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EFFECT OF BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS ON BLOOD PRESSURE VALUES AND ANXIETY LEVELS IN PREGNANT WOMEN WITH PREECLAMPSIA

Turkey (Türkiye)96 participantsStarted 2024-03-01

Plain-language summary

Aim: This study examined the effects of blood pressure measurement in different positions on diastolic and systolic blood pressure values and anxiety levels in pregnant women diagnosed with preeclampsia. Method: The study was conducted between March and June 2024 as a pre-test post-test quasi-experimental study with 96 pregnant women diagnosed with preeclampsia in the perinatology department of a training and research hospital. Participants were divided into three groups and their blood pressures were measured in the left lateral, right lateral and semi-Fowler positions. Data were collected using an introductory information form and the State Anxiety Scale.

Who can participate

Age range18 Months – 45 Months

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Being primigravida (first pregnancy), * Being in the third trimester of pregnancy, * Being between the ages of 18-45, * Being diagnosed with preeclampsia, * Having an arm circumference of less than 36 cm, * Having a history of hospitalization of at least 24 hours (in order to minimize anxiety, uncertainty, lack of information and disorientation related to hospitalization). Exclusion Criteria: * • Presence of a physical disability that would make it difficult to perform the positions included in the study (e.g. loss of extremity), * Presence of decompensated disease (e.g. eclampsia, pulmonary edema), * Presence of a history of cardiological disease, * Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea, * Presence of additional risk factors other than preeclampsia (e.g. threat of premature birth, placental anomalies).

What they're measuring

blood pressure measurement

Timeframe: 4 month

anxiety levels

Timeframe: 4 month

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06898567

SponsorIstanbul University - Cerrahpasa

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-06-01