Open AccessReichian elongation effect in anxiety and quality of life in nursing students: a randomized clinical trial
Author(s) -
Verônica de Medeiros Alves,
Valéria Elias Araújo Bichara,
Vanessa Christinne Nazário Tenório,
Larissa de Morais Teixeira,
Clarice Isabel Rosa dos Santos,
Leilane Camila Ferreira de Lima Francisco,
Ana Claudia Corrêa de Ornelas,
Antônio Egídio Nardi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
research, society and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2525-3409
DOI - 10.33448/rsd-v9i10.9284
Subject(s) - anxiety , quality of life (healthcare) , randomized controlled trial , trait anxiety , medicine , intervention (counseling) , clinical trial , nursing , clinical psychology , psychology , physical therapy , psychiatry
This study aims to evaluate of Reichian Elongation effect in anxiety and quality of life in nursing students. This is a prospective randomized clinical trial (Registration: RBR-2y6qcg). 143 nursing students were interviewed. The General Identification, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), The World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) and MINI (Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview) questionnaires were used. 33 received the intervention and 37 belonged to the control group. The evaluation of the elongation effect was conducted by 1, 3 and 5 months. Before intervention, experimental group presented higher trait (p= 0.005) and state anxiety mean (p= 0.049), compared to control group. There was a decrease in the state anxiety mean with 1 (p= 0.028), 3 (p= 0.031) and 5 months (p= 0.010) in experimental group. Physical (p= 0.002), psychological (p= 0.010) and social relations domain (p= 0.026) showed an increase in quality of life. Reichian Elongation contributes in reducing the symptoms of anxiety and improving the students’ quality of life.