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The Effect of Spirituality Intervention on the Anxiety Parents of Hospitalized Newborns in a Neonatal Department

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Admission leads to many problems in the family, one of the most important of which is Stress parents. Therefore, specify The Effect of Religious Intervention on the Anxiety parents of hospitalized newborns in a neonatal department. The study was a semi-experimental study with experimental and control groups and before and after the intervention, Anxiety and care pressure questionnaires were given to parents. The religion intervention in the 8 Session parents of hospitalized newborns in a neonatal. Data were analyzed by SPSS16 and descriptive and analytical tests. The study indicated that religion has an effective role in enhancing and bettering stress of parents. Thus, it is suggested that a cleric be present in the section for religious intervention. Moreover, it is suggested that religious interventions should be done by nurses as a group of people with a close relationship with the patients and their parents.

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Naimi, E., Babuei, A., Moslemirad, M. et al. The Effect of Spirituality Intervention on the Anxiety Parents of Hospitalized Newborns in a Neonatal Department. J Relig Health 60, 354–361 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-018-00753-y

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