Ali Mansouri

An Investigation into the Effect of Listening to the Voice of the Holy Quran on Vital Signs and Consciousness Level of Patients Admitted to the ICU Wards of Zabol University of Medical Sciences Hospitals

Introduction: Recent advances in medical sciences have increased the survival rate of injured patients and led to hospitalization of patients for a long time in the ICU wards. Patients admitted to special wards are confronted with considerable stress. Tension is usually associated with an increase in metabolic rate and, consequently, an increase in body temperature, in cardiac output and cardiac contractility, an increase in blood pressure, heart rate and respiratory rate. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the helping effect of voice of the Quran on vital signs and level of consciousness in the patients admitted to the ICU wards”. Materials and Methods: This study was a clinical trial. Thirty subjects were selected through random sampling method. For 10 consecutive days, Yousef Sura was played through a headphone for 15 minutes daily, and then physiological parameters, including systolic and diastolic blood pressure, respiration, pulse, and consciousness level were recorded by physiological indexes in two rounds, The first turn was 5 minutes before playing the Quran voice and the second one was immediately measured after completion of the Holy Quran broadcast. SPSS software version 22 was used to analyze the data. Findings: Based on the results between the vital signs before and after the intervention, significant differences were observed (p <0.0001) in that the rate of vital signs declined after intervention. Additionally, there was a significant difference between the level of consciousness before and after the intervention (p <0.0001), increasing the level of consciousness after the intervention. Conclusion: The results of this study show the effect of Quran verses on reducing vital signs and increasing the level of consciousness. Considering this easy and cost-free method, it can be used to provide an effective step in improving the conditions of patients admitted to special wards and for other patients suffering from tension and instability of vital signs due to various causes.