Objective. Touch is one of the first strong positive senses that develop in neonate. Therapeutic touch could be considered as a complementary treatment in Neonate intensive care units (NICU). Methods. This quasi-experimental study was conducted to compare the effect of Yakson and GHT on behavioral reaction of preterm infants hospitalized in NICU in south-east of Iran. 90 preterm infants partici...

Background: Neonates are more sensitive to pain and likely to suffer from its long-term complications. Therefore, various methods including non-nutritive sucking, sensory stimulations, and various supportive interventions are employed to relieve pain in newborns. Aim: This study aimed to compare the effects of Yakson therapeutic touch and heel warming on pain caused by heel stick procedure, vit...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Due to incomplete physical development, premature infants are susceptible to various sources of stress. Therapeutic touch is considered as an effective method to reduce stress in neonates. This study aimed to compare the effects of Yakson therapeutic touch and routine nursing care on the behavioral response of premature infants. METHODS: This quasi-experimental study w...

Background: In Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), the premature infant is often placed under incubator, phototherapy and with several cords and tubing connected all over body. They are subjected both to highly stressful environment (noise, bright light, frequent care related handling) and are often deprived of tactile stimulation that they would otherwise experience in general mothering care....

Background: Infants are exposed to different painful procedures during hospitalization in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Due to the harmful effects of pain on infants, NICUs require methods by the aid of which the pain in infants can be controlled. Yakson touch and oral glucose are among non-pharmacological methods for pain relief in infants. In this regard, the present study was cond...

abstract background: nausea and vomiting are the worst and the most prevalent complications experienced by 70–80% of patients. complementary treatments including therapeutic touch are cost‑effective and low‑risk, independent nursing interventions. present research aims at investigating the effect of therapeutic touch on the intensity of acute chemotherapy‑induced vomiting in these patients. mat...

background: underlying diseases and aggressive procedures, such as different types of surgery and care, for patients with critical conditions in intensive care units (icu) may be associated with physiological disorders. objectives: this study intended to determine the effect of therapeutic touch on physiological variables of patients undergoing mechanical ventilation in icu. methods: this rando...

The purpose of this study was to test the effect of Yakson (i.e. a traditional Korean touching method) and non-nutritive sucking (NNS) on reducing the pain that neonates experience when undergoing the heel stick procedure for blood testing. Ninety-nine healthy neonates were recruited and assigned into three groups: Yakson (n = 33), NNS (n = 33), and control group (n = 33). Each intervention was...