The comparison of the effect of poetry therapy on anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders in patients with myocardial infarction

ABSTRACT

This study evaluates the effect of poetry therapy on anxiety and Post-traumatic stress disorders treatment in patients with myocardial infarction. The intervention has not been done in the control group. Poetry therapy was performed during four 45-minute sessions in a week for the case group. The anxiety and post-traumatic stress have been reduced during three periods time: before the intervention, after intervention and follow-up in the case group (p = .0001). In contrast, anxiety has been reduced in the control group (p = .0001). There was a significant difference in anxiety and post-traumatic stress between case and control groups before the intervention, after the intervention and in follow-up (p = .0001). Due to the side effects of medicinal therapy and the effect of poetry therapy on anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders in myocardial infarction patients, this method is recommended in remedial programs and nurse training.

KEYWORDS:

• Anxiety
• myocardial infarction
• poetry therapy
• post-traumatic stress

Acknowledgment

The authors wish to thank the research center of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences all the staffs and patients that take part without any expectation. This article derived from a thesis with IRCT2015082412830N4 clinical code and Bpums.Rec. 2015.15 Ethical approvals. Study design: FJ and MSM. Data synthesis: NM, NM and DIP. Drafting the manuscript: BA, MSM, and FJ. Critical revision of the manuscript: BA and MSM. Revision of manuscript: BA and FJ.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

The authors wish to thank the research center of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran, for their financial supports.