Abstract:
The purpose of this quasi-experimental research was to examine the effects of health information and listening to music on anxiety of primigravidas during preterm labor. Participants were 40 patients who were assigned to experimental and control groups of 20 patients each. Subjects were randomly assigned to control or experimental groups according to the day of admission to the labor room Groups were matched by age gestational age and trait-anxiety. The control group received routing nursing care while the experimental group received an intervention that health information and listening to music Research instruments developed by the investigator and guided by the health information theory of Thelma (1960) and music therapy theory of Watkins (1997). The instrument for collection data was the state anxiety of primigravidas during preterm labor questionnaire, a lesson plan, health information booklet, CD music therapy. All instruments were evaluated for content validity by a panel of experts. The reliability by Cronbachs alpha coefficient was .09 Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation and paired t-test. Major findings were as follows: Anxiety of primigravidas during preterm labor in the experimental group who received the health information and listening to music was significantly higher than those who received routine nursing care (p<.01)