Effectiveness of the application of massage therapy and kinesitherapy by parents on premature neonates: A research protocol

• Published in: Journal of advanced nursing Vol. 75; no. 11; pp. 3097 - 3104
• Main Authors: Álvarez‐Álvarez, María José, Fernández‐García, Daniel, Gómez‐Salgado, Juan, Ordás, Beatriz, Rodríguez‐González, María Dolores, Martínez‐Isasi, Santiago
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.11.2019
• Subjects: Deprivation; Disability; education; Efficacy; Health problems; Hospitalization; Infants; kinesitherapy; Massage; Morbidity; Neonatal units; neonate; Neonatology; newborn; Newborn babies; nurse; Nursing; Nursing care; parents; Parents & parenting; premature; Premature babies; Premature birth; preterm; Public health; Quasi-experimental methods; Side effects; Stimulation; premature; education; nurse; preterm; kinesitherapy; neonate; nursing; newborn; massage; parents
• ISSN: 0309-2402; 1365-2648
• DOI: 10.1111/jan.14135

Aim The study aims to analyse the efficacy of massage therapy and kinesitherapy applied by parents of premature infants admitted to hospital. Background Premature newborns suffer early somatic deprivation that has adverse effects on their growth and development and that also has a negative impact on the emotional state of their parents. Massage therapy and kinesitherapy is beneficial in alleviating somatic deficit and facilitates the bond between parents and newborns. Design A quasi‐experimental community intervention trial will be conducted in a neonatology unit. Methods This study will compare the benefits of a 15‐min massage protocol applied by parents with the usual medical and nursing care given by neonatal units for premature babies. The evaluation of neuromotor development will take place through the Spanish Premie‐Neuro scale. The determination of weight, size, and head circumference will be based on the unit's usual procedures. Discussion If the implementation of a massage therapy and kinesitherapy protocol is effective in promoting the growth and development of hospitalized premature infants, the results of this study could give an impetus for the inclusion of somatic stimulation in the usual nursing care given for preterm infants. Impact Prematurity and its associated morbidity pose a major global public health problem. Somatic and kinaesthetic stimulation has beneficial effects on anthropometric and neuromotor development in preterm infants. The results will have a positive impact on premature neonates and their families, both during the hospitalization, and a positive socio‐economic effect throughout their lives (education, work, disability). Trial registration: NCT03704012. 目的 本研究旨在分析医院内早产儿由家长进行推拿疗法和运动疗法的效果。 背景 早产新生儿过早离开母体将不利于其生长发育,也会对父母的情绪状态造成负面影响。 推拿疗法和运动疗法有益于促进身体发育,增强父母与新生儿之间的纽带。 设计 准实验性社区干预试验将在新生儿科进行。 方法 这项研究将比较由父母采用的15分钟按摩方案的效果与新生儿病房为早产儿提供的常规医疗和护理的效果。神经运动发育的评估将通过西班牙PREMIE神经量表进行。早产新生儿的重量、尺寸和头围将基于设备的常规程序进行测量。 讨论 如果实施推拿疗法和运动疗法方案能够有效地促进住院早产儿的生长发育,本研究的结果将推动将躯体刺激纳入早产儿的常规护理中。 影响 早产及其相关的发育不良是全球公共卫生问题中的一个主要问题。躯体和运动刺激有益于早产儿的人体测量和运动神经的发育。这一研究的结果将有益于住院期间的早产儿及其家庭产生,并对其一生(教育、工作、残疾)产生积极的社会经济影响。 试验注册号 NCT03704012.