Effect on autonomic nervous activity of applying hot towels for 10 s to the back during bed baths.

Journal of Physiological Anthropology
Inaho ShishidoRika Yano

Abstract

Bed baths are a daily nursing activity to maintain patients' hygiene. Those may provide not only comfort but also relaxation. Notably, applying a hot towel to the skin for 10 s (AHT10s) during bed baths helped to reduce the risk of skin tears and provided comfort and warmth in previous studies. However, it is still unclear whether autonomic nervous system is affected by bed baths. Thus, this study investigated the effect on the autonomic nervous activity of applying hot towels for 10 s to the back during bed baths. This crossover study had 50 participants (25 men and women each; average age 22.2 ± 1.6 years; average body mass index 21.4 ± 2.2 kg/m2) who took bed baths with and without (control condition: CON) AHT10s on their back. Skin temperature, heart rate variability (HRV), and blood pressure (BP) were measured. Subjective evaluations and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory in Japanese were also performed. A significant interaction of time and bed bath type on skin surface temperature was observed (p < .001). Regarding the means of skin surface temperature at each measurement time point, those for AHT10s were significantly higher than those for CON. Although the total state-anxiety score significantly decreased in both the be...Continue Reading

References

Dec 1, 1974·Physiology & Behavior·J C StevensD C Simonson
May 26, 2004·Progress in Neurobiology·Morten L Kringelbach, Edmund T Rolls
Apr 28, 2006·Geriatric Nursing·Katharine KolcabaRichard Steiner
Oct 17, 2006·Musculoskeletal Care·Ulrika BergstenBarbro Arvidsson
May 13, 2008·NeuroImage·Edmund T RollsBenjamin A Parris
Dec 20, 2008·Nature Reviews. Neuroscience·A D Bud Craig
Jun 16, 2010·Revista latino-americana de enfermagem·Juliana de Lima LopesAlba Lucia Bottura Leite de Barros
Jul 20, 2010·Autonomic Neuroscience : Basic & Clinical·L LindgrenC Brulin
Jul 29, 2010·Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE·David NunanDavid A Brodie
Nov 17, 2010·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Kou MurayamaKenji Matsumoto
Apr 5, 2011·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology : the Official Journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America·Lucy A JuryCurtis J Donskey
Nov 22, 2012·Medical Care Research and Review : MCRR·Cheryl RathertSuzanne Austin Boren
Nov 29, 2012·Journal of Clinical Nursing·Juliana L LopesAlba Lbl de Barros
Jun 26, 2014·Japan Journal of Nursing Science : JJNS·Michiko Nakakita Kenyon
Sep 1, 2014·International Journal of Nursing Studies·Lisette SchoonhovenTheo van Achterberg
Sep 10, 2014·Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences·Lis Horstmann NøddeskouBritta Hørdam
Dec 3, 2014·Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice·Tiffany FieldC G Funk
Nov 13, 2015·The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine : Research on Paradigm, Practice, and Policy·Mir Sohail FazeliJean-Paul Collet
Jan 5, 2016·Geriatric Nursing·Katrin GillisDirk Lips
Jan 27, 2016·International Journal of Nursing Studies·A LichterfeldJ Kottner
Mar 16, 2017·Skin Research and Technology : Official Journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI)·K OgaiJ Sugama
Feb 21, 2019·Journal of Clinical Nursing·Pia L VejeJette Primdahl

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Software Mentioned

Memcalc
SPSS
TARAWA

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.