Effects of love glove application on vital signs for COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit
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2024Yazar
Karaman, FundaGenç, Aslı
Yerebakan Şen, Ayşe Nur
Rashidi, Mahruk
Yıldırım, Gülay
Ünsal Jafarov, Gülşah
Acar, Rabia
Saygın Şahin, Buse
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Aim: To evaluate the effects of love glove application on vital signs for COVID-19
patients in the intensive care unit.
Design: A single-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design was used. TREND
Statement Checklist was followed during the present study.
Methods: The study was conducted on 30 intubated/extubated adult patients. The
gloves were filled with warm water and air to prevent pressure injuries. Then they
were tied together and applied to both hands of the patient for 30 min. The patient's
vital signs were recorded before and after the application. A Wilcoxon signed-rank
test was performed.
Results: It was determined that respiratory rate, systolic blood pressure, diastolic
blood pressure and oxygen saturation were significantly affected after the application
of the love glove. The application of love gloves is a cheap and non-pharmacological
method with no side effects.
Patient or Public Contribution: Patients were involved in the design and conduct of
this study.