Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research1735-90661932014053123841EN20140531<strong><span style="font-family: Humanist521BT-Bold;"><span style="font-family: Humanist521BT-Bold;"><span style="font-family: Humanist521BT-Bold;"><span style="font-family: Humanist521BT-Bold;"><span style="font-family: Humanist521BT-Bold;"><span style="font-family: Humanist521BT-Bold;"><span style="font-family: Humanist521BT-Bold;"><span style="font-family: Humanist521BT-Bold;"><span style="font-family: Humanist521BT-Bold;"><span style="font-family: Humanist521BT-Bold;"><span style="font-family: Humanist521BT-Bold;"><span style="font-family: Humanist521BT-Bold;"><span style="font-family: Humanist521BT-Bold;"><span style="font-family: Humanist521BT-Bold;"><span style="font-family: Humanist521BT-Bold;"><span style="font-family: Humanist521BT-Bold;"><span style="font-family: Humanist521BT-Bold;"><font face="Humanist521BT-Bold"><p>A</p></font><span style="font-family: Humanist521BT-Bold; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Humanist521BT-Bold; font-size: xx-small;">BSTRACT</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong></strong></span></strong></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong></strong></span></strong></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong></strong></span></strong></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong></strong></span></strong></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong></strong></span></strong></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong></strong></span></strong></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong></strong></span></strong></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong></strong></span></strong></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><font face="Arial-BoldMT" size="1"><p>Introduction:&nbsp;</p></font></strong></span></strong></span></strong><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;">Admission of a family member to hospital would cause stress on other family members also. One of the most stressful treatment interventions imposing high level of&nbsp; nxiety to the families of patients is when the patients are undergoing a surgery, especially a cardiac surgery. So, we decided to investigate whether recommended Azkar could reduce stress, anxiety, and depression in families of the patients.</span></span></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><font face="Arial-BoldMT" size="1"><p>Materials and Methods:&nbsp;</p></font></strong></span></strong></span></strong><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;">This study is a quasi-experimental study conducted on 120 immediate relatives of patients undergoing a cardiac surgery. Families of patients undergoing open heart surgery were randomly divided into two groups of study and control. The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS 21) questionnaires were completed by both groups. Then, some explanations about how to use recommended prayers were given to the study group, and an hour later, the questionnaires were completed <span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;">again. The data were analyzed by SPSS. </span></span></span><em><span style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT; font-size: xx-small;"><em><span style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT; font-size: xx-small;">P </span></em></span></em><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;">&lt; 0.05 were considered signi</span></span><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;">fi</span></span><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;">cant.</span></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong><p><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;">Results:&nbsp;</span></strong></span></strong></span>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;">Stress, anxiety, and depression showed a signi</span></span><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;">fi</span></span><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;">cant difference in the study group before and after intervention. Similarly,&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;">there was a signi</span></span></span><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;">fi</span></span><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;">cant difference in the mean scores of anxiety, stress, and depression in the study and control groups after intervention.</span></span></span></strong></span></strong></span><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;"></span></span></strong></span></strong></span><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;"></span></span></strong></span></strong></span><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;"></span></span></strong></span></strong></span><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: xx-small;"><strong><font face="Arial-BoldMT" size="1"><p>Conclusions:</p></font></strong></span></strong></span></strong><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;">Findings of the present study showed that&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;">recommended&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;"> religious prayers can signi</span></span><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;">fi</span></span></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;">cantly reduce anxiety, depression, and stress of families of the patients undergoing open heart surgery.</span></span></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong><p><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: xx-small;">Key words: Anxieties, depression, family of patients, open heart surgery, recommended Azkar, stress</span></span></span></p></span></strong></p></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong>http://ijnmr.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijnmr/article/view/1022http://ijnmr.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijnmr/article/download/1022/743