The effects of handling on the sleep of preterm infants

Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-26T17:44:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2017-09-01. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2019-10-09T18:27:12Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 S0103-21002017000500489.pdf: 155744 bytes, checksum: 717073c6e1f5810c789abda9f93f0d2b (MD5) Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Objective: Identify the types of handling procedures performed on preterm infants and assess their influence on total sleep time, wake time and the objective sleep variables. Methods: Observational and correlational study conducted in the neonatal unit of a teaching hospital. The sample was made up of 12 preterm infants who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria established for the study. Data were collected from March 2013 to April 2014, by means of polysomnography, filming and observation for 24 uninterrupted hours. Descriptive statistics, the Friedman test, Pearson's correlation and linear regression, with significant values of p