxiety, the results showed that all athletes showed, in general, levels of anxiety-trait and anxiety-state considered moderate (36.59 and 41.45, respectively). Conclusion: In view of the results, it can be seen that the athletes investigated presented some situations of play as stressors and that, in relation to anxiety, the levels of the athletes are moderate.

scholarly journals Ansiedade traço-estado, risco de depressão e ideação suicida em gestantes de alto risco

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (54) ◽  
pp. 206
Author(s):  
Alice Correia Barros ◽  
Verônica De Medeiros Alves ◽  
Mara Cristina Ribeiro ◽  
Amuzza Aylla Pereira Dos Santos ◽  
Leilane Camila Ferreira de Lima Francisco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Anxiety State ◽  
Risk Pregnancy ◽  
Anxiety Trait ◽  
Risk For Depression

<p><span class="fontstyle0">Pregnancy is a period in the life of a woman that requires special attention due to the various physical, hormonal, psychological and social insertion changes. In this context, we thought about the following guiding question: Do high-risk pregnant women in Alagoas have high levels of anxiety trait and/or state, risk of depression and suicidal ideation? This study aims to evaluate the levels of anxiety trait and state, risk of depression and suicidal ideation in high-risk pregnant women, assisted by the health service of Alagoas, Brazil. It is a cross-sectional, descriptive study with quantitative approach. The research was conducted with a sample of 247 high-risk pregnant women in the four and only reference ambulatory clinics for high-risk pregnancy in the State of Alagoas. Four data collection instruments were used: Identification form, Anxiety Inventory, Depression Scale and Suicidal Ideation Scale. Descriptive Analysis through relative frequency, bivariate analysis through chi-square, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Mann-Whitney and Pearson’s correlation. Regarding the level of anxiety, state anxiety was classified as high (9.7%), moderate (53.4%) and low (36.8%) and trait anxiety was classified as high 7.7%, moderate 59.5% and low 32.8%. A total of 62.8% pregnant women at risk for depression and 2.4% with suicidal ideation were identified. The higher the risk for depression, the greater the risk of having anxiety trait/state moderate and high (p &lt; 0.00). The main risk factors found in this study are low schooling, low family income and non-pregnancy planning.<br />There was no relationship between depression and suicide attempt in high-risk pregnant women. The study shows that<br />high-risk pregnant women have moderate/high trait/state anxiety and risk for depression</span> <br /><br /></p>

Alexithymia and anxiety: compounded relationships? A psychometric study

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 372-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Berthoz ◽  
S. Consoli ◽  
F. Perez-Diaz ◽  
R. Jouvent
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Partial Correlation ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Careful Examination ◽  
Anxiety State ◽  
Anxiety Trait ◽  
Partial Correlations ◽  
State And Trait Anxiety ◽  
Positive Correlations

SummaryThis study is a careful examination of the relationships between different components of the alexithymia construct and state versus trait anxiety. In order to study the relations between anxiety and alexithymia in a subclinical population, we administered to 125 female college students a test battery including measures of alexithymia (TAS26), state and trait anxiety (STAI) and depression (QD2A). Results indicated positive correlations between depression, anxiety (state and trait) and alexithymia scores. Partial correlations revealed a tight link between trait anxiety and alexithymia. Furthermore, in agreement with the view that alexithymia is a multidimensional construct, the various alexithymia dimensions were found to be diversely correlated with anxiety. On the basis of partial correlation analyses, a descriptive model of the relationships between depression, state anxiety, trait anxiety and alexithymia was postulated. This model was confirmed by pathways analyses.

scholarly journals Anxiety In Nurses Of A School Hospital Of The Paraíba State

10.3823/2399 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quelvin Max Negreiros De Souza ◽  
Laysa Karen Soares de Lima ◽  
Janine Marques Batista ◽  
Flávia Maiele Pedroza Trajano ◽  
Gabriel Chaves Neto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
State Anxiety ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Anxiety State ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Anxiety Trait ◽  
High Level

