ArticleAfrican health sciences2021
Effect of massage therapy on preterm neonate's body temperature.
Article in African health sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06158373 (The Effect of Mother's Massage and Safe Swaddling on Bonding, Self-effıcacy and Vital Signs in Infants Undergoing Cardiovascular Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.
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The Effect of Mother's Massage and Safe Swaddling on Bonding, Self-effıcacy and Vital Signs in Infants Undergoing Cardiovascular Surgery
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- Neonatal emollient therapy and massage practices in Africa: a scoping review.International health · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundLow-cost care strategies can be implemented to avert the morbidity and mortality associated with hypothermia in preterm neonates.
objectiveTo determine the effect of massage therapy on body temperature of preterm neonates.
methodsA quasi-experimental design was conducted among 72 preterm neonates at a level II special care nursery in Western Kenya. Neonates were recruited on the third day of life and followed up for 10 days. Neonates in the intervention group were massaged three times a day for 15 minutes. Body temperature was monitored and recorded before, during and after each therapy session. Neonates in the control group received routine care: temperature monitoring three times a day, feeding and diaper change.
resultsNeonates who received massage had higher mean body temperature than the control group during therapy on day 6 (p = .019) and after therapy on day 6 (p = .017) and day 8 (p = .005). A comparison within massage group (before/during, during/after, before/after) showed an increase in mean body temperature during therapy compared to before therapy (p <.001) and after therapy compared to before therapy (p <.001).
conclusionMassage therapy increases body temperature in preterm neonates.
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