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KMID : 0869520120180020059
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Journal of East-West Nirsing Research
2012 Volume.18 No. 2 p.59 ~ p.65
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Effects of Kangaroo Care on Physiological Marker of Preterm Infant in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
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Lee Sang-Bok
Shin Hye-Sook
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Kangaroo Care (KC) on physiological marker of preterm infant in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Methods: The research design was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest. Data were collected from July 1, 2007 to February 29, 2008. The participants were 26 people of experimental group and 27 people of control group. KC was applied three times per day, for a total ten times of 4 days to the experimental group.
Results: There was significant difference between experimental and control groups on the skin temperature on of preterm infants. The skin temperature in the intervention group was significantly higher than in the control group.
Conclusion: Kangaroo care can be applied as a supportive nursing intervention to preterm infant at neonatal intensive care unit.
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KEYWORD
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Kangaroo care, Physiological marker, Preterm infant
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