Screening for Circadian Rhythm of Core Body Temperature in Spinal Cord Injured Patients
| dc.contributor.author | Secrest, Janet A. | |
| dc.contributor.department | Department of Physiological and Technological Nursing | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-08-18T02:19:23Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2015-08-18T02:19:23Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 1987-10 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to describe the pattern of core body temperature in spinal cord injured patients. The research question was: Is there a circadian rhythm for core body temperature in spinal cord injured patients? Subjects included 19 in patients with traumatic spinal cord transections at or above the fourth thoracic segment. Oral temperatures were monitored every four hours for a 48-hour period using an electronic thermometer. The range of individual subjects temperature ranges were 1.1 to 5.2 degrees F. The group pattern of mean temperatures from Day 1 was similar to that of Day 2.A significant difference was found between the time periods (p = .038). The higher temperatures occurred in the evening, and the lower temperatures in the morning. The finding of a circadian rhythm for core body temperature was unexpected in spinal cord injured subjects. | |
| dc.description.advisor | Brown, Barbara | en |
| dc.description.committee | Billue, Joyce; Jowers, Laurie; McCain, Nancy; Markowski | en |
| dc.description.degree | Doctor of Philosophy with a Major in Nursing | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10675.2/574966 | |
| dc.relation.url | http://search.proquest.com/docview/303609594?accountid=12365 | en |
| dc.rights | Copyright protected. Unauthorized reproduction or use beyond the exceptions granted by the Fair Use clause of U.S. Copyright law may violate federal law. | en |
| dc.subject | Biorhythms | en |
| dc.subject | Body Temperature | en |
| dc.subject | Circadian Rhythm | en |
| dc.subject | Spinal Cord Injuries | en |
| dc.title | Screening for Circadian Rhythm of Core Body Temperature in Spinal Cord Injured Patients | en |
| dc.type | Dissertation | en |
| html.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to describe the pattern of core body temperature in spinal cord injured patients. The research question was: Is there a circadian rhythm for core body temperature in spinal cord injured patients? Subjects included 19 in patients with traumatic spinal cord transections at or above the fourth thoracic segment. Oral temperatures were monitored every four hours for a 48-hour period using an electronic thermometer. The range of individual subjects temperature ranges were 1.1 to 5.2 degrees F. The group pattern of mean temperatures from Day 1 was similar to that of Day 2.A significant difference was found between the time periods (p = .038). The higher temperatures occurred in the evening, and the lower temperatures in the morning. The finding of a circadian rhythm for core body temperature was unexpected in spinal cord injured subjects. |