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KMID : 1004620100160010039
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Clinical Nursing Research
2010 Volume.16 No. 1 p.39 ~ p.49
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Effects of Walking on Discomfort and Colon Cleansing during Colon Lavage before Colonoscopy
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Lee You-Joung
Yang In-Sun
Kim Hye-Soon
Hong Eun-Jung
Kim Soon-Ok
Cha Kyung-Hee
Kim Choon-Suk
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of walking on discomfort and colon cleansing for
patients having a colon lavage solution before colonoscopy.
Methods: This study was a nonequivalent control group post test design. The participants were 89 patients (experimental group: 47, control group: 42) who underwent colonoscopy at G hospital in Incheon. The two groups put on step counter for an hour while taking the colon lavage solution. The experimental group was made up of patients who walked over 3,000 steps and the control group of those who walked less than 3,000 steps. Discomfort was measured using VAS and colon cleansing was measured by a specialist. Collected data were analyzed using χ2-test, t-test with SPSS/PC+ window version 15.0.
Results: Walking while taking the colon lavage solution decreases abdominal pain before colonoscopy. Also one hour after taking the colon lavage solution, decreased nausea, abdominal pain and discomfort were found in the group which walked over 3,000 steps.
Conclusion: Based on the above findings, adequate walking can be used as a nursing intervention to increase comfort in patients undergoing colonoscopy.
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KEYWORD
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Walking, Discomfort, Colon cleansing, Colonoscopy
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