Effects of Infant Massage Therapy on Transcutaneous Bilirubin, Feeding, and Excretion in Neonates with Jaundice Undergoing Phototherapy
10.21896/jksmch.2018.22.1.25
- Author:
Seong Jin JEONG
1
;
Mi Kyung PARK
Author Information
1. MOA Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
jaundice;
neonate;
massage;
bilirubin;
excretion
- MeSH:
Bilirubin;
Defecation;
Forehead;
Hospitalization;
Humans;
Infant;
Infant, Newborn;
Jaundice;
Massage;
Phototherapy
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health
2018;22(1):25-34
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This paper reports the results of a massage therapy on transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) in the forehead and inguinal regions, feeding intake, urine amount, and defecation frequency for neonates with jaundice who are receiving phototherapy. METHODS: A non-equivalent control group, pre-post, quasi-experimental design was used. Participants were 33 neonates with jaundice admitted for phototherapy and were randomly assigned to one of two groups—an experimental group (n=16), which received 3 days of routine plus 15 minutes of massage three times a day, and a control group (n=17), which received the routine care only. Data were analyzed using χ²-test and Mann-Whitney U test with SPSS 21.0 Win program. RESULTS: On the second day of hospitalization, the experimental group showed significantly lower TcB in the inguinal region (Z=−2.12, p=0.017); on the third day, the experimental group showed significantly lower TcB in the inguinal region (Z=−2.31, p=0.011) and higher defecation frequency (Z=−2.22, p=0.013) compared with the control group. CONCLUSIONS: The study findings suggest that massage for jaundice neonates receiving phototherapy is an effective intervention to reduce TcB in the inguinal region and to increase defecation frequency.
