The Effects of Guided Imagery on Patients Being Weaned from Mechanical Ventilation

Table 2

Sedation levels, sedative, and analgesic outcomes.

Characteristic	Comparison group; (), mean (SD)	Guided imagery; (), mean (SD)
Session I
Baseline RASS score	−.38 (1.1)	−2.10 (1.4)	.000
30-minute RASS score	0.1 (1.2)	−1.57 (1.4)	.000
60-minute RASS score	−.29 (1.2)	−1.19 (1.8)	.086
24-hour cumulative amount (mL) of sedative infused before	133.18 (143.28); (16 doses)	218.66 (243.62); (19 doses)	.284
24-hour cumulative amount (mL) of analgesic infused before	48.92 (83.77); (11 doses)	95.28 (128.12); (14 doses)	.173
24-hour cumulative amount (mL) of sedative infused after	111.77 (156.24); (13 doses)	78.59 (93.61); (13 doses)	.737
24-hour cumulative amount (mL) of analgesic infused after	54.69 (89.28); (11 doses)	18.10 (51.36); (8 doses)	.111
Session II
Baseline RASS score	−.55 (.8)	−1.67 (2)	.043
30-minute RASS score	−.35 (.9)	−1.08 (1.8)	.162
60-minute RASS score	−0.55 (.8)	0 (1.6)	.181
24-hour cumulative amount (mL) of sedative infused before	109.24 (146.74); (14 doses)	166.54 (259.61); (10 doses)	.803
24-hour cumulative amount (mL) of analgesic infused before	24 (52.67); (6 doses)	2.52 (9.13); (4 doses)	.073
24-hour cumulative amount (mL) of sedative infused after	125.93 (188.45); (15 doses)	38.13 (75.78); (3 doses)	.024
24-hour cumulative amount (mL) of analgesic infused after	21.14 (56.36); (4 doses)	.49 (1.53); (3 doses)	.101