EFFECT OF VISUAL DISTRACTION ON ANXIETY IN WOMEN DURING THE FIRST STAGE OF LABOR

The effect of visual distraction on the anxiety among women during labor has not been evaluated and remains largely unknown, which aroused an interest in the use of integrating visual distraction into a maternity ward.In this study, anxiety was measured by means of STAI(S-AI).Meanwhile, still images and dynamic images were tested separately, and the duration were also measured.Results of this study showed that visual distraction significantly lowered anxiety of women which provided evidence for the value of integrating visual distraction into a maternity ward.