Comfort during the bed bath-A randomised crossover trial on the effect of washing without water versus water and soap in nursing students.

ABSTRACT:

Aims and objectives

To compare the washing without water method with the water and soap method regarding comfort perceptions of the bed bath.

Background

Bathing affects nurses' and care recipients' comfort. Bedridden care recipients can be bathed in bed with water and soap or with washing without water products. Little is known about the differences between these two bed bath methods regarding comfort perceptions among care recipients and nurses.

Design

Crossover randomised laboratory-controlled trial, conducted from March 2018-November 2019, according to the CONSORT guidelines.

Methods

Nursing students were randomly allocated roles as a patient (who received both types of bed baths) or a nurse (who provided both types of bed baths). Also, the order in which th

SUBMITTER: Groven FMV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8360161 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature