The Effect of Perioperative Heated Sock Use in Preventing Hypothermia During Total Hip Prosthesis Surgery

Inclusion Criteria: * The duration of surgical intervention is between 2 and 4 hours, * Ability to read, write, understand and communicate in Turkish, * Voluntary participation in the study, * Does not require follow-up in intensive care before or after surgery, * Dementia, alzheimer etc. absence of disease affecting cognitive functions, * Absence of a disease that may affect thermoregulation due to systemic effects such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cancer, intracranial benign/malignant tumor, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and thyroid-related diseases, * Absence of drug use that may affect thermoregulation, * It is not uncomfortable to wear heat socks during application. Exclusion Criteria: * Mental retardation and the presence of any psychiatric disorder, * Being addicted to alcohol and drugs, * Dementia, alzheimer etc. have a disease that affects cognitive functions, * Having drug use that may affect thermoregulation, * Discomfort from wearing heat socks during application, * Having any disease that affects tissue perfusion, * Presence of any peripheral arterial and venous disease, * The need for intensive care before or after surgery