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Jafari S, Nasrollah S, Nasrabadi T. Efficacy of Guided Imaging on Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. IJRN 2025; 11 (4) : 1
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Phd of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Azad University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran nasrollah.s@gmail.com
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Introduction: Controlling blood sugar and blood pressure in patients with diabetes is an important way to reduce complications and improve quality of life. The use of nursing interventions such as guided Imaging is one of the suggested methods to help these patients. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of guided Imaging on blood pressure and blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Methods: This study was conducted on patients with type 2 diabetes who were referred to Imam Khomeini Hospital in Urmia in the first half of 2024. Fifty patients were divided into two intervention and control groups. For the intervention group, randomly, guided visualization relaxation technique was performed through a designed audio file on three consecutive days and two sessions every day. In order to collect data, the patient's demographic information form, blood pressure monitor, and glucometer were used. Data were analyzed with SPSS19 statistical software.
Results: The mean score of systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and fasting blood sugar of the patients before the intervention did not have a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05). After the intervention, the mean scores in the intervention group were respectively (127.00 ± 11.31, 75.80 ± 8.85, and 167.72 ± 15.87) and in the control group (133.12 ± 7.51, 81.20 ± 5.97, and 189.12 ± 25.89), and based on an independent t-test, this difference was significant (P=0.027, (P=0.01) and (P=0.001).
Conclusion: Guided Imaging is effective on blood pressure and fasting blood sugar of patients with type 2 diabetes; therefore, it is suggested that this treatment plan be used as one of the simple, cheap, applicable, and effective non-pharmacological nursing interventions for patients with diabetes.
Methods: This study was conducted on patients with type 2 diabetes who were referred to Imam Khomeini Hospital in Urmia in the first half of 2024. Fifty patients were divided into two intervention and control groups. For the intervention group, randomly, guided visualization relaxation technique was performed through a designed audio file on three consecutive days and two sessions every day. In order to collect data, the patient's demographic information form, blood pressure monitor, and glucometer were used. Data were analyzed with SPSS19 statistical software.
Results: The mean score of systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and fasting blood sugar of the patients before the intervention did not have a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05). After the intervention, the mean scores in the intervention group were respectively (127.00 ± 11.31, 75.80 ± 8.85, and 167.72 ± 15.87) and in the control group (133.12 ± 7.51, 81.20 ± 5.97, and 189.12 ± 25.89), and based on an independent t-test, this difference was significant (P=0.027, (P=0.01) and (P=0.001).
Conclusion: Guided Imaging is effective on blood pressure and fasting blood sugar of patients with type 2 diabetes; therefore, it is suggested that this treatment plan be used as one of the simple, cheap, applicable, and effective non-pharmacological nursing interventions for patients with diabetes.
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Type of Study: Research |
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Rehabilitation Nursing
Received: 2024/12/30 | Accepted: 2025/05/18 | Published: 2025/07/4
Received: 2024/12/30 | Accepted: 2025/05/18 | Published: 2025/07/4
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