Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing (대한간호학회지)
- Volume 29 Issue 2
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- Pages.445-455
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- 1999
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- 2093-758x(eISSN)
Effects of a Sensory Stimulation on Weight, Stress Hormone and Behavioral State in Premature Infants
감각자극이 미숙아의 체중, 스트레스호르몬 및 행동상태에 미치는 효과
Abstract
This study has been conducted on the nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design in quasi experimental basis and newly born premature infants from intensive care unit of G Medical University Hospital in Inchon Metropolitan were selected in two groups of 21 infants each. The first group for experimental and the other for control. Data has been collected form October 30, 1997 to August 29, 1998. For the experimental group tactile and kinesthetic stimulation was applied 2 times a day for 10 days(10 : 00~11 : 00 hours in the morning and 17 : 00~18 : 00 in the afternoon). As a weight weighing instrument. electronic indicator scale(Cas Co. korea) was used. To determine urine cortisol concentration level in stress hormone, radio immune assay method was used. And high performance liquid chlomatography was used to determine urine norepinephrine, concentration level To determine behavior status, tools developed by Anderson et at(1990) and remodeled by Kim Hee-Sook(1996) were used. Collected data were analyzed with the SAS program using x
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