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate levels of anxiety-trait and state presented by nurses from a hospital environment during the work process. METHOD: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, performed with a sample of 30 nurses. Data collection was done through the Trait-State Anxiety Inventory (IDATE-T and IDATE-E) and an identification questionnaire prepared by the researcher. The software GraphPad Prism was used for the statistical analysis of the results. RESULTS: The results showed that, 12 nurses presented scores corresponding to high levels of anxiety-trait. It was also observed that the highest levels of anxiety are present in the female gender, in the age group of 31-40 years, in individuals that are single, who have more than one employment, with less than 10 years of professional activity and who do not practice physical activities. CONCLUSION: It was observed a high level of anxiety-state in a third of the respondents, and it becomes essential for the organizational field to detect sectors that trigger stress and anxiety due to the type of clientele.

EDUKASI TERHADAP REMAJA DALAM PENINGKATAN PENGETAHUAN TENTANG PENGGUNAAN GAME DENGAN BIJAK

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Ikhsan Fuady ◽  
Rangga Saptya MP
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Violent Behavior ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Improper Use ◽  
Effective Role ◽  
Education And Outreach ◽  
The Right ◽  
Dedicated Team ◽  
User Ratings

<p align="center"><strong>Abstrak</strong></p><p><em>Pemanfaatan game dikalangan remaja memiliki peran yang efektif sebagai wadah untuk hiburan. Tetapi pemanfaatan game tidak tepat memiliki efek samping game terhadap kehidupan sehari hari remaja, mulai dari kurang bersosialIsasi hingga perilaku kekerasan dikalangan remaja. Penyuluhan terhadap remaja bertujuan untuk memberikan pemahaman kepada remaja tentang variasi game berdasarkan rating pengguna, maupun cerdas dalam manajemen penggunaan game dalam kehidupan remaja sehari hari. Pengetahuan remaja tentang varian/ragam game berdasarkan rating relatif rendah sebagaian besar pemengetahuannya tersebar pada kategori sangat rendah dan rendah yaitu sebesar 65 persen. Metode edukasi dan sosialisasi ini adalah dengan beberapa tahapan. Tahap pertaman tim pengabdian memberikan edukasi dan diskusi tentang beragam bentuk game, karakteristik, serta karakteristik pengguna game yang tepat. Selanjutnya beberapa permainan dan kuis untuk meingkatkan literasi remaja tentang pemanfaatan game secara bijak. Kegiatan penyuluhan ini mampu meningkatkan pemahaman para remaja dalam mengenali game yang baik digunakan, hal ini dapat dilihat dari peningkatan pengetahuan remaja relatif signifikan sebelum dan sesudah penyuluhan.</em></p><p><strong>Kata kunci<em>:</em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong><strong><em>Edukasi, Game, Penyuluhan </em></strong></p><p align="center"><em> </em></p><p align="center"><strong>Abstract</strong> </p><p><em>The use of games among teenagers has an effective role as a forum for entertainment. But the improper use of games has the side effects of games on the daily lives of adolescents, ranging from lack of socialization to violent behavior in adolescents. Counseling against adolescents aims to provide understanding to adolescents about the variety/variance of games based on user ratings, as well as being smart in managing game use in daily teenage life. Teenagers' knowledge about game variants/based on the rating is relatively low, most of the knowledge is spread in the very low and low categories, which is 65 percent. The method of education and outreach is by several stages. The first stage of the dedicated team provided education and discussion about various forms of games, characteristics, and characteristics of the right game user. Furthermore, some games and quizzes to improve teen literacy about game use wisely. This counseling activity can increase the understanding of teenagers in recognizing games that are well used, this can be seen from the relatively significant increase in adolescent knowledge before and after counseling.</em></p><p><strong>Keywords<em>:</em></strong><em> <strong>Education, Games, Counseling</strong></em></p>

New data on the use of lithium, divalproate, and lamotrigine in rapid cycling bipolar disorder

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
JR Calabrese ◽  
DJ Rapport ◽  
EA Youngstrom ◽  
K. Jackson ◽  
S. Bilali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Depressive Illness ◽  
Term Treatment ◽  
Rapid Cycling ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Parallel Group Design ◽  
Parallel Group ◽  
Long Term Treatment ◽  
Current Therapies

