Effect of Stress Ball During Chest Tube Removal After Open Heart Surgery

Summary

15 minutes before the procedure, nurses (FEÖ and NT) will explain and demonstrate how to use the stress ball. The stress ball will be applied for approximately five minutes, including the chest tube removal procedure. A round, medium-hard, high-quality silicone ball, approximately 6 cm in diameter, will be used. Patients will be asked to hold the ball in their palms, count to three, squeeze, and release once. Patients will be instructed to continue this exercise until the chest tube removal procedure is completed, and then, under the supervision of the researcher, for approximately five minutes, focusing their attention on the stress ball. The ball will be washed and cleaned after each use and wiped with disposable asepsis wipes before being administered to the patient. The control group will not receive any other treatment beyond routine treatment and will be assessed at the same time as the study group. The chest tube will be removed by a physician during the stress ball application. Procedural pain level, anxiety level and hemodynamic variables of all patients in the study and control groups will be re-evaluated immediately after chest tube removal and 15 and 30 minutes after chest tube removal.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:Patients will be included : have only one chest tube after open heart surgery,

* are 18 years of age or older,
* are conscious and cooperative,
* speak and understand Turkish,
* have a stable general condition and hemodynamic variables,
* have a planned surgical procedure,
* have no previous chest tube experience,
* have no psychiatric diagnosis,
* are not using psychiatric and/or local neuromuscular blocking medications,
* agree to participate in the study (sign the Informed Consent Form).

Exclusion Criteria:Patients who do not have a chest tube or have multiple chest tubes after open heart surgery,

* Are under 18 years of age,
* Are conscious and uncooperative,
* Do not speak or understand Turkish,
* Are in an unstable general condition or hemodynamic variables,
* Have undergone emergency surgery,
* Have previous chest tube placement experience,
* Have a current psychiatric diagnosis,
* Are taking psychiatric and/or local neuromuscular blocking medications,
* Do not agree to participate in the study (do not sign the Informed Consent Form) will not be included in the study.

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