Comatose patients hospitalized to the intensive care unit. Factors influencing health status and contact with health service
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Individuals in the intervention group undergo sensory stimulation modulation (auditory stimulation with a familiar sound along with sound and light masking). Interv
Sponsors
Khoram-Abad University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Consent to the study by the patient's legal guardian. The age of 18 to 65 years. Level of consciousness = 8 according to the Glasgow Coma Scale and with an Apache score between 10-34
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Hearing impairment or any dressing in the ear area Prohibition on the use of earplugs and eye masks. Receiving sedatives or tranquilizers 24 hours before entering the study Death or transfer or dispatch of the patient Sudden change in the patient's condition (such as the need for an operating room, the occurrence of seizures, etc.). Unwillingness to continue the study by the legal guardian
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Heart rate. Timepoint: Day 0 (before intervention), Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 and Day 4 (after intervention), every day at 8 am as an average of the previous 24 hours. Method of measurement: heart rate are measured using a monitoring device available in the ward, the calibration and health of which is confirmed by a medical equipment engineer.;Mean arterial pressures. Timepoint: Day 0 (before intervention), Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 and Day 4 (after intervention), every day at 8 am as an average of the previous 24 hours. Method of measurement: Mean arterial pressures are measured using a monitoring device available in the ward, the calibration and health of which is confirmed by a medical equipment engineer.;Temperature. Timepoint: Day 0 (before intervention), Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 and Day 4 (after intervention), every day at 8 am as an average of the previous 24 hours. Method of measurement: Temperature are measured using a monitoring device available in the ward, the calibration and health of which is confirmed by a medical equipment engineer.;Arterial blood oxygen saturation. Timepoint: Day 0 (before intervention), Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 and Day 4 (after intervention), every day at 8 am as an average of the previous 24 hours. Method of measurement: Arterial blood oxygen saturation are measured using a monitoring device available in the ward, the calibration and health of which is confirmed by a medical equipment engineer.;Level of consciousness. Timepoint: Day 0 (before intervention), Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 and Day 4 (after intervention), every day at 8 am as an average of the previous 24 hours. Method of measurement: . The patient's level of consciousness is also measured based on the Glasgow Coma Scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of days patients were hospitalized in the intensive care unit. Timepoint: From the time the patient is admitted to the intensive care unit until the time they are discharged from the intensive care unit. Method of measurement: Study and review of the files of the patients studied in the research. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactVida Shirooye
Khoram-Abad University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed