Effects of Quran Recitation on the Reduction of Preoperative Anxiety in Elective Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Autor: Fatemeh Sadeghi-Ghyassi, Mortaza Ghojazadeh, Vahideh Zarea Gavgani, Tahmineh Khodapanah
Rok vydání: 2020
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DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-48044/v2
Popis: Background: Anxiety is a common reaction among patients undergoing surgery. This study aim to assess effectiveness of Quran recitation on reducing the preoperative anxiety.Methods: A systematic review of the citations in the Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, PsycInfo, Arab World Research Source and other relevant databases was performed to collect the data. Randomized clinical trials about the effect of Quran recitation on the reduction of preoperative anxiety in elective surgery were included without any Language and date restriction. Interventions with self-reading/self-recitation were excluded. The Cochran’s Q statistic and the (I2) with 50 percent threshold was used for calculation of the heterogeneity and inconsistency index. Subgroup analysis was conducted based on the type of surgery. The funnel plot has been used to evaluate the possibility of the publication bias.Results:Twelve studies were included in the qualitative synthesis and nine studies included in the quantitative synthesis. Our meta-analysis showed a significant reduction in the anxiety level with Quran recitation. The heterogeneity of the included studies was statistically significant (Q=23.05, I2=65.29, P=0.003). The pooled effect size of the anxiety was d=−8.893; 95% CI=[−10.763 to −7.022] (P < 0.001). The subgroup analysis showed that Quran recitation has a beneficial effect on reducing anxiety in both major and minor surgeries.There was no publication bias (t=0.907, P=0.39) in the studies.Conclusion: Quran recitation can be considered as a non-invasive and peaceful intervention to reduce preoperative anxiety in elective surgery.
Databáze: OpenAIRE