1. Comparison of mother’s therapeutic touch and voice stimulus in reduce pain in premature infants undergoing invasive procedures
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Defi Efendi, Nining Caswini, Reisy Tane, Maria Dyah Kurniasari, Huda Mega Hasanul, and Raudha Ilmi Farid
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Mother touch therapy ,mother voice stimulus ,pain ,premature infant ,invasive procedures ,Pediatrics ,RJ1-570 ,Surgery ,RD1-811 - Abstract
Invasive procedures commonly cause recurring pain in preterm infants. Noninvasive pain management is an essential part of nursing intervention in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The study’s aim is to identify the impact of touch therapy on pain in premature infants undergoing invasive treatments. The method was a quasi- experiment with 63 premature infants. The premature infants were classified into four groups: i) Mother’s touch Therapy (MTT), ii) Mother’s Voice Stimulus (MVS), iii) a combination of MTT and MVS, and iv) routine care. The observed infants’ pain scores were determined through a multiple regression model using the Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) method. The GEE test showed that the combination of touch and sound therapy significantly reduced pain in premature infants undergoing invasive measures (p
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- 2021
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