The Effect of Book Reading on Comfort, Hope, Anxiety and Vital Signs of Intensive Care Unit Patients
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorTC Erciyes University
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Over 18 years of age,
Stable clinical condition after intensive care unit admission,
Have no physical or mental impairment in answering the questions,
No verbal communication disability (hearing and speech),
Disqualifiers
People with hearing or vision problems,
Intubated,
Any diagnosed neurological or psychological disorder,
Transferred to another unit or exitus before the specified period,
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Reading a book
Treatment groups
70 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsLocations
Sponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov