Bed bath with soap and water or disposable wet wipes: Patients' experiences and preferences
Abstract
To gain an in-depth understanding of patients' preferences regarding two bed bath methods: soap and water and disposable wet wipes. Bed baths allow hospitalised, bedridden patients to stay clean and fresh. They serve a number of purposes: health promotion, social propriety and pure pleasure. Traditionally, soap and water have been used for personal hygiene, but in recent years soap and water have increasingly been replaced by the use of disposable wet wipes. A qualitative study with a hermeneutical-phenomenological approach was chosen to explore and understand patients' experiences of bed bath methods. Semi-structured, individual, in-depth interviews with 16 bedridden patients from three wards were conducted. The software program nvivo was used to structure the transcribed interviews and assist in the initial data analysis. The data were analysed and interpreted within a phenomenological-hermeneutical framework. COREQ guidelines were used in the preparation of this paper (See Supporting information Appendix S1). Four overall themes were identified: "Creating a sense of cleanliness," "Preferences and concerns in different situations," "Cleanliness of hands and face" and "Clinical decision-making about bed bath method." Overall, ...Continue Reading
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