Sangeetha, K (2012) Effectiveness of oil massage on selected parameters among newborns at selected hospital in Trichy district. Masters thesis, Sara Nursing College, Dharapuram.
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Abstract
A study to evaluate the effectiveness of oil massage on selected parameters among newborns at selected hospital in Trichy District. The study was conducted in Jegatha Hospital at Trichy. The quasi experimental time series design was used for this study. Permission was obtained from the medical officer of the hospital and data collection was done over a period of 4 weeks. The investigator had selected 60 subjects (30 subjects in experimental group, 30 subjects in control group) by convenience sampling technique. Oral consent was obtained. Selected newborns were assessed for selected parameters such as skin integrity, heart rate, respiratory rate, hypothermia, frequency of feeding pattern, digestion, sleep, sign of infection, colic and gas, comfort and stress by observational checklist. On 1st day, pretest on selected parameters was done among newborns on both experimental and control group. After the pretest, on 2nd day onwards oil massage was given to the newborn who are in experimental group, for 5 minutes, 3 times in day time, for 3 days in four hours interval. The post test on selected parameters was done among newborns after oil massage, everyday. The control group was not received oil massage but post test was done daily for 3 days. Overall average of post test data was taken for the data analysis. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the findings of the study. There was a significant difference (P<0.05) between mean post test score on selected parameters among newborns of experimental group and control group. The mean post test score of experimental group was 29 (± 0.95) where as in control group it was 16.5 (±1.857) respectively. There was a significant association (P<0.05) between the selected parameters of newborns and their education of mothers of experimental group. There was no significant association between the selected parameters of newborns and the selected demographical variables of control group. The finding of study shows that oil massage was effectiveness on selected parameters of newborns among experimental group. So oil massage can be used safely in hospital settings to improve the health status of newborns.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Oil Massage; Parameters; Newborns; Hospital; Trichy District |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Paediatric Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ramakrishnan J |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Feb 2018 09:40 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2018 09:40 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/5754 |
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