| The Effect of Massage on Premature Infants |
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Hee Sook Son1, Jae Woo Lim1, Kyuchul Choeh1, Chang Soo Ra1, Hark Hee Kim2 |
1Department of Pediatrics, Eulji Medical College, Taejon, Korea
2Department of Pediatrics, Eulji Medical College, Taejon, Korea |
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손희숙1, 임재우1, 최규철1, 나창수1, 김학희2 |
1을지의과대학 부속병원 소아과
2을지의과대학 부속병원 간호사 |
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| Abstract |
Purpose
: To determine the effects of massage therapy on growth, development, hormones, immune
function, hepatic function, hematopoietic function and sleep pattern of preterm infants.
Methods
: Thirty-one preterm infants of less than 35 weeks gestational age, who were admitted
to Eulji Medical College Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit between August 1998 and May
1999, and were in the state without mechanical ventilation or oxygen therapy, and hemodynamically
stable with no acute disease state non congenital anomaly, and who were also fed by oral
route or gastric tube, were enrolled in this study. The randomly selected massage group(15
neonates) received three 15-minute periods of tactile and kinesthetic stimulation daily for 7 days,
and the control group(16 neonates) received general nursing care. We measured gastrin, thyroid
function test, serum cortisol, CH50, IgG, IgM, CBC and liver function test in both groups before
and after the study. During observation for 7 days, neonate behaviors were recorded every hour
for 10sec using the analysis of 6 sleep-wake states.
Results
: Although the massage group showed slight differences in blood level of Thyroid
stimulating hormone, CH50, hemoglobin, hematocrit and body weight and alertness as compared
with control group, there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups.
Conclusion
: Several positive effects of massage on the preterm infants that have been reported
previously must be reevaluated. |
| Key Words:
Preterm infants, Massage therapy, Touch |
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