It is important for healthcare professionals to provide care for gynecologic surgery patients using current evidence-based approaches. In this context, this study was planned to determine the effect of intraoral cold water spray application on thirst and thirst comfort in the postoperative period in patients undergoing gynecological surgery.
Hypotheses of the Research H01: Application of cold water spray into the mouth has no effect on thirst in patients undergoing gynecological surgery. H02: Application of cold water spray into the mouth has no effect on thirst comfort in patients undergoing gynecological surgery. H11: Application of cold water spray into the mouth has an effect on thirst in patients undergoing gynecological surgery. H12: Application of cold water spray into the mouth has an effect on thirst comfort in patients undergoing gynecological surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
58
cold water kept in the refrigerator at +4 degrees
Adana city training and research hospital
Adana, Turkey (Türkiye)
Thirst Severity Scale (Numerical Rating Scale)
This scale was determined based on studies in the literature where the severity of thirst was evaluated using a numerical rating scale. It will be used to objectively evaluate the thirst levels of patients. It will be evaluated between 0-10 points with SDQ. While a score of 0 indicates that there is no thirst, a score of 10 indicates that the most severe thirst is felt. (Lee et al. 2020).
Time frame: 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th hours postoperatively
Thirst Discomfort Scale
The Turkish validity and reliability of the scale was conducted by Çiftçi et al. in 2023. The scale is used to determine the level of dehydration-related discomfort in surgical patients. There are 3 sub-dimensions in the scale (intraoral movements, psychological movements, extraoral movements). The scale was developed as a 5-point Likert type. It is scored as "1 = It does not bother me at all", "5 = It bothers me a lot". The Thirst Disorder Scale is calculated based on the total item score. There are no reverse items in the scale. The lowest score from the scale is 12 and the highest score is 60. As the score obtained from the sub-dimension increases, the level of discomfort in that dimension increases. As the score obtained from the scale increases, the level of thirst discomfort of patients increases (Çiftçi et al., 2023).
Time frame: 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th hours postoperatively
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