The Effects of Heat Therapy on Low Back Pain, Blood Pressure and Pulse Rate after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
- Author:
So Young YUN
1
;
Bok Hee CHO
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Heating;
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty;
Low back pain
- MeSH:
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary;
Back Pain;
Blood Pressure;
Heart Rate;
Heating;
Hot Temperature;
Humans;
Low Back Pain;
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention;
Supine Position
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2011;18(3):348-355
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was done to examine the effects of heat therapy on low back pain, blood pressure and pulse rate after percutaneous coronary intervention. METHOD: The participants in this study were 40 patients who were admitted after having percutaneous coronary intervention. The experimental group, 20 patients, had heat therapy and the control group, 20 patients, maintained a supine position for 12 hours after the intervention. Back pain (VAS), blood pressure and pulse rate were measured just after removal of the sheath, and at 2-hour intervals up to 6 hours. Data were analyzed using SPSS 15.0. RESULTS: The experimental group had significantly lower VAS for low back pain (F=23.44, p=.001). However no significant differences were found between two groups for blood pressure and pulse rate. CONCLUSION: The findings indicate that heat therapy is effective in reducing low back pain in patients who have had percutaneous coronary intervention. Therefore, heat therapy could be used as nursing intervention percutaneous coronary intervention.
