Effect of Weighted Blanket Versus Traditional Practices on Anxiety and Pain in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.
Abstract
Perioperative anxiety is common in surgical patients and linked to poor outcomes. This multicenter randomized controlled trial assessed the effect of the use of a warm weighted blanket on presurgical anxiety and pain, as well as postsurgical restlessness, nausea, and vomiting. Levels of anxiety and pain were measured in adult patients using a 100-point visual analog scale before elective surgery. Patients received either a warm weighted blanket (n = 74) or a traditional sheet or nonweighted blanket (n = 74). Patients in the intervention group had significantly lower preoperative anxiety scores (mean [SD] = 26.28 [25.75]) compared to the control group (mean [SD] = 38.73 [30.55], P = .008). However, the intervention had no significant effect on presurgical pain or postsurgical nausea, vomiting, or restlessness. These results suggest that weighted blankets reduce preoperative anxiety in adult patients.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2024
Publication Title
AORN Journal
First Page
429
Last Page
439
Recommended Citation
Payne, Danielle , MSN, BSBio, RN; Vinson, Jaime BSN, RN, HN-BC; Powers, Jan PhD, RN, CCRN; McDaniel, Brandon T. PhD; Sevier, Cherise; Marshall, Cynthia; and Sell, Sue, "Effect of Weighted Blanket Versus Traditional Practices on Anxiety and Pain in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial." (2024). Nursing Publications. 64.
https://researchrepository.parkviewhealth.org/nursing-articles/64