The effect of Yakson touch on neonatal weight of premature infants admitted to the intensive care unit of Taleghani Hospital in Gonbad Kavous 2020

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The effect of Yakson touch on neonatal weight of premature infants admitted to the intensive care unit of Taleghani Hospital in Gonbad Kavous 2020 Raziye Mazroei1, Semnani Nastran2,  Atefeh Jorabian3, Zahra Sarkoohi 4, fahime safizade5, Golbahar Akhoundzadeh6 .1 MSc in Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing, Taleghani Trauma Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. 2. Department of Nursing, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran. 3. Department of Pediatric and Neonatal Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. 4. Department of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing, Razi Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. 5. Master of Pediatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery,Tehran Medical Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. 6. Department of Nursing, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran. Abstract Background and Objectives: Low birth weight is one of the problems of premature infants in neonatal intensive care unit. Skin irritations such as touch therapy play an important role in stimulating growth hormones and improving the physiological parameters of premature infants and increasing the developmental development of premature infants. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Yakson touch on weight gain in preterm infants admitted to the intensive care unit. Materials and Methods: This clinical trial study was performed on 64 infants admitted to the intensive care unit of Taleghani Gonbad Kavous Hospital in 2020 by simple random sampling in two control groups. In the experimental group, YaKson touch therapy was performed on the seventh day of the infant's hospitalization for 5 days. The infant's weight was recorded 5 days later by 3 control nurses. Data were analyzed by SPSS 21 statistical software with inferential statistics (independent t-test and Repeated Measure test). Results: Independent t-test did not show a significant difference between the weights of the control group before the intervention (P = 0.6). After the intervention, the neonatal weight did not show a significant difference in any of the studied times in the experimental and control groups (P = 0.29). Conclusion: The results of the present study showed that YaKson touch therapy has no effect on preterm weight gain. Other similar studies need to be done to remove the limitations of this research.