Effect of "Kangaroo Mother Care Approach" on Premature Infants' Physiological Outcomes in Jordan
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 35
- 主要终点
- Breastfeeding outcome
研究概览
简要总结
This project aims at testing the effect of applying the KMC on the premature infants' physiological outcomes. The findings of this project are expected to contribute to the discipline of preterm infants' care by providing evidence of the benefits, barriers, and facilities of providing the KMC in our Jordanian NICUs.
详细描述
Premature infants are often unable physiologically to adapt well to the stressful environment of the NICU. These neonates are commonly at risk for the development of short and long term outcomes ranging from mild developmental delay to severe disability. The Kangaroo mother care approach (KMC) is developed to minimize the effect of prematurity and the NICU environmental stressors on premature infants. This project aims at assessing the neonatal nurses' knowledge and attitudes of the application of the KMC approach in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), testing the effect of applying the KMC on the premature infants' physiological outcomes, and exploring the mothers' lived experiences of providing KMC for their premature infants. The findings of this project are expected to contribute to the discipline of preterm infants' care by providing evidence of the benefits, barriers, and facilities of providing the KMC in our Jordanian NICUs.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •all stable preterm or low birth weight infants (stable infants are those who are able to breath unassisted and have no major health problems (WHO, 2003)), weighing more than 1800gm, who are admitted to the NICUs at the time of study and whose mothers consent to participate and willing to practice the KMC with her infant
排除标准
- •high risk preterm or low birth weight infants.
研究组 & 干预措施
kangaroo care approach
the kangaroo care approach will be implemented for dyads who agree to participate
干预措施: Kangaroo care approach (Other)
control group
routine care will be implemented
结局指标
主要结局
Breastfeeding outcome
时间窗: 4-6 months
Breastfeeding outcome will be measured for both groups by the numbers of preterm infants discharged on either exclusive or partial breastfeeding
次要结局
- Heart rate (beat per minute)(4-6 months)
- Body temperature(4-6 months)
- Respiratory activity (breath per minute)(4-6 months)