A practical application of Katharine Kolcaba's comfort theory to cardiac patients

作者：Krinsky Robin^*; Murillo Illouise; Johnson Janet

来源：Applied Nursing Research, 2014, 27(2): 147-150.

DOI：10.1016/j.apnr.2014.02.004

• Comfort theory
• Cardiac
• Kolcaba
• Quiet time

Nursing approaches to care as based on Katharine Kolcaba's (2003) middle range nursing theory of comfort are discussed in reference to patients' suffering from symptoms related to the discomfort from cardiac syndromes. The specific intervention of "quiet time" is described for its potential use within this population as a comfort measure that addresses Kolcaba's four contexts of comfort: physical, psychospiritual, environmental and sociocultural. Without realizing it, many nurses may practice within Kolcaba's theoretical framework to promote patient comfort. Explicit applications of comfort theory can benefit nursing practice. Using comfort theory in research can provide evidence for quiet time intervention with cardiac patients.

• 出版日期2014-5