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Gentle Human Touch and Yakson : The Effect on Preterm's Behavioral Reactions
Joint Authors
Baneshi, Mohammad Reza
Iranmanesh, Sedigheh
Eshghi, Fateme
Bahman Bijari, Bahare
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
Touch is one of the first strong positive senses that develop in neonate.
Therapeutic touch could be considered as a complementary treatment in Neonate intensive care units (NICU).
Methods.
This quasi-experimental study was conducted to compare the effect of Yakson and GHT on behavioral reaction of preterm infants hospitalized in NICU in south-east of Iran.
90 preterm infants participated in this study.
They are randomly divided into 3 groups: (1) Yakson group, n=30, (2) GHT group, n=30, (3) control group, n=30.
Each infant received the GHT and Yakson interventions twice a day for 5 days.
Each session lasted 15 minutes.
The control group received routine nursing care.
Results.
In interventional group, an increase was found in sleep state score after the Yakson and GHT intervention.
Their awake and fussy states' scores decreased after both interventions.
No significant difference was found between Yakson and GHT group in their behavioral state scores.
Conclusion.
The findings suggest that Yakson and GHT had soothing and calming effect on preterm infants and could be beneficial in nursing interventions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bahman Bijari, Bahare& Iranmanesh, Sedigheh& Eshghi, Fateme& Baneshi, Mohammad Reza. 2012. Gentle Human Touch and Yakson : The Effect on Preterm's Behavioral Reactions. ISRN Nursing،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495759
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bahman Bijari, Bahare…[et al.]. Gentle Human Touch and Yakson : The Effect on Preterm's Behavioral Reactions. ISRN Nursing No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495759
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bahman Bijari, Bahare& Iranmanesh, Sedigheh& Eshghi, Fateme& Baneshi, Mohammad Reza. Gentle Human Touch and Yakson : The Effect on Preterm's Behavioral Reactions. ISRN Nursing. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495759
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-495759