• Naser Parizad, Rasoul Goli, Navid Faraji, Mohsen Mam-Qaderi, Roshanak Mirzaee, Naser Gharebaghi, Rahim Baghaie, Haedeh Feizipour, and Mah-Monir Haghighi.
• Patient Safety Research Center, Clinical Research Institute, Nursing & Midwifery School, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
• Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2021 May 1; 43: 101335.

BackgroundCOVID-19 can lead to anxiety due to its high mortality rate. Patients with COVID-19 may suffer from muscle pain. This study aimed to determine the effect of guided imagery on anxiety, muscle pain, and vital signs in patients with COVID-19.Methods110 patients with COVID-19 were recruited and randomly assigned to two control and intervention groups. Data were collected using the Spielberger Anxiety Inventory, the McGill Pain Questionnaire, and the Visual Analogue Scale. The intervention group received ten training sessions of guided imagery.ResultsThe results indicated a significant difference in the mean scores of state (t = -3.829, p < .001), trait anxiety (t = -2.946, p = .004), pain quality (t = -4.223, p < .001), pain intensity (t = -3.068, p = .003), and heart rate, systolic blood pressure, and oxygen saturation (p < .001) between the two groups after the intervention.ConclusionsGuided imagery as a cost-effective method of complementary medicine is recommended to manage anxiety and pain in patients with COVID-19.Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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