AbstractThe rapid cycling variant of bipolar disorder is defined as the occurrence of four periods of either manic or depressive illness within 12 months. Patients suffering from this variant of bipolar disorder have an unmet need for effective treatment. This review examines two major studies in an attempt to update understanding of the current therapies available to treat rapid cycling patients. The first trial compares lamotrigine versus placebo in 182 patients studied for 6 months. The second is a recently completed, 20-month trial comparing divalproate and lithium in 60 patients. Both trials had a double-blind, randomized parallel-group design. The data from the latter study indicate that there are no large differences in efficacy between lithium and divalproate in the long-term treatment of rapid cycling bipolar disorder. In addition, lamotrigine has the potential to complement the spectrum of lithium and divalproate through its greater efficacy for depressive symptoms.

A Clinical Study of Quazepam in Hospitalized Patients with Insomnia

1981 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 288-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans K Uhthoff ◽  
Jacques A Brunet ◽  
Anand Aggerwal ◽  
Raymond Varin
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Study ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
Activity Index ◽  
Global Evaluation ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Parallel Group Design ◽  
Parallel Group ◽  
Hypnotic Activity

The efficacy of quazepam (Sch-16134) 15 mg capsules as a hypnotic has been compared with that of placebo in a 9-day study, using a parallel-group design. The physician's global evaluation numerically favoured quazepam 63% (nineteen of thirty) over placebo 50% (fifteen of thirty). Furthermore, it demonstrated greater improvement in Hypnotic Activity Index and Sleep Quality Index from baseline scores, and caused no adverse reactions.

scholarly journals State Anxiety Is Associated with Cardiovascular Reactivity in Young, Healthy African Americans

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mildred A. Pointer ◽  
Sadiqa Yancey ◽  
Ranim Abou-Chacra ◽  
Patricia Petrusi ◽  
Sandra J. Waters ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Cardiovascular Reactivity ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Blood Pressure Response ◽  
Cold Pressor ◽  
Pressure Response ◽  
Anxiety State ◽  
Stress Tests

Although several studies have shown that enhanced cardiovascular reactivity can predict hypertension development in African Americans, these findings have not been consistent among all studies examining reactivity and hypertension susceptibility. This inconsistency may be explained by the influence of anxiety (state and trait) on the blood pressure response to stress. Therefore, this study sought to determine whether anxiety is associated with blood pressure response to cold pressor (CP) and anger recall (AR) stress tests in young healthy African Americans. Modeling using state and trait anxiety revealed that state anxiety predicts systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure DBP response to CP and AR (P≤0.02). Interestingly, state anxiety predicted heart rate changes only to CP (P<0.01;P=0.3for AR). Although trait anxiety was associated with SBP response to AR and not CP, it was not a significant predictor of reactivity in our models. We conclude that anxiety levels may contribute to the variable blood pressure response to acute stressors and, therefore, should be assessed when performing cardiovascular reactivity measures.

scholarly journals Group music lessons for children aged 1–3 improve accompanying parents’ moods

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 410-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Kawase ◽  
Jun’ichi Ogawa
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Positive Mood ◽  
Music Lessons ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Peripheral Participation ◽  
Musical Activities

This study investigated the improvement in parents’ moods when attending group music lessons targeting their children aged 1–3 years. A questionnaire survey of parents’ moods was conducted under three conditions: immediately before and after the lesson, and on a non-lesson day. Results suggested that group music lessons for children enhanced parents’ positive mood and reduced anxiety. Thus, even peripheral participation in children’s group music lessons can be beneficial for parents. In addition, such mood improvements were more significant in the parents whose everyday state anxiety was high than in parents whose state anxiety was low. Since only few parents answered that their motivation in taking the lesson was to benefit themselves, the results of the study suggest side effects of children’s group music lessons for parents. These imply the potential benefits of musical activities for non-primary targeted participants who are not clearly aware of the positive musical effects for themselves.

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