Anxiety, Comfort, Hope, Vital Signs
Conditions
Brief summary
This study was planned to investigate the effect of reading aloud books on comfort, hope, anxiety and vital signs in patients hospitalized in intensive care unit. This study was designed as a randomized controlled clinical trial. Data will be collected by using the Descriptive Characteristics Questionnaire, General Comfort Scale, Dispositional Hope Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Vital Signs Monitoring Form.
Detailed description
This study was planned to investigate the effect of reading aloud books on comfort, hope, anxiety and vital signs in patients hospitalized in intensive care unit. This study was designed as a randomized controlled clinical trial. Data will be collected by using the Descriptive Characteristics Questionnaire, General Comfort Scale, Dispositional Hope Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Vital Signs Monitoring Form. Individuals in the intervention group will be read a storybook for 3 nights in the intensive care unit. The control group will not be subjected to any practice other than the routine practices of the clinic.
Interventions
OTHERReading a book
Individuals in the intervention group will be read a storybook for three nights.
Sponsors
TC Erciyes University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Over 18 years of age, 2. Stable clinical condition after intensive care unit admission, 3. Have no physical or mental impairment in answering the questions, 4. No verbal communication disability (hearing and speech), 5. No diagnosed psychiatric disorder, 6. With a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 15, 7. Not receiving sedation for at least 12 hours, 8. Will be hospitalized for at least 3 days from the time of enrollment in the study, 9. Individuals who agree to participate in the study will be included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
1. People with hearing or vision problems, 2. Intubated, 3. Any diagnosed neurological or psychological disorder, 4. Transferred to another unit or exitus before the specified period, 5. Individuals who do not agree to participate in the study will not be included in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Comfort level to be evaluated with the General Comfort Scale | After reading the book of the 3rd day | It was developed to assess the comfort level of patients. The scale consists of three levels: relief, relaxation and superiority and four dimensions: physical, psychospiritual, sociocultural and environmental. |
| Level of hope to be assessed with the Dispositional Hope Scale | After reading the book of the 3rd day | It was conducted to evaluate individuals' hope levels. It is an eight-point Likert type scale consisting of 12 items. Scores from the scale vary between 8 and 64. |
| Anxiety level to be assessed with State-Trait Anxiety Inventory | After reading the book of the 3rd day | The inventory was developed to determine the state and trait anxiety levels of individuals. The scale consists of 40 items in total. While the first 20 items measure the state anxiety level, the items from 21 to 40 measure the trait anxiety level of the individual. The total score value obtained from both parts varies between 20 and 80. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blood pressure to be assessed with monitor | After reading the book of the 3rd day | The patient's blood pressure will be measured from the brachial artery with a bedside monitor and the result will be recorded in mmHg. |
| Pain to be assessed with Numeric Rating Scale | After reading the book of the 3rd day | The number 0 on the scale means that they do not feel any pain and the number 10 refers to the worst pain. |
| Pulse to be assessed with monitor | After reading the book of the 3rd day | Heart rate will be measured with a bedside monitor that can be measured from a finger and recorded as beats/min. |
| Oxygen saturation to be assessed with Pulse Oximeter | After reading the book of the 3rd day | Oxygen saturation from the finger will be measured and recorded with a Pulse Oximeter. |
Outcome results
None listed