Gaddam Swapna, - (2016) Relative effectiveness of swaddle bath and conventional bath on level of thermal stability and crying duration among preterm infants at selected hospital, Surat, 2015. Masters thesis, Omayal Achi College of Nursing, Chennai.
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Abstract
Aim and Objective: To assess the relative effectiveness of swaddle bath and conventional bath on level of thermal stability and crying duration among preterm infants. Methodology: Quantitative approach, True experimental comparative research design was adopted to compare the relative outcome of swaddle bath and conventional bath on level of thermal stability and crying duration among 60 preterm infants (30 in group A and 30 in group B) who satisfied the inclusion and exclusion criteria in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Anand Hospital, Surat. Simple random sampling technique lottery method was used to select the samples. The swaddle bath was given to group A and conventional bath was given to group B. Results: The study findings revealed that there was no significant difference in the pretest level of thermal stability among preterm infants between group A and group B. The calculated unpaired - at 30th minute after bath were 2.27,4.33 for temperature; -7.39,-6.80 for heart rate; -10.75,-7.21 for respiratory rate; 2.40,1.39 for oxygen saturation respectively which shows that there was high statistical significant difference between group A and group B at p<0.001 level. The crying duration among preterm infants between group A and group B revealed that swaddle bathed preterm infants cried less period than conventionally bathed preterm infants. The calculated unpaired -10.92 which shows there was high statistical significance at p<0.001. Conclusion: The results revealed that the swaddle bath was found to be relatively effective in maintaining thermal stability for prolonged period of time and reducing crying duration, where as conventional bath could not maintain thermal stability and thus swaddle bath can be practiced as a part of routine nursing care for stable preterm infants during hospitalization.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | swaddle bath; conventional bath; thermal stability; crying duration; preterm infants |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Paediatric Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ramakrishnan J |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jun 2017 11:05 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Feb 2018 05:28 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/364 |
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