Neurobehavioral Responses for Neonates under Conventional Phototherapy Modality | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 103, Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2022, Pages 1516-1525 PDF (257.24 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.228533 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Rehab Hanie EL kazaz1; Nabila Hassan Abed.Ella(1; Hanaa Ibrahim El Sayed2 | ||
| 1Assistant professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt | ||
| 2Assistant professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Neonatal jaundice is a common condition worldwide that results in substantial morbidity and mortality. Phototherapy is a universal treatment option. However, it has a slew of negative consequences. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the neurobehavioral responses for neonates under conventional phototherapy modality. Design: Descriptive exploratory was utilized for this study. Setting: The study was done out in the Al-Salam Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the Women's Specialist Hospital in Port-Said City, Egypt. Non-probability purposive sampling of 50 neonates was included in this study from the previously mentioned settings. Two tools were used for gathering the data. Tool one: Neonatal characteristics assessment sheet. Tool II: Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale to assess neurobehavioral responses of neonates before and after conventional phototherapy modality. Results: revealed that total neonate means score of habituation, social interaction, state organization, and total level of bilirubin before and after conventional phototherapy was statistically significant difference p=≤ 0.05. Conclusion: concluded that, there were statistically significant difference regarding neonate's neurobehavioral responses in domains of habituation, social interactive, state organization, and total bilirubin level Recommendations: A neonatal neurobehavioral evaluation educational training program should be scheduled regularly for pediatric nurses in the neonatal intensive care units. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Neurobehavioral response; Neonates; Phototherapy; Conventional modality | ||
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