1. The effects of Yakson touch and gentle human touch on preterm infants: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Fadlalmola HA, Elhusein AM, Abedelwahed HH, Mohmed SA, Alnassry SMA, Mohammed FH, Eltaher NS, Ebrahim EE, Abdelsadig MA, Ahmed SOM, Farg SJ, Ahmed ASM, Mohmmed SS, Ali AM, Banaga AE, Mohammed IH, El-Amin EI, Moafa HN, Mohamed AH, Balola HHA, Idress EA, Abraham N, Sagiron EIA, Jarelnape AA, Alhajeri ST, Alazhary AA, Alhawsawi AO, and Idris AM
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- Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Pain prevention & control, Infant, Premature, Touch
- Abstract
We aim to collect the evidence of efficacy of Gentle Guman Touch (GHT) and Yakson Touch in preterm neonates as pain relief, heart rate, oxygen saturation, and urine cortisol level. We made our search through PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Cochrane by the mid of March 2023. Randomized control trials (RCTs) were included, and the Cochrane risk of bias tool was utilized to assess their quality. Using Review Manager software, a meta-analysis was conducted. We computed the mean difference (MD) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) for the continuous data. During the examination, the Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS) was significantly reduced in the touch group compared to the control group (MD = -3.40, 95% CI [-4.15 to -2.64], P-value= 0.00001). After the examination, the NIPS score was also reduced by both Yakson touch and GHT compared to the control (MD = -2.14, 95% CI [-3.42 to -0.85], P-value <0.00001). Yakson touch and GHT are non-pharmacological, easy, and safe methods that can be used for painful interventions to reduce the pain experience of preterm infants from variable interventions. Both methods improved infant sleep and behavior. Preterm infants' heart rates and oxygen saturation were unaffected by Yakson touch or GHT.
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- 2023
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