Effect of hand tactile stimulation on the vital signs of brain injury patients hospitalized in Qazvin intensive care units, Iran

Leili Yekefallah; Jalil Azimian; fatemeh aghae; Mahmoud Alipour Heidari; Fateme Hasandoost

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Effect of hand tactile stimulation on the vital signs of brain injury patients hospitalized in Qazvin intensive care units, Iran

Author(s):

Leili Yekefallah¹,

Jalil Azimian¹,

fatemeh aghae^1,*,

Mahmoud Alipour Heidari²,

Fateme Hasandoost³

1Department of Critical Care Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran

2Department of Statistics, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran

3Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases:Vol. 22, issue 4; 13-21

Article type:Research Article

How to Cite:Leili YekefallahJalil Azimianfatemeh aghaeMahmoud Alipour HeidariFateme HasandoostEffect of hand tactile stimulation on the vital signs of brain injury patients hospitalized in Qazvin intensive care units, Iran.J Inflamm Dis.22(4):e156099.

Abstract

Background: Hospitalization in intensive care units (ICUs) results tactile deprivation, which may cause physiologic imbalance. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of hand tactile stimulation on the vital signs of traumatic head injury patients in Qazvin ICUs. Methods: This clinical trial study was conducted on sixty patients with severe brain trauma admitted to ICUs in Qazvin, in 2016. The subjects were selected by the convenience sampling method and assigned in two groups of intervention and control. Hands, wrists and palms of patients were touched for 5 minutes twice a day (morning and evening) and vital signs were recorded immediately from the 1st to 5th day of admission. Data were analyzed by the paired and independent t tests. Findings: According to the results, hand tactile stimulation significantly decreased systolic blood pressure level (P=0.0001), diastolic blood pressure (P

Keywords

Touch

Vital signs

Traumatic brain injuries

Sensory deprivation

Intensive care units

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