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The Effect of Stress Ball And Music on Anxiety, Stress, and Pain Levels During Platelet Apheresis Donation: Randomized Controlled Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating müzik resital, stres topu, and 2 other interventions for Anxiety and Stress. Completed, enrolled 102 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This study was conducted as a single-center, prospective, randomized controlled trial to investigate the effects of stress ball use-a distraction and attention-directing method-and music listening, which targets the auditory sensory pathway, on anxiety, stress, and pain levels in platelet apheresis donors beyond routine care. The study sample consisted of 102 donors aged 18 to 55 years who were donating platelets for the first time at a university hospital blood transfusion center. The participants were divided into three groups: 34 in the stress ball group, 34 in the music listening group, and 34 in the control group. Data were collected using the Donor Information Form, the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain, the Distress Thermometer (DT), and the Donor Follow-up Chart. During platelet apheresis, participants in the stress ball group were instructed to squeeze a stress ball for 30 minutes, those in the music group listened to instrumental music for 30 minutes, and the control group received only routine care without any additional intervention.
Study Details
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Interventions
After the platelet apheresis procedure began, donors in the music listening group were exposed to instrumental music composed of Classical Turkish Music modes for 30 minutes through the center's speaker system.
When the platelet apheresis procedure began, a stress ball was placed in the palm of one hand of the donors in the stress ball group. They were instructed to squeeze the ball at their preferred frequency for a total of 30 minutes during the apheresis procedure.
The platelet apheresis procedure was performed on donors using an apheresis machine.
In accordance with the operating principle of the platelet apheresis device, the anticoagulant solution ACD-A is routinely used for all donors.