The Effect of Two Bed Bath Practices in Cost and Vital Signs of Critically Ill Patients
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design and Participants
2.2. Data Collection
2.3. Study Procedure
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. General Characteristics of the Participants
3.2. Bath Duration, Cost, and Vital Signs
3.3. Staff Satisfaction
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Total Participants (N = 138) | DWs Bath (n = 68) | SAW Bath (n = 70) | p-Value |
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n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Age [M (SD)] | 67.6 (15.3) | 65.4 (15.8) | 69.6 (14.6) | 0.11 |
Sex | 0.88 | |||
Female | 60 (43.5) | 30 (44.1) | 30 (42.9) | |
Male | 78 (56.5) | 38 (55.9) | 40 (57.1) | |
Diabetes History | 0.25 | |||
Yes | 45 (32.6) | 19 (27.9) | 26 (37.1) | |
No | 93 (67.4) | 49 (72.1) | 44 (62.9) | |
Cardiovascular Disease History | 0.17 | |||
Yes | 89 (64.5) | 40 (58.8) | 49 (70.0) | |
No | 49 (35.5) | 28 (41.2) | 21 (30.0) | |
Respiratory Disease History | 0.34 | |||
Yes | 29 (21.0) | 12 (17.6) | 17 (24.3) | |
No | 109 (79.0) | 56 (82.4) | 53 (75.7) | |
Catheter Retention Status | ||||
Endotracheal tube | 102 (73.9) | 50 (73.5) | 52 (74.3) | 0.92 |
Central venous catheter | 88 (63.8) | 44 (64.7) | 44 (62.9) | 0.82 |
Urinary catheter | 124 (89.9) | 61 (89.7) | 63 (90.0) | 0.95 |
M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | p-Value | |
APACHE II | 23.8 (7.0) | 23.5 (8.0) | 24.0 (6.0) | 0.68 |
BMI | 24.5 (5.9) | 23.8 (5.4) | 25.2 (6.4) | 0.18 |
WBC (103/uL) | 13.0 (7.5) | 13.1 (7.7) | 13.0 (7.4) | 0.97 |
Hb (g/dL) | 10.6 (2.6) | 10.6 (3.0) | 10.7 (2.2) | 0.79 |
PT (sec) | 15.1 (11.4) | 15.3 (13.5) | 14.9 (9.1) | 0.87 |
Na (mmol/L) | 139.1 (7.6) | 140.0 (8.8) | 138.3 (6.2) | 0.18 |
K (mmol/L) | 4.2 (1.1) | 4.0 (1.1) | 4.3 (1.1) | 0.19 |
BUN (mg/dL) | 46.2 (39.9) | 42.2 (41.1) | 50.2 (38.6) | 0.24 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 2.4 (2.7) | 2.0 (1.9) | 2.8 (3.3) | 0.11 |
Albumin (g/dL) | 3.1 (0.6) | 3.1 (0.5) | 3.1 (0.7) | 0.69 |
CRP (mg/dL) | 9.9 (9.2) | 9.4 (8.7) | 10.3 (9.6) | 0.61 |
Lactate (mg/dL) | 3.8 (3.9) | 4.1 (4.6) | 3.4 (2.8) | 0.31 |
DWs Bath (n = 68) | SAW Bath (n = 70) | p-Value | |
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Variable | n (%) | n (%) | |
Duration of bath [min (SD)] | 23.8 (7.5) | 34.4 (9.2) | <0.01 * |
Bath cost [NTD/bath (SD)] | 237.9 (45.0) | 255.3 (31.5) | 0.01 * |
Cost of bath consumables a | 124.9 (14.4) | 66.7 (14.0) | <0.01 * |
Clothing cost | 33.7 (21.4) | 74.1 (9.3) | <0.01 * |
Cost of nursing time | 79.2 (25.1) | 114.5 (30.7) | <0.01 * |
Item | DWs Bath N (%) | SAW Bath N (%) | No Difference N (%) | p-Value |
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Convenient use | 32 (91.4) | 0 | 3 (8.6) | <0.001 * |
Lower bath duration | 33 (94.3) | 0 | 2 (5.7) | <0.001 * |
More comfortable for patients | 9 (25.8) | 20 (57.1) | 6 (17.1) | <0.001 * |
Cleaner results | 6 (17.2) | 25 (71.4) | 4 (11.4) | <0.001 * |
Overall preference for bath method | 22 (64.7) | 7 (20.6) | 5 (14.7) | <0.001 * |
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Tai, C.-H.; Hsieh, T.-C.; Lee, R.-P. The Effect of Two Bed Bath Practices in Cost and Vital Signs of Critically Ill Patients. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 816. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020816
Tai C-H, Hsieh T-C, Lee R-P. The Effect of Two Bed Bath Practices in Cost and Vital Signs of Critically Ill Patients. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(2):816. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020816
Chicago/Turabian StyleTai, Chia-Hui, Tsung-Cheng Hsieh, and Ru-Ping Lee. 2021. "The Effect of Two Bed Bath Practices in Cost and Vital Signs of Critically Ill Patients" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 2: 816. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020816
APA StyleTai, C. -H., Hsieh, T. -C., & Lee, R. -P. (2021). The Effect of Two Bed Bath Practices in Cost and Vital Signs of Critically Ill Patients. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(2), 816. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020816