Effects of Different Position Changes on Hemodynamic Parameters and Dyspnea Severity in Patients with Dyspnea

Year 2018, Volume: 8 Issue: 4, 261 - 267, 28.12.2018

Ebru Baysal , Tulay Sağkal Midilli Eda Ergin

Abstract

Objective: This study was planned to determine the effects of different position

changes on hemodynamic parameters and dyspnea severity in patients with dyspnea.

Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study, using a one-group, pre-test and posttest

design. From March-December, 2015, 58 pulmonary service patients who had

been hospitalized due to dyspnea and various respiratory diseases were assessed

for dyspnea severity, oxygen saturation (SpO2), systolic blood pressure (SBP),

diastolic blood pressure (DBP), heart rate (HR) and respiratory rate (RR).

Results: According to repeated measures variance analysis of patients in the prone

and orthopnea position, there was no statistically significant difference between the

measurement of dyspnea severity, O2 saturation, SBP, DBP, and RR. However, the

HR of patients increased in the prone position and dyspnea severity was shown to be

reduced in the orthopnea position.

Conclusion: Comparing all the positions given to the patients, it was found that

towards the 15th minutes, the orthopnea position had a positive effect on patients’

mean dyspnea severity, SBP and O2 saturation but a significant difference was

observed only on the mean dyspnea severity.

Keywords

Change position, perception of dyspnea, hemodynamic parameters, prone position, orthopnea position

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