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Effect of Abdominal Massage on Feeding Intolerance and Weight of Preterm Neonates

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Feeding intolerance (FI) is one of the most common problems that occur among preterm which increase morbidity and mortality rate among them. Aim: To evaluate the effect of abdominal massage on feeding intolerance and weight of preterm neonates. Design: quasi experimental design. Setting: The study was conducted at Elgameyaa Elshreya Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Shebin EL Kom city and Elgameyaa Elshreya Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Ashmoon city /Menoufia Governorate. Sample: A purposive sample of 61preterm neonates were selected and randomly assigned into two groups, massage group include thirty three preterm and control groups include twenty-eight preterm neonate. Tool, one tool was used for data collection; it includes three parts, Part 1:Structured questionnaire was developed to collect characteristics and medical data of the preterm infants, Part 2: Feeding-intolerance criteria in the preterm infants, Part 3: Chart for daily weight of preterm neonate. Results: There was a highly statistically significant difference in the mean score of feeding intolerance between the 1st and 5th days, abdominal circumference was( 28.49±2.39 and 26.65±2.422), frequency of defecation was (0.515±0.71 and 2.61±0.83), frequency of vomiting (0.636±0.89and 0.06±0.35) and GVR(7.09±3.33 and 0.24±1.39) in the massage group, respectively. Also, the mean preterm infant weight in the massage was (1602.88±388.8 and 1640.06±393.96) on the 1st and 5th day respectively, with a highly statistically significant difference. conclusion: The abdominal massage had a positive influence on feeding tolerance indicators such as frequency of defecation, vomiting, abdominal distention, abdominal circumference, and GRV. The study recommended: Utilizing abdominal massage as a nursing care routine in enterally fed preterm neonates.

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10.21608/ejhc.2022.284291

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Abdominal massage, Feeding Intolerance, preterm Neonate

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Fatma,

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A. Abd Elrazek

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Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University

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Doaa

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E. Abo Zaid

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Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University

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A. Hassan

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Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University

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13

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4

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36500

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2022-12-01

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2023-02-06

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2022-12-01

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1,725

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1,736

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1687-9546

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3009-6766

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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Effect of Abdominal Massage on Feeding Intolerance and Weight of Preterm Neonates

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24 Dec 2024