Health Care Professionals' Perceptions about Sensory-Based Interventions in the NICU.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The main objective of this article is to define perceptions of health care professionals regarding current use of sensory-based interventions in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Study design

A multidisciplinary group of NICU health care professionals (n = 108) defined the types of sensory-based interventions used in their NICU, the postmenstrual age (PMA) sensory-based interventions are administered, conditions under which sensory-based interventions are used, and personnel who administer sensory-based interventions.

Results

The most commonly reported tactile intervention was infant holding (88% of respondents), the most common auditory intervention was recorded music/singing (69% of respondents), the most common kinesthetic intervention was o

SUBMITTER: Pineda R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6635089 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature