PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH SHOWERING : COMPARISON BETWEEN HEALTHY WOMEN AND PATIENTS WITH GYNECOLOGIC DISEASES WHO WAIT SURGERY

Abstract

To compare physiological changes by taking a shower between 6 preoperative patients and 7 healthy females, we examined energy metabolism, blood pressure, heart rates, and tympanic temperature before, and at 0 and 20 minutes after taking a shower. We analyzed the data by a repeated two-way ANOVA. All the individuals including patients and controls showed the same trends concerning physiological changes associated with shower taking. No significant differences were found in the four indices between the two groups. This study showed that influences of taking shower on physiological changes are comparable in healthy women and patients with gynecologic diseases who do not have either cardiovascular or respiratory complications.