This document discusses factors that influence comfort and devices that can promote comfort for patients. It defines comfort and comfort devices, then outlines several key factors that can influence a patient's comfort, such as pain, restricted movement, temperature extremes, anxiety, and lack of sleep. It proceeds to describe various comfort devices like pillows, back rests, rolls, foot rests, sand bags, mattresses, rings, cradles, blocks, air cushions, cardiac tables, and trapeze bars that are used to promote comfort, prevent or alleviate discomfort, ensure rest, and maintain correct posture. The overall purpose of comfort devices is to add to a patient's well-being and freedom from physical or mental distress.

1. FACTOR INFLUENCING
COMFORT AND
COMFORT DEVICES

3. DEFINITION
 Comfort is a state of free from pain and discomfort
tension and anxiety.
 Comfort is defined as the contented enjoyment in
physical or mental well-being freedom from pain or
trouble.
 Comfort devices are invented articles which would add
to the comfort of the patient when used in the
appropriate manner, by relieving the discomfort and
helping to maintain correct posture.

4. PURPOSE
•To promote comfort
•To prevent discomfort
•To alleviate discomfort
•To ensure that the patient has rest
•To assist the patient to obtain an adequate sleep to
meet his requirement
•To maintain correct posture

5. PRINCIPLES OF COMFORT
• Definite periods of sleep are a essential component of the
circadian rhythm in human being
• Individual needs for sleep vary with age, growth patterns, health
status and individual differences.
• Lack of sufficient sleep impairs a person’s physical functioning,
his mental alertness and his social relationship.
• Sleep pattern may be disturbed by changes in person’s normal
daily living patterns by social and emotional problems by physical
problems and by minor irritation or discomforts.

6. FACTORS INFLUENCINGCOMFORT
•Pain
• Restriction of movements due to weakness
•Wrinkled soiled and wet sheets
• Delayed or inadequate attention to meet the personal
needs
• Lack of exercise
•Temperature extremes

7. •Too bright lights and glares
•Fear and anxiety due to illness
•Insecurity feeling
•Lack of sleep
•Uncomfortable position
•Indigestion and irregular bowel movements

8. 1. PILLOWS
• To maintain proper body alignment.
• To support body part in good
alignment.
• Help to reduce pressure.
• It can be folded, rolled or tucked
firmly against the body to maintain
position.
• It is used to support head, neck,
arms, legs and part of the back adds
to the physical comfort.

9. 2. BACK REST
• To support back.
• To facilitate easy breathing.
• It is given especially for heart
patients and asthma
patients.
• Used in postoperative period.

10. 3. ROLLS (HAND ANDTHIGH ROLL)
•These used to keep the
fingers from being held in a
tight fist leading to flexion
contracture in patients who
are unable to move hands due
to paralysis, injury or disease.
Thigh rolls are made by folding
a sheet to the desired length
of 2-3 feet and then rolled into
a tight cylinder.

11. •Thigh rolls are used to
support hips and thighs
preventing them from
outward rotation and
keeping the feet in good
alignment in case of
paralysis, fracture of
femur of hip surgery.

12. 4. FOOT RESTS
• It helps to maintain the
normal position of feet.
• It is used for the comfort.
•To prevent foot drop.

13. 5. SAND BAGS
•To relieve discomfort.
• Used to support the body part.
• Used to immobilize the body
part.
• Used to support as in fractures
bones.
•To prevent foot drop or wrist drop

14. 6. AIR ANDWATER MATTRESSES

15. 7. RINGS
• Used to lift the hip from
bed to prevent bed sores.
• It helps to prevent direct
pressure on bony
prominence.
• It improves the circulation.

16. 8. BED CRADLES
• Used to prevent the top cloth
is coming in contact with the
patients especially in burns
patients.
•To apply heat in case of dying
plaster casts.
•Electronic bed cradles are
used to supply the desired
warm to the case of shock.

17. 9. BED BLOCKS
•To prevent shock.
•To arrest hemorrhage.
•To retain enema.
• After spinal anesthesia.
• After tonsillectomy.
•To provide traction.
•To position in postural drainage.

18. 10. AIR CUSHION
•To relieve pressure on
certain parts of the body
• It provides relaxation as
it yields to shift off body
weight and it relieves
pressure on certain parts
of the body

19. 11. CARDIACTABLE
• Patient can rest over
the table with the help
of pillow.
• Helps to take meals
and in writing.

20. 12. TRAPEZE BAR

21. ROLE OF A NURSE

22. CONCLUSION

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