Guided imagery relaxation therapy on preoperative anxiety: a randomized clinical trial.

Márcia Marques Dos Santos FelixMaria Beatriz Guimarães FerreiraLucas Felix de OliveiraElizabeth BarichelloPatricia da Silva PiresMaria Helena Barbosa

Published in: Revista latino-americana de enfermagem (2018)

guided imagery relaxation therapy is an effective nursing intervention for the reduction of state anxiety and blood cortisol levels in the preoperative period in patients undergoing video-laparoscopic bariatric surgery. Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials: RBR-5qywrf.

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