The effect of Therapeutic Communication based Peplau’s theory on anxiety and Resilience of patients admitted to the corona ward of Khatam Al-Anbia Hospital in Tehran

In order to reduce the stress and anxiety caused by the spread of the Covid-19 disease, a beneficial and effective psychological variable such as resilience can play an adaptive role. Also, the therapeutic relationship is a meaningful and purposeful relationship between the nurse and the patient in order to solve the patient's problems and create adaptive responses.

The main purpose of this research was to determine the effect of communication therapy based on Peplau's theory on the level of anxiety and resilience of patients admitted to the corona ward of Khatam Al Anbia Hospital in Tehran in 2022.

In a semi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group, using Corona anxiety questionnaires and Connor and Davidson resilience, 60 eligible patients and random allocation in the intervention and control group (30 people), therapeutic communication stages based on Peplau's theory (acquaintance, identification, utilization of care planning and evaluation and conclusion) with prior coordination And it was done according to the treatment plan of corona patients. The data was analyzed through parametric and non-parametric statistical tests using SPSS version 22 software.

The average index of corona anxiety in the intervention group, respectively, decreased from 1.95±0.21 to 1.6±0.11 after the intervention. Also, the average resilience index in the intervention group increased from 1.93±0.46 to 2.33±0.28 after the intervention, and the results of the paired t-test showed that in the intervention group, compared to the control group, the corona anxiety, and resilience in the post-intervention stage had a statistically significant decrease, and the difference before and after the intervention group was more than the control group. Based on the results of the analysis of covariance, the difference between the two intervention and control groups in the post-intervention phase was statistically significant.

Considering the impact of the communication therapy model based on Peplau's theory on anxiety and resilience, conducting educational interventions for the use of communication therapy by patients with chronic diseases and caregivers, as well as applying the results of communication therapy based on Peplau's method to The use of upcoming crises and epidemics is recommended.