权重毯子:在门诊瘤科输液设置中是一种减少焦虑的工具
Cheri Hermann1, Megan Corbett1, Lisa Chicko
1Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center.
Clinical journal of oncology nursing
|June 3, 2024
概括
有权重的毯子有效地减少了接受输液治疗的癌症患者的焦虑. 患者发现它们很舒服,易于使用,护士们注意到它们的实用性和对感染控制的坚持.
科学领域:
- 瘤学护理 癌症护理
- 患者的支持性护理
- 焦虑管理 焦虑管理
背景情况:
- 癌症患者表现出比普通人群更高的焦虑.
- 在整个癌症治疗过程中,焦虑是普遍存在的,在输液治疗期间达到顶峰.
- 随着COVID-19大流行,正在接受治疗的癌症患者的焦虑加剧了.
研究的目的:
- 评估医疗级加重毯子的可行性和有效性.
- 为了减少癌症患者在初始输液治疗期间的焦虑.
主要方法:
- 使用修改后的视觉模拟焦虑量表来进行患者自我报告.
- 通过患者和护士调查收集可行性数据.
- 在前两个门诊输液治疗期间实施了加权毯子.
主要成果:
- 患者在使用加重毯子后报告了焦虑水平的降低.
- 权重的毯子被患者认为是舒适和舒缓的.
- 超过90%的患者发现毯子舒适,实用,并且不干扰.
结论:
- 医疗级加重毯子是一种可行且有效的干预措施,用于减少癌症患者在输液治疗期间的焦虑.
- 权重毯子为标准护理提供了一种舒适而实用的补充.
- 这项干预措施受到患者和护理人员的好评,满意度很高.
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