Enhancing sensory experiences for very preterm infants in the NICU: an integrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Very preterm infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) experience alterations in sensory experiences. Defining types, timing and frequency of sensory-based interventions that optimize outcomes can inform environmental modifications. The objective of this study was to conduct an integrative review on sensory-based interventions used with very preterm infants in the NICU to improve infant and parent outcomes.

Study design

The data sources include MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane Library and Google Scholar. Studies were identified that used sensory-based interventions in the NICU with preterm infants born ⩽32 weeks gestation, were published in a peer-reviewed journal between 1995 and 2015, and measured outcomes related to infant and parent outcomes. Stu

SUBMITTER: Pineda R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5389912 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature