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The effects of guided imagery on comfort in palliative care

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dc.contributor.authorCoelho, Adriana
dc.contributor.authorParola, Vítor
dc.contributor.authorSandgren, Anna
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Olga
dc.contributor.authorKolcaba, Katharine
dc.contributor.authorApóstolo, João
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-15T11:52:13Z
dc.date.available2020-01-15T11:52:13Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractGuided imagery (GI) is a nonpharmacological intervention that is increasingly implemented in different clinical contexts. However, there have been no studies on the effect of GI on the comfort of inpatients of palliative care (PC) units. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of GI on the comfort of patients in PC. A 1-group, pretest-posttest, pre-experimental design was used to measure differences in heart rate, respiratory rate, pain, and comfort in patients (n = 26) before and after a 2-session GI program. The intervention featuring GI increased comfort, measured by an Abbreviated Holistic Comfort Scale and the visual analog comfort scale (P < .001), and decreased heart rate (P < .001), respiratory rate (P < .001), and pain, as measured by the (numerical) visual analog pain scale (P < .001). This study demonstrates that the use of an intervention featuring GI increases the comfort of oncology patients admitted to a PC unit. The use of GI by nurses is inexpensive, straightforward to implement, and readily available and may result in the provision of comfort care.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/NJH.0000000000000460pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1522-2179
dc.identifier.issn1539-0705
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10284/8408
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.subjectAgedpt_PT
dc.subjectAged, 80 and overpt_PT
dc.subjectFemalept_PT
dc.subjectHumanspt_PT
dc.subjectImagery, Psychotherapypt_PT
dc.subjectMalept_PT
dc.subjectMiddle Agedpt_PT
dc.subjectPalliative Carept_PT
dc.subjectPatient Comfortpt_PT
dc.subjectTerminally Illpt_PT
dc.titleThe effects of guided imagery on comfort in palliative carept_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage399pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue4pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage392pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Hospice & Palliative Nursingpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume20pt_PT
person.familyNameParola
person.givenNameVitor
person.identifier.ciencia-id4A1F-A049-3CC6
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-0050-5004
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