Effects of Applying Vimala Massage on Neonates with Exaggerated Physiological Jaundice on Their Clinical Outcomes | ||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 32, Issue 1, February 2024, Pages 13-30 PDF (662 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2024.348101 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Nahla Abd ELnaby Elkandoz; Amal Abo El-Azm Abd El-Rahman Younis; Samar Eldesoky Mohamed Ads | ||
| Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Exaggerated physiological jaundice is physiological jaundice that persists for longer period more than usual. Phototherapy is the first line of treatment for physiological jaundice but it has many adverse reactions. Recently, vimala massage has become increasingly used as complementary therapy for treating hyperbilirubinemia. Aim: Evaluate effects of applying vimala massage on neonates with exaggerated physiological jaundice on their clinical outcomes. Design: A randomized control experimental design was utilized in the current study. Setting: the study was carried out at Neonatal Intensive Care Units of EL Menshawy Hospital and Tanta Main University Hospital. Sample: A purposive sample of 60 neonates aged 36-38 weeks. The enrolled neonates were randomly selected into and control groups. Tools of the study: Tool I: A neonates bio-socio-demographic data. Tool II: Neonates' clinical outcomes. Results: The results indicated that mean score of total serum bilirubin reduced in the intervention group in third, fourth and fifth day of the study. Also, there was increase in the mean scores of intervention group frequencies of daily defecation than mean score of control group in the second, third, fourth, and fifth day of the study. Conclusion: there was a statistically significant improvement in relation to total serum bilirubin, frequencies of daily defecation, amount of daily feeding and discharge weight among vimala massage group than control group at second until fifth day of intervention. Recommendations: Vimala massage should be integrated as adjacent to phototherapy into the practice of nursing care for neonates suffering from hyperbiliubinemia | ||
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