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. 2023 Nov 3;31:e4032. doi: 10.1590/1518-8345.6808.4032

Table 3 -. Technical aspects of the hygiene procedures: differences based on previous experiences related to hygiene in bed. Barcelona, Spain, 2021.

Technical aspects of the hygiene procedures TOTAL (n=148) Grupo A Hygiene in bed already performed (n=99) Grupo B Hygiene in bed never performed (n=49) p *
Were there any interruptions during the hygiene procedures?
n (%) YES 41 (27.7) 22 (22.2) 19 (38.8) 0.028
Did the interruptions upset you? n (%) (n=39)
Absolutely not 19 (48.7) 16 (76.2) 3 (16.7) 0.002
A little 12 (30.8) 4 (19) 8 (44.4)
Pretty much 6 (15.4) 1 (4.8) 5 (27.8)
A lot 2 (5.1) 0 2 (11.1)
Was the door kept closed?
n (%) YES 98 (66.2) 73 (73.7) 25 (51) 0.005
Were you upset that they opened the door? n (%) (n=46)
Absolutely not 22 (47.8) 17 (68) 5 (23.8) 0.005
A little 14 (30.4) 7 (28) 7 (33.3)
Pretty much 8 (17.4) 1 (4) 7 (33.3)
A lot 2 (4.3) 0 2 (9.5)
Did you feel pain? n (%)
Absolutely not 123 (83.7) 87 (87.9) 36 (75) NS
A little 19 (12.9) 11 (11.1) 8 (16.7)
Pretty much 4 (2.7) 1 (1) 3 (6.3)
A lot 1 (0.7) 0 1 (2.1)
Were you cold or hot? n (%)
It was fine 101 (69.2) 69 (71.1) 32 (65.3) NS
A little cold 41 (28.1) 24 (24.7) 17 (34.7)
Very cold 4 (2.7) 4 (4.1) 0
Hygiene shift n (%)
Morning 90 (60.8) 57 (57.6) 33 (67.3) NS
Night 56 (37.8) 41 (41.4) 15 (30.6)
Afternoon 2 (1.4) 1 (1) 1 (2)
Preferred shift for hygiene n (%)
Morning 119 (80.4) 79 (79.8) 40 (81.6) NS
Night 28 (18.9) 20 (20.2) 8 (16.3)
Afternoon 1 (0.7) 0 1 (2)
Did they wake you up for the hygiene procedures? NS
n (%) YES 48 (32.9) 35 (35.7) 13 (27.1) NS
Did you have to undergo any test/intervention in the following 3 hours?
n (%) YES 42 (29.2) 30 (30.9) 12 (25.5) NS

p * = Significance level; chi-square test (p-values<0.05 were considered significant); NS = Not Significant