An Evaluation of Patient Comfort During Acute Psychiatric Hospitalization
| Autor: | Melanie D. Parks, Diana L. Morris, Patricia E. McDonald, Katharine Kolcaba |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
030504 nursing business.industry Convenience sample General Medicine 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Psychiatric hospital Verbal Rating Scale 030212 general & internal medicine Pshychiatric Mental Health 0305 other medical science Psychiatry business Patient comfort |
| Zdroj: | Perspectives in Psychiatric Care. 53:29-37 |
| ISSN: | 0031-5990 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ppc.12134 |
| Popis: | Purpose To assess the difference in the level of comfort between psychiatric inpatients who received a warmed blanket and psychiatric inpatients who did not receive a warmed blanket. Design and Methods A descriptive pilot study from a convenience sample of 37 psychiatric patients aged 18–59. Subject's level of comfort was measured with Kolcaba's verbal rating scale (VRS). Findings Independent t-tests showed that the VRS mean score was lower in the control group (6.81) than the experimental group (7.29). Practice Implications Comfort is central to nursing and there has been little research regarding the effects of warm topical applications in the psychiatric hospital setting. Warmed blankets are not routinely offered to patients in the psychiatric setting. The use of warmed blankets may increase patient comfort. |
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