Aléx Jonas, Uppstu Tom, Saveman Britt-Inger
a Department of Nursing and affiliated with the Arctic Research Centre at Umeå University, Research fields: Prehospital emergency care , Umeå University , Umeå , Sweden.
b Department of Nursing , Umeå University , Umeå , Sweden.
Int J Circumpolar Health. 2017;76(1):1379305. doi: 10.1080/22423982.2017.1379305.
The purpose of the study was to describe the opinions of ambulance personnel regarding differences between using a heated mattress and a standard ambulance mattress. This study was an intervention study with pre- and post-evaluation. Evaluations of the opinions of personnel regarding the standard unheated mattress were conducted initially. After the intervention with new heated mattresses, follow-up evaluations were conducted. Ambulance personnel (n=64) from an ambulance station in northern Sweden took part in the study, which ran from October 2014 until February 2016. There were differences in opinions regarding the standard unheated mattress and the new heated mattress. The evaluation of the proxy ratings by the personnel showed that the heated mattress was warmer than the standard mattress, more pleasant to lie on and that patients were happier and more relaxed than when the standard mattress was used. The ambulance personnel in this study rated the experience of working with the heated mattress as very positive and proxy rated that it had a good effect on patient comfort. A heated mattress can be recommended for patients in ambulance care, even if more research is needed to receive sufficient evidence.
该研究的目的是描述救护人员对于使用加热床垫和标准救护车床垫之间差异的看法。本研究是一项进行了前后评估的干预性研究。首先对人员关于标准非加热床垫的看法进行评估。在用新的加热床垫进行干预后，进行了随访评估。瑞典北部一个救护站的64名救护人员参与了该研究，研究从2014年10月持续到2016年2月。对于标准非加热床垫和新的加热床垫，看法存在差异。人员对代理评级的评估表明，加热床垫比标准床垫更暖和，躺起来更舒适，并且与使用标准床垫时相比，患者更开心、更放松。本研究中的救护人员将使用加热床垫的工作体验评为非常积极，并代理评级认为其对患者舒适度有良好影响。即使需要更多研究以获得充分证据，加热床垫仍可推荐用于救护护理中的患者。
