Complementary Treatments for the Sensory Input Problems of Intensive Care Patients

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Intensive care patients can not select the signals from the environment and are incapable of controlling these signals. Therefore, these patients are likely to experience the sensory input problems such as sensory pressure and deprivation. As the sensory input problems lead to intensive care syndrome, it is important to control them. Complementary treatment methods can be resorted to control the sensory input problems. Since the complementary treatment methods trigger the sensory perceptions and create sense of relaxation, they can be effective in controlling or preventing intensive care-related problems, including sleep disorder, pain and anxiety, as well as slowing down the physiological signs like pulse, blood pressure and respiration. In nursing care, complementary treatment methods such as expressive touch, music therapy and aromatherapy are the interventions to be applied for the sensory input problems.

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Intensive care unit , music therapy , aromatherapy , expressive touch , complementary treatment methods

Journal Of Anatolia Nursing an‎d Health Sciences

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Journal Of Anatolia Nursing an‎d Health Sciences