Abed Elataief, S., Bahgat, R., Thabet, A., Mahfouz, F. (2017). The Effect of Massage Therapy on Weight and Length of Staying Premature Infant at Neonatal Intensive Care Units of Sohag city. test, 13(2), 25-42. doi: 10.21608/tsnj.2017.71842
Sabra Mohamed Ahmed Abed Elataief; Rahma Solieman Bahgat; Amina Mohamed Thabet; Faten Fathy Ahmed Mahfouz. "The Effect of Massage Therapy on Weight and Length of Staying Premature Infant at Neonatal Intensive Care Units of Sohag city". test, 13, 2, 2017, 25-42. doi: 10.21608/tsnj.2017.71842
Abed Elataief, S., Bahgat, R., Thabet, A., Mahfouz, F. (2017). 'The Effect of Massage Therapy on Weight and Length of Staying Premature Infant at Neonatal Intensive Care Units of Sohag city', test, 13(2), pp. 25-42. doi: 10.21608/tsnj.2017.71842
Abed Elataief, S., Bahgat, R., Thabet, A., Mahfouz, F. The Effect of Massage Therapy on Weight and Length of Staying Premature Infant at Neonatal Intensive Care Units of Sohag city. test, 2017; 13(2): 25-42. doi: 10.21608/tsnj.2017.71842

The Effect of Massage Therapy on Weight and Length of Staying Premature Infant at Neonatal Intensive Care Units of Sohag city

Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal
Article 2, Volume 13, Issue 2, November 2017, Pages 25-42    PDF (543.89 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2017.71842
Authors
Sabra Mohamed Ahmed Abed Elataief1; Rahma Solieman Bahgat2; Amina Mohamed Thabet3; Faten Fathy Ahmed Mahfouz4
1Assistant Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing- Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University
2Professor of Pediatric Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University
3Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing- Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University
4Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing- Faculty of Nursing - Suez Canal University
Abstract
In premature infants, weight gain becomes the main criterion for hospital discharge. Research has shown that massage therapy has led to weight gain in preterm infants when moderate pressure massage was provided. The present studyaimed to determine the effect of massage therapy on weight and length of staying of premature infant at Neonatal Intensive Care Units. The total sample included sixty low birth weight premature infants, who were selected from the Neonatal Intensive Care Units of Sohag Affiliated to the ministry of health hospitals. Two tools were used: Two tools were designed by the researcher, Tool I: Socio-demographic characteristics of premature infants and their feeding assessment of premature infant.Tool II: Measuring premature infant weight and recording premature infant daily physical assessment from one to seven days and measuring length stying at Neonatal Intensive Care Units.Results: The study revealed significant relation between infant massage and weight and length of staying of premature infant at Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Conclusion: massage therapy has positive effect on weight of premature infants and short thier length of staying at the hospital. Recommendation nurses who work in Neonatal Intensive care unit should receive training program on massage therapy to improve their practice which reflect on the general condition of premature infants.

Keywords
Keywords: Massage Therapy; Premature Infants; weight; Length of staying; Neonatal Intensive Care Units
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