Clinical trial NCT06465875: The Effect of Book Reading on Comfort, Hope, Anxiety and Vital Signs of Intensive Care Unit Patients
Official title: The Effect of Book Reading on Comfort, Hope, Anxiety and Vital Signs of Intensive Care Unit Patients
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Hope
Comfort
Anxiety
Vital Signs
Lead sponsor: TC Erciyes University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-06-20
Enrollment: 70
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

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.

Eligibility criteria: 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.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Comfort level to be evaluated with the General Comfort Scale
timeFrame: After reading the book of the 3rd day
measure: Level of hope to be assessed with the Dispositional Hope Scale
timeFrame: After reading the book of the 3rd day
measure: Anxiety level to be assessed with State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
timeFrame: After reading the book of the 3rd day
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Blood pressure to be assessed with monitor
timeFrame: After reading the book of the 3rd day
measure: Pulse to be assessed with monitor
timeFrame: After reading the book of the 3rd day
measure: Oxygen saturation to be assessed with Pulse Oximeter
timeFrame: After reading the book of the 3rd day
measure: Pain to be assessed with Numeric Rating Scale
timeFrame: After reading the book of the 3rd day
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