| Summary: | 碩士 === 長庚大學 === 護理學研究所 === 98 === A lot of literature shows that baby massage in preterm infants can improve their maturity of nervous function, weight gain and to create a good sleep/awake state. There is no evidence-based reference to support the pressure of baby massage. Therefore, the aim of this research is to explore the influence of the physical parameters (including body temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, and saturation), body weight, feeding amount, and behavior state of preterm infants after performing different pressure of baby massage on them. It was analyzed through an experimental and purposive selection sampling, which included a sample of sixty preterm infants. The study was performed at the neonatal ICU and neonatal OBN nurseries of the children’s hospital in north Taiwan. Preterm infants were randomly assigned to either the control or the experimental group A or B. The behavior state of preterm infants is measured by Anderson Behavior state Scale (ABSS), and these results will be analyzed by Generalized Estimating Equation method. The results showed that in comparison to the control group, the experimental group A, who received moderate pressure of baby massage, or B, who received light pressure of baby massage, had more stable physical parameters and behavior state including more quite awake state (59% vs 46% vs 37%), less restless (39% vs 51% vs 56%) and less crying (1% vs 2% vs 7%) behavior. This study demonstrated that baby massage is a safe nursing activity for the preterm infants, and it can improve the behavior state of preterm infants. This study can be applied to clinical preterm infant care.
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