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Published on: February 18, 2012
Comparison of clustered care with three and four procedures on physiological responses of preterm infants: randomized
Leila Valizadeh1, Marziyeh Avazeh1, Mohammad Bagher Hosseini2
1Department of Nursing, Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Introduction:
Preterm infants are under different procedures as a part of their care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Reduction of their stress and to provide rest opportunity for them is very important. In this regard, clustering of routine care is recommended. The aim of this study was to compare of physiological responses in preterm infants to clustered care with three and four noninvasive procedures (Respectively 7 & 10 point stressor).
Methods:
A randomized crossover clinical trial performed in NICU of Al-Zahra teaching hospital, Tabriz, Iran in 2013. Thirty one preterm infants were studied at 32 weeks gestational age. The tool for data collection was a researcher-made data gathering sheet that personal information and measurement of primary outcomes (heart rate, respiratory rate and blood oxygen saturation) were recorded. The analysis of data was done with use of mixed model method at 0.05 significant level.
Results:
Mean of oxygen saturation in before, during and after of clustered care with three procedures were respectively 97.52, 97.32, 97.84 and four procedures 97.29, 97.16, 97.35, heart rate of three procedures 146.26, 149.90, 149.97 and four procedures 146.45, 150.39, 151.13, respiratory rate of three procedures 51.68, 48.87, 47.71 and four procedures 51.71, 50.26, 52.35 that all of them were at normal range. Significant differences were not found between mean of physiological responses in two interventions.
Conclusion:
There was no significant difference between clustered care with four and three procedures. Both of them could be recommended for preterm infants in 32 weeks.
