The Effect of Interactive Virtual Psycho Educational Interventions via Social Networks on Self Efficacy and Anxiety among Patients Infected with COVID 19 and Living in Home Quarantine: A Randomized Control Trial

Maryam Shaygan, Zahra Yazdani, Masoume Rambod

Abstract


Background: Psycho‑educational interventions might play a crucial role in the management of diseases. This study was conducted to determine the effect of psycho‑educational interventions via social networks on self‑efficacy and anxiety among Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‑19) patients in home quarantine.

Materials and Methods: This randomized clinical trial was conducted on 72 COVID‑19 patients, in Shiraz, Iran, in 2020. The patients were randomly assigned to an intervention and control group. Patients in the intervention group underwent psycho‑educational interventions daily for 14 days. The data were collected using the Strategies Used by People to Promote Health (SUPPH) questionnaire and the State‑Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI ) before and 2 weeks after the intervention.

Results: After the intervention, the mean score of SUPPH was mean = 120.75 (16.56) and mean(SD) 111.27 (14.40) in the intervention and control groups, respectively. Moreover, after the intervention, the mean score of state and trait anxiety were 34.69 (10.75) and 38.31 (8.44) in the intervention group, and mean(SD) 45.75 (13.01) and 43.50 (8.44) in the control group, respectively. After the intervention, a difference was observed between the groups concerning the mean score of SUPPH (t70 = 2.58; p = 0.01), state anxiety (F1 = 16.52; p < 0.001), and trait anxiety (t70 = −2.49; p = 0.01).

Conclusions: Considering the effectiveness of psycho‑educational interventions in self‑efficacy and anxiety, healthcare providers are recommended to use these interventions in COVID‑19 patients.



Keywords


Anxiety, COVID‑19, psychotherapy, self‑efficacy

Full Text:

PDF

References


Barbisch D, Koenig K, Shih F Y. Is there a case for quarantine? Perspectives from SARS to Ebola. Disaster Med Public Health Prep 2015;9:547 53.

Bao Y, Sun Y, Meng S, Shi J, Lu L. nCoV epidemic: Address mental health care to empower society. Lancet 2020;395:37 8.

Zhang J, Wu W, Zhao X, Zhang W. Recommended psychological crisis intervention response to the 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak in China: A model of West China Hospital. Precis Clin Med 2020;3:3 8.

Brooks SK, Webster RK, Smith LE, Woodland L, Wessely S, Greenberg N, et al. The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: Rapid review of the evidence. Lancet 2020;395:912 20.

Rambod M, Pasyar N, Shamsadini M. The effect of foot reflexology on fatigue, pain, and sleep quality in lymphoma patients: A clinical trial. Eur J Oncol Nurs 2019;43:101678. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon. 2019.101678.

Pasyar N, Rambod M, Jowkar M. The effect of peer support on hope among patients under hemodialysis. Int J Nephrol Renovasc Dis 2020;13:37 44.

Pasyar N, Rambod M, Araghi F. The effect of bergamot orange essence on anxiety, salivary cortisol, and alpha amylase in patients prior to laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A controlled trial study. Complement Ther Clin Pract 2020;39:101153. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp. 2020.101153.

Edraki M, Rambod M, Molazem Z. The effect of coping skills training on depression, anxiety, stress, and self efficacy in adolescents with diabetes: A randomized controlled trial. Int J Community Based Nurs Midwifery 2018;6:324 33.

Dehghani A, Mohammadkhan Kermanshahi S, Memarian R, Baharlou R. The effect of peer group education on anxiety of patients with multiple sclerosis. Iranian J Med Educ 2012;12:249 57.

Shaygan M, Yazdani Z, Valibeygi A. The effect of online multimedia psychoeducational interventions on the resilience and perceived stress of hospitalized patients with COVID 19: A pilot cluster randomized parallel controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry 2021;21:93.

Chen Q, Liang M, Li Y, Guo J, Fei D, Wang L, et al. Mental health care for medical staff in China during the COVID 19 outbreak. Lancet Psychiatry 2020;7:15 6.

