The effects of Yakson touch and gentle human touch on preterm infants: A systematic review and meta-analysis

The effects of Yakson touch and gentle human touch on preterm infants: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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 tr...

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Published in:African journal of reproductive health Vol. 27; no. 7; pp. 99 - 108
Main Authors: Fadlalmola, Hammad A, Elhusein, Amal M, Abedelwahed, Huda H, Mohmed, Salwa A, Alnassry, Soad M.A, Mohammed, Fathia H, Eltaher, Nagat S, Ebrahim, Elturabi E, Abdelsadig, Maha A, Ahmed, Sitelbanat O.M, Farg, Somia J, Ahmed, Asia S.M, Mohmmed, Suhair S, Ali, Amna M, Banaga, Amel E, Mohammed, Insaf H, El-Amin, Ehab I, Moafa, Hassan N, Mohamed, Amal H, Balola, Hamza H.A, Idress, Eltayeb A, Abraham, Nisha, Sagiron, Elwaleed I.A, Jarelnape, Ahmed A, Alhajeri, Sabha T, Alazhary, Azhar A, Alhawsawi, Awatif O, Idris, Amna M
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Benin City Women's Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC) 01-07-2023
Women's Health and Action Research Centre
Subjects:
Analysis
Bias
Care and treatment
Corticosteroids
Heart beat
Heart rate
Hormones
Infants
Infants (Premature)
Intensive care
Medical screening
Meta-analysis
Neonatal care
Neonates
Newborn babies
Oxygen saturation
Pain
Physiology
Premature babies
Premature birth
Saturation
Software
Systematic review
Urine
Saudi Arabia
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Summary: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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ISSN:1118-4841
DOI:10.29063/ajrh2023/v27i7.10