Effects of Meridian Massage on Weight in Infants and on Mother-Infant Interaction.
- Author:
Kyoul Ja CHO
1
;
Seung Nam PAIK
Author Information
1. College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, Korea. chokj@khu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Meridian Massage;
Weight;
Mother-Infant Interaction
- MeSH:
Child;
Child Development;
Humans;
Infant*;
Infant, Newborn;
Massage*;
Mother-Child Relations*;
Nursing;
Postpartum Period;
Weight Gain;
Child Health
- From:Korean Journal of Child Health Nursing
2005;11(3):340-347
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was done to develop a new nursing intervention, Meridian Massage, and to investigate its effect on weight in infants and mother-infant interaction. METHOD: This study was conducted using a quasi experimental non equivalent control group pretest-posttest design. Thirty-one newborn infants from a postpartum Management Center were selected and assigned to two groups, experimental and control. Data were collected from February 1 to September 30, 2004. Infants in the experimental group (16) were given Meridian massage for 15 minutes daily for 6 days and weighed every day at 10 am. Using the Nursing Child Assessment Feeding Scale(1978), mother-infant interaction was determined before the treatment, after 1 week and 1 month after the massage. RESULTS: Infants in the experimental group had a higher average weight than those in the control group and the difference was significant (Z=-2.29, p=.022). For mother-infant interaction, the experimental group had higher scores than the control group, and the difference was significant between both the two groups, and the 3 measurement times. CONCLUSION: The Meridian Massage in this study showed positive weight gain and positive mother-infant interaction. This study shows that meridian massage is an effective nursing intervention in improving infant development.
