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| Year : 2023 | Volume
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Evaluation of saffron (crocus sativus L) effects on anxiety in hospitalized patients with acute coronary syndrome
Fariba Askari1, Jamal Seidi1, Mohammad Khaled Naqshbandi2, Hajar Kashefi3, Sholeh Shami4
1 Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Kurdistan, Iran
2 Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Kurdistan, Iran
3 Research Center for Environmental Factors Affecting Health, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
4 School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Kurdistan, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Sholeh Shami
Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Kurdistan
Iran
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DOI: 10.4103/abr.abr_6_21
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Background: Anxiety is a common psychiatric condition in cardio-vascular diseases. Saffron appears to have a wide range of therapeutic effects on psychiatric conditions and cardio-vascular disorders. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of saffron on anxiety in hospitalized patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
Materials and Methods: In this clinical investigation, we selected 80 patients with ACS from Tohid Medical Center, Sanandaj. Patients were divided randomly into two groups, intervention group (n = 41), and control group (n = 39), based on how they received saffron and placebo every 12 hours for 4 days, respectively. The Spielberger Anxiety Inventory was completed before and after the intervention in both groups.
Results: There was no significant difference between the intervention and control groups regarding the mean scores of the trait and state anxiety before and after the intervention (P > 0.05).
Conclusion: The present study did not corroborate the therapeutic effects of saffron on reducing anxiety in patients with ACS.
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