J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs.  2023 May;30(2):206-215. 10.7739/jkafn.2022.30.2.206.

Effects of Forced-Air Warming Therapy on Anxiety, Pain, and Body Temperature of Patients under Local Anesthesia during Surgery: A Quasi-Experimental Study

• Lee J
• Yi Y

• KMID: 2542642
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7739/jkafn.2022.30.2.206

Abstract

Purpose
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of forced air-warming therapy on anxiety, pain, and body temperature maintenance for local anesthesia patients.
Methods
The study had a nonequivalent control group, pretest-posttest design. The participants were 70 patients undergoing local anesthesia (35 in the experimental group and 35 in the control group) at a tertiary general hospital. The participants in the experimental group were provided forced air-warming blankets, and the control group was given available blankets. Data were collected from May 1 to July 31, 2020, and analyzed using SPSS/WIN 27.0, the independent t-test, Repeated Measures ANOVA, Repeated Measures ANCOVA, and the Bonferroni correction.
Results
Postoperative state anxiety and pain scores significantly differed over time between the experimental and control groups. Postoperative body temperatures were also significantly different between the groups and over time.
Conclusion
Applyinga forced air-warming blanket is an effective nursing intervention toreduce anxiety and pain, and increase the body temperature of patients under local anesthesia during surgery. Therefore, forced air-warming blankets should be actively used for those patients.

Keyword

Anxiety; Body temperature; Local anesthesia; Pain; Perioperative nursing; 불안 , 체온 , 국소마취 , 통증 , 가온