the effect of pleasure during hot compresses to the posterior region of the neck : a randomised controlled trial
- Conditions
- nursing
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000006300
- Lead Sponsor
- tokyo women's medical university
- Brief Summary
excluding the patients who dropped out, the intervention and control groups included 27 and 25 patients,respectively. there were no significant differences in attributes between the two groups. the 52 subjects had a mean age of 68.7 years, and included 37 women (71%) and 44 orthopedic patients (85%). intragroup comparison showed that palm and plantar skin temperature increased and tympanic temperature decreased in the intervention group following intervention, but no significant intergroup differences were observed. as for questionnaire results, "pleasure during application of hot compress", "increased vitality", and "positive outlook on life" were significantly higher in the intervention group. regarding lifestyle, the intervention group had a significantly longer "subjective sleep time".
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Not provided
1.patients with skin disease. 2.patients with inflammatory disorder. 3.patients with fortunetelling bleeding 4.women with climacteric symptoms. 5.disorientation patients. 6.patients who cannot do a conversation. 7.patients who take a beta-blocker.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method a questionnaire on "subjective comfort" and "ease of living", skin temperature of the hands and feet, salivary amylase, and tympanic temperature were measured as "physiological indices", and diet, excretion, and sleep were investigated as part of an interview on lifestyle.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method