Application Site Discomfort
Conditions
Keywords
Gynecologic surgery, water spray, discomfort, thirst
Brief summary
It is important for healthcare professionals to provide care for gynecologic surgery patients using current evidence-based approaches. In this context, this study was planned to determine the effect of intraoral cold water spray application on thirst and thirst comfort in the postoperative period in patients undergoing gynecological surgery.
Detailed description
Hypotheses of the Research H01: Application of cold water spray into the mouth has no effect on thirst in patients undergoing gynecological surgery. H02: Application of cold water spray into the mouth has no effect on thirst comfort in patients undergoing gynecological surgery. H11: Application of cold water spray into the mouth has an effect on thirst in patients undergoing gynecological surgery. H12: Application of cold water spray into the mouth has an effect on thirst comfort in patients undergoing gynecological surgery.
Interventions
OTHERwater spray application
cold water kept in the refrigerator at +4 degrees
Sponsors
Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Being a patient who is scheduled for benign laparoscopic elective gynecological surgery under general anesthesia, * No upper gastrointestinal system anomaly and/or disease, * Being a patient whose score is classified as grade I or II according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), * Being between the ages of 18-65, * Not smoking, * Being able to communicate at a level that can answer research questions.
Exclusion criteria
* The integrity of the oral and tongue mucosa is disrupted before surgery, * Having cognitive impairment or any neurological, renal, cardiac or pulmonary chronic disease, * Morbidly obese * Those who use psychiatric drugs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thirst Severity Scale (Numerical Rating Scale) | 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th hours postoperatively | This scale was determined based on studies in the literature where the severity of thirst was evaluated using a numerical rating scale. It will be used to objectively evaluate the thirst levels of patients. It will be evaluated between 0-10 points with SDQ. While a score of 0 indicates that there is no thirst, a score of 10 indicates that the most severe thirst is felt. (Lee et al. 2020). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thirst Discomfort Scale | 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th hours postoperatively | The Turkish validity and reliability of the scale was conducted by Çiftçi et al. in 2023. The scale is used to determine the level of dehydration-related discomfort in surgical patients. There are 3 sub-dimensions in the scale (intraoral movements, psychological movements, extraoral movements). The scale was developed as a 5-point Likert type. It is scored as "1 = It does not bother me at all", "5 = It bothers me a lot". The Thirst Disorder Scale is calculated based on the total item score. There are no reverse items in the scale. The lowest score from the scale is 12 and the highest score is 60. As the score obtained from the sub-dimension increases, the level of discomfort in that dimension increases. As the score obtained from the scale increases, the level of thirst discomfort of patients increases (Çiftçi et al., 2023). |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORZehra ÇERÇER, PhD
Gaziantep İslam Science and Technology University
STUDY_CHAIRSerap GÜNGÖR, PhD
Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
STUDY_CHAIREsra BULMUŞ, Msc
Adana City Training Hospital
STUDY_CHAIRSefa ARLIER, MD
Adana City Training Hospital
Outcome results
None listed