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Purpose:This study was carried out to determine the effect of the hot application on post-cesarean section acute pain and postpartum comfort.
Materials and Methods: It was conducted between JuneDecember 2020 with 35 experimental and 35 in the control group, in a randomized controlled experimental type. Research data were collected with Introductory information form, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Postpartum Comfort Scale (PCS). The pain level of the experimental group was recorded with VAS after mobilization at the postoperative 6th hour, a hot application was applied to the sacral region for 20 minutes. The level of pain felt by the woman after the hot application was questioned and recorded using the VAS. PCS was used to determine the comfort level. The control group continued routine hospital operations of the hospital.
Results: No significant difference was found in the statistical analysis of women according to the sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics of the groups, and the groups were found to be similar (p>0.05). A statistically significant difference was found between the groups' VAS score averages after the application (p<0.05). The mean PCS score of the women in the control group was 73.11±16.00, and 79.85±13.28 in the experimental group, no statistical difference was found. A statistical difference was found between the mean scores of the PCS physical comfort sub-dimension (p<0.05).
Conclusion: As a result, it was determined that hot packs applied to the sacral region in women were effective in reducing acute pain after cesarean section, but hadn’t effect on increasing postpartum comfort.