Eid Aburuz M, Al-Dweik G, Ahmed FR. The Effect of Listening to Holy Quran Recital on Pain and Length of Stay Post-CABG: A Randomized Control Trial.
Crit Care Res Pract 2023;
2023:9430510. [PMID:
37965250 PMCID:
PMC10643035 DOI:
10.1155/2023/9430510]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2023] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Background
Nearly, 75% of patients post-CABG complain of moderate to severe pain during their hospital stay. Nonpharmacological interventions have been investigated; however, the effect of Holy Quran recital post-CABG is still not well studied, especially in developing Islamic countries.
Objective
To investigate the effect of listening to the Holy Quran recital on pain and length of stay post-CABG.
Methods
This was a randomized control trial on 132 patients recruited from four hospitals in Amman, Jordan. The intervention group listened to the Holy Quran recited for 10 minutes twice daily while the control group received the usual care. Data were analyzed using paired and independent samples t-tests.
Results
Paired t-test testing showed that there was a significant reduction in the pain level, (M [SD], 6.82 [2.27] vs. 4.65 [2.18], t = 23.65, p < 0.001) for the intervention group. In addition, the intervention group had shorter LoS in the ICU and in the hospital compared to the control group, (M [SD], 5.0 [4.02] vs. 6.58 [4.18], t = -2.1, p < 0.05), (M [SD], 10.15 [9.21] vs. 15.01 [13.14], t = -2.6, p < 0.05), respectively.
Conclusions
Listening to the Quran was significantly effective in improving pain intensity among post-CABG patients and shortening their hospital/ICU stay. This trial is registered with NCT05419554.
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