| Autor: |
Babadağ Savaş, Burcu, Orlu, Nihal, Balcı Alparslan, Güler, Çolak, Ertuğrul, Korkmaz, Cengiz |
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Holistic Nursing Practice; May-June 2024, Vol. 38 Issue: 3 p130-137, 8p |
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Humor can contribute to nursing practices for relieving pain and anxiety in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) during intravenous (IV) biologic treatment. This study used a prospective, randomized controlled study design to investigate the effect of humor on pain and state anxiety in patients with RA receiving IV infusion therapy. Two sample groups were formed: the intervention group (watching a comedy movie) (n = 18) and the control group (usual care) (n = 18). Both groups received IV biologic therapy. A significant difference was found between the groups’ pain mean scores, but the effect size was small (P< .001, η²= 0.032). The mean visual analog scale scores decreased in both groups after the treatment; however, it decreased more in the intervention group (P< .001, Md = 2.44) than in the control group (P= .017, Md = 0.83). No significant difference was found between the groups’ mean state anxiety scores, and the effect size was irrelevant (P> .05, η²= 0.001). There was a significant decrease in the anxiety levels of both groups (P< .001). During IV biologic infusion therapy, watching comedy movies is recommended as a nursing care intervention for reducing pain in patients with RA in cooperation with other health professionals. |
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