J Korean Clin Nurs Res.  2019 Apr;25(1):91-97. 10.22650/JKCNR.2019.25.1.91.

Discomfort and Bleeding in Relation to Bedrest Time after Bone Marrow Examination among Hemato-oncology Patients

• Lee HY
• Jung JY
• Park SY
• Jo EM
• Jang CS
• Kim HS
• Park MJ
• Hwang YM
• Suh EY

• KMID: 2447699
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.22650/JKCNR.2019.25.1.91

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate hemato-oncology patients' discomfort and bleeding in relation to the bedrest time after bone marrow examination.
METHODS
A descriptive correlational study was conducted. The data were collected using self-report questionnaire from total of 131 patients who underwent bone marrow examination from January 2017 to September 2017. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, Wilcoxon Signed-rank test, McNemar's test and logistic regression.
RESULTS
The level of discomfort after 4 hours of bedrest was significantly higher when compared to 2 hours of bedrest(p<.001). The occurrence of bleeding after 2 hours of bedrest was significantly higher than 4 hours of bedrest(p<.001), however the degree of bleeding was slight. No bleeding occurred in 84% of the patients after 2 hours of bedrest.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study demonstrated that shortening the bed rest time after bone marrow examination was helpful in improving the patient's well-being. Bedrest time could be shortened according to the site of bone marrow examination and patient's condition.

Keyword

Bone Marrow Examination; Bed Rest; Discomfort; Bleeding

MeSH Terms

Bed Rest*
Bone Marrow Examination*
Bone Marrow*
Hemorrhage*
Humans
Logistic Models