ReviewInternational journal of nursing sciences2018
Effects of massage on newborn infants with jaundice: A meta-analysis.
Review in International journal of nursing sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT05356273 (The Effect of Massage on the Bilirubin Level in Term Infants Receiving Phototherapy), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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The Effect of Massage on the Bilirubin Level in Term Infants Receiving Phototherapy
Who cites it
3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Infant Massage: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Cross-cultural beliefs and practices of caregivers regarding sunlight exposure for newborn jaundice: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Effect of Massage Therapy for the Treatment of Neonatal Jaundice: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-analysis.International journal of pediatrics · 2022Review
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectiveThis meta-analysis aims to systematically evaluate the effects of massage on infants with jaundice.
methodsMultiple electronic databases, including Cochrane Library, PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, China Biology Medicine (CBM), Wan Fang Data, VIP Database for Chinese Technical Periodicals and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), were used to search for studies on the effects of massage on infants with jaundice. Data were analysed by Rev Man 5.3.
resultsA total of 14 randomised controlled trials with 1889 patients were included. Statistically significant difference in percutaneous bilirubin [
conclusionMassage can decrease serum total bilirubin and percutaneous bilirubin levels and increasing defecation frequency. However, due to heterogeneity among studies, numerous multi-centre, large-sample and high-quality randomised controlled trials are needed to verify the effects of massage.
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