Highlights
- •The effect of cold therapy on pain due to removal of chest tubes has been explored.
- •Research on using cold therapy with deep breathing and coughing exercises is limited.
- •Cold therapy before deep breathing and coughing exercises relieves pain.
Abstract
Background
Pain control is very important to ensure the comfort of patients and increase their
quality of life.
Objectives
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial was to examine the effects of cold
therapy in patients with chest tube before deep breathing and coughing exercises.
Methods
The study participants were patients with chest tubes, who were treated at a training
and research hospital in Turkey between May 2, 2017, and October 24, 2019. Seventy
patients participated in the study in accordance with the inclusion criteria. The
intervention group, patient identification form, and visual analogue scale were used
to collect data. Cold therapy was applied for the intervention group before deep breathing
and coughing exercises, and not for the control group.
Results
The pain rates of the intervention group participants were lower (3.31) after the
deep breathing and coughing exercises, than the rates (4.24) before the exercises
(p<0.01). The pain rate (5.29) among the control group participants after the deep
breathing and coughing exercises was significantly higher than those before (3.47)
the exercises (p<0.01).
Conclusions
The study revealed that cold therapy before deep breathing and coughing exercises
effectively relieves pain in patients with chest tubes.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: May 06, 2022
Accepted:
April 21,
2022
Received in revised form:
April 19,
2022
Received:
November 10,
2021
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