Effect of Foot Bath on Postoperative Sleep Quality and Pain

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

130 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-05-15

Study Completion Date

2023-07-19

Brief Summary

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One of the most common problems in patients in the postoperative period is pain and the associated deterioration in sleep quality. Deterioration in sleep quality can cause pain to be perceived more severely. It is recommended to use non-pharmacological approaches as well as pharmacological interventions in the management of these problems. This study was planned to determine the effect of hot foot bath and lavender essential oil foot bath application on postoperative sleep quality and pain in patients undergoing abdominal surgery.

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Detailed Description

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It was planned as a randomized controlled trial. The population of the study consisted of patients who underwent abdominal surgery in the General Surgery Service of a private health group hospital in Istanbul. Patients who met the inclusion criteria constituted the sample.

"Visual Comparison Scale-VAS" and "Richard-Campbell Sleep Scale" were used during data collection.

Visual Comparison Scale-VAS: It is a scale that starts with no pain and ends with unbearable. The VAS scale consists of a 10 cm long line. At one end of the line, "no pain" signals what may be at the other end of the "unbearable pain." The patient is asked to point to a point that indicates the current level of pain.

Richard-Campbell Sleep Scale: This scale consists of 6 items that evaluate the depth of night sleep, the time to fall asleep, the frequency of awakening, the time to stay awake when awakened, the quality of sleep and the noise level of the environment. Each item is evaluated on a chart between 0 and 100 using the visual analog scale technique. According to the scale, the score in the range of "0-25" indicates very bad sleep, and the score in the range of "76-100" indicates very good sleep.

Foot bath was started as of the 24th hour after the operation. During the 3 days they were hospitalized, they had a foot bath evening before going to sleep (experimental group). Routine service applications were performed in the control group. In order to ensure the comfort of the experimental and control group patients and to minimize their exposure to the external environment, the patient rooms were kept clean, at a suitable temperature (23-25 degrees) and quiet.

Conditions

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Nursing Caries Pain, Postoperative Sleep Deprivation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

randomized controlled trial

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Control Group - No foot bath

* 24 hours after surgery - did not give foot bath to patients
* Pain was evaluated with VAS scale. Post-operative 24th hour, 28th hour, 32nd hour, 36th hour, 40th hour, 44th hour, 48th hour, 52nd hour, 56th hour, 58th hour, 62nd Hour, 64th Hour., 68th Hour, 72nd Hour
* Sleep Questionnaire was administered at 08:00-09:00 in the morning when the patient woke up; 24th hour, 48 th hour, 72 th hour.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Experimental Group- Hot Foot Bath 1

* Post operative 24th hour - 48 th hour - 72 nd hour - gave patients hot foot bath
* Patient was seated in an upright position.
* FM 4020 Grundig brand footbath device was used for the Hot Foot Bath.
* It was filled with 40 degrees water, 20 cm (4 lt. of water)
* Soaked in hot water up to the ankles
* The foot bath was continued for 20 minutes with the feet in the device.
* After 20 minutes, the patient's feet were dried with a towel.
* After the foot bath pain was evaluated with VAS scale. Post-operative 24th hour, 28th hour, 32nd hour, 36th hour, 40th hour, 44th hour, 48th hour, 52nd hour, 56th hour, 58th hour, 62nd Hour, 64th Hour., 68th Hour, 72nd Hour
* Sleep Questionnaire was administered at 08:00-09:00 in the morning when the patient woke up; 24th hour, 48 th hour, 72 th hour.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Hot Foot Bath 1

Intervention Type OTHER

* Hot foot bath device has a built-in heater (max. 44°C),
* Hot foot bath device has anti-slip base, vibration and 2 rotating massage rollers, digital display/control panel and timer (20-60 minutes).
* It is filled with water at 40 degrees so that it passes the ankle of the patient by 20 cm (4 liters of water).

Experimental Group- Hot Foot Bath 2

* Post operative 24th hour - 48 th hour - 72 nd hour - gave patients hot foot bath with Lavender Essential Oil
* Patient was seated in an upright position.
* FM 4020 Grundig brand footbath device was used for the Hot Foot Bath.
* It was filled with 40 degrees water, 20 cm (4 lt. of water)
* Soaked in hot water up to the ankles
* The foot bath with Lavender Essential Oil was continued for 20 minutes with the feet in the device.
* After 20 minutes, the patient's feet were dried with a towel.
* After the foot bath with Lavender Essential Oil pain was evaluated with VAS scale. Post-operative 24th hour, 28th hour, 32nd hour, 36th hour, 40th hour, 44th hour, 48th hour, 52nd hour, 56th hour, 58th hour, 62nd Hour, 64th Hour., 68th Hour, 72nd Hour
* Sleep Questionnaire was administered at 08:00-09:00 in the morning when the patient woke up; 24th hour, 48 th hour, 72 th hour.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Hot Foot Bath 2

Intervention Type OTHER

* Hot foot bath device has a built-in heater (max. 44°C),
* Hot foot bath device has anti-slip base, vibration and 2 rotating massage rollers, digital display/control panel and timer (20-60 minutes).
* It is filled with water at 40 degrees so that it passes the ankle of the patient by 20 cm (4 liters of water).
* 3 drops of lavender essential oil were dripped in the water

Interventions

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Hot Foot Bath 1

* Hot foot bath device has a built-in heater (max. 44°C),
* Hot foot bath device has anti-slip base, vibration and 2 rotating massage rollers, digital display/control panel and timer (20-60 minutes).
* It is filled with water at 40 degrees so that it passes the ankle of the patient by 20 cm (4 liters of water).

Intervention Type OTHER

Hot Foot Bath 2

* Hot foot bath device has a built-in heater (max. 44°C),
* Hot foot bath device has anti-slip base, vibration and 2 rotating massage rollers, digital display/control panel and timer (20-60 minutes).
* It is filled with water at 40 degrees so that it passes the ankle of the patient by 20 cm (4 liters of water).
* 3 drops of lavender essential oil were dripped in the water

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18 years and over
* Electively planned robotic and laparoscopic abdominal (colorectal, hepatobiliary, gastric and esophageal surgery, bariatric surgery, peritoneal membrane cancer) surgical operations
* Surgeries performed under general anesthesia
* Patients who have been hospitalized for at least 3 days after surgery
* Patients without a detected sleep disorder (Patients with Insomnia Severity Index score between 0-7) will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who constantly take a foot bath
* Emergency surgeries
* Those with literacy disabilities
* Those with physical and mental disabilities
* Patients with diabetes for more than 10 years
* Patients with diabetic foot, neuropathy, foot pressure sores or any skin disease on their feet
* Those with vascular diseases
* Those who are allergic to lavender
* Those with neurological diseases (dementia, alzheimer, etc.)
* Those who regularly use sleep and psychoactive drugs
* Those who use drugs that affect sleep during hospitalization (sedatives, etc.)
* Patients who were transferred to the post-operative revision or general intensive care unit will not be included in the study.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes