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Effect of mother’s infant massage on neonatal weight and perceived self-efficacy of mothers with low birth weight infants
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Somayeh Mousavi    , Shahnaz Rostami , Hamid Haghani , Leili Borimnejad |
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Abstract: (3867 Views) |
| Introduction: Weight is the most important growth factor in newborns and perceived self-efficacy is known as an effective factor weigh gaining. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of mother's infant massage on neonatal weight and perceived self-efficacy of mothers with low birth weight infants.
Materials and Methods: 80 infants were divided into intervention and control groups in this qusiexperimental study in neonatal intensive care unit. 40 low-birth weight infants received massage by their mother for 60 days, 15 minutes a day, and only normal care was taken in the control group. At the end of the study, weight gain and self-efficacy scores were analyzed standard statisctical methods.
Results: The results showed that there was a significant difference between the mean weight changes in the intervention group (2120.88± 385.26) and control (1760.88 ± 220.31) at the tenth day of birth and two months (P = 0.001). The results of independent t-test showed a significant increase in self-efficacy scores and its dimensions in the two intervention groups compared to the control group (P |
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| Keywords: Infant, Low Birth Weight, Massage, Percieved Mothers Self Efficacy |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2019/04/27 | Accepted: 2019/10/9 | Published: 2020/03/15
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