A quasi-experimental nursing study on pain in comatose patients. / Uma pesquisa quase experimental em enfermagem sobre dor em pacientes em coma.
Rev Bras Enferm
; 69(5): 927-932, 2016.
Article
em Pt, En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27783736
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
to verify whether comatose patients feel pain during the bed bath nursing procedure.METHOD:
nineteen patients aged 61 ± 17.39 years participated in the study. A quantitative analysis was conducted on the P substance (PS) in the saliva collected before and during a bed bath, using the ELISA method. Program Graph Pad Prisma 6 was used to analyze the data. The verification of normality was made through the Shapiro Wilk test, which determined the choice for the Wilcoxon nonparametric test.RESULTS:
the study showed a statistically significant increase (∆= 5.62%, p<0.001) in the PS level of the patients studied during the nursing procedure.CONCLUSION:
when caring for comatose patients during a bed bath, professionals cause or add painful stimuli; therefore, they feel pain.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
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Pt
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article