Li W, Yang Y, Liu Z H, Zhao Y J, Zhang Q, Zhang L, et al. Progression of mental health services during the COVID 19 outbreak in China. Int J Biol Sci 2020;16:1732 8.

Liu K, Chen Y, Wu D, Lin R, Wang Z, Pan L. Effects of progressive muscle relaxation on anxiety and sleep quality in patients with COVID 19. Complement Ther Clin Pract 2020;39:101132. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp. 2020.101132.

Lev EL, Owen SV. A measure of self care self efficacy. Res Nurs Health 1996;19:421 9.

Yuan C, Qian H, Wang J, Lev EL, Yuan A, Hinds PS. Factorial structure of a scale strategies used by people to promote health Chinese version. Cancer Nurs 2015;38:13 20.

Mansouri P, Ghadami M, Najafi SS, Yektatalab SH. The effect of self management training on self efficacy of cirrhotic patients referring to transplantation center of Nemazee Hospital: A randomized controlled clinical trial. Int J Community Based Nurs Midwifery 2017;5:256 63.

Moattari M, Ebrahimi M, Sharifi N, Rouzbeh J. The effect of empowerment on the self efficacy, quality of life and clinical and laboratory indicators of patients treated with hemodialysis: A randomized controlled trial. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2012;10:115. doi: 10.1186/1477 7525 10 115.

Magharei M, Jaafari S, Mansouri P, Safarpour A, Taghavi SA. Effects of self management education on self efficacy and quality of life in patients with ulcerative colitis: A randomized controlled clinical trial. Int J Community Based Nurs Midwifery 2019;7:32 42.

Teichman Y, Melinick C. Manual for the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Tel Aviv, Israel: Tel Aviv University, Ramot; 1979.

Pasyar N, Rambod M, Rezaee Kahkhaee F. The effect of foot massage on pain intensity and anxiety in patients having undergone a tibial shaft fracture surgery: A randomized clinical trial. J Orthop Trauma 2018;32:482 6.

Abdoli N, Farnia V, Salemi S, Davarinejad O, Ahmadi Jouybari T, Khanegi M, et al. Reliability and validity of persian version of state trait anxiety inventory among high school students. East Asian Arch Psychiatry 2020;30:44 7.

Rambod M, Rakhshan M, Tohidinik S, Nikoo MH. The effect of lemon inhalation aromatherapy on blood pressure, electrocardiogram changes, and anxiety in acute myocardial infarction patients: A clinical, multi centered, assessor blinded trial design. Complement Ther Clin Pract 2020;39:101155. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp. 2020.101155.

Duan L, Zhu G. Psychological interventions for people affected by the COVID 19 epidemic. Lancet Psychiatry 2020;7:300 2.

Jiménez Pavón D, Carbonell Baeza A, Lavie CJ. Physical exercise as therapy to fight against the mental and physical consequences of COVID 19 quarantine: Special focus in older people. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2020;63:386 8.

Bäuerle A, Jahre L, Teufel M, Jansen C, Musche V, Schweda A, et al. Evaluation of the e mental health mindfulness based and skills based “CoPE It” intervention to reduce psychological distress in times of COVID 19: Results of a bicentre longitudinal study. Front Psychiatry 2021;12:768132. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt. 2021.768132.

Viana RB, de Lira CAB. Exergames as coping strategies for anxiety disorders during the COVID 19 quarantine period. Games Health J 2020;9:147 9.

Bertuzzi V, Semonella M, Bruno D, Manna C, Edbrook Childs J, Giusti EM, et al. Psychological support interventions for healthcare providers and informal caregivers during the COVID 19 pandemic: A systematic review of the literature. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021;18:6939. doi: 10.3390/ ijerph 18136939.

Zandifar A, Badrfam R. Iranian mental health during the COVID 19 epidemic. Asian J Psychiatr 2020;51:101990. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp. 2020.101990.

Jung SJ, Jun JY. Mental health and psychological intervention amid COVID 19 Outbreak: Perspectives from South Korea. Yonsei Med J 2020;61:271 2.


Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.