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Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to explore the clinical effects of music therapy (MT) on premature infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).
Methods: A total of 78 premature infants in NICUs admitted from January 2021 to January 2022 in Wuhan Children's Hospital, Tongji Medical College, and Huazhong University of Science and Technology were selected as the reference group and received routine management. Wuhan Children's Hospital implemented MT from February 2022 to February 2023, and 74 premature infants in NICUs admitted during the same period were selected as the observation group. The corresponding management mode was implemented on the second day of NICU admission for premature infants. Amplitude-integrated electroencephalogram (aEEG) and neonatal behavioral neurological assessment (NBNA) were adopted to evaluate the brain function, specifically the neurological function of neonates, after the end of management. The degree of parent-child attachment was measured using the pictorial representation of attachment measure (PRAM) in a nonverbal (visual) manner. The temperature, pulse, respiratory rate (RR), the number and duration of crying, and incidence of complications were all compared between the two groups.
Results: SPSS showed that no difference existed in the aEEG and NBNA scores between the two groups (P > 0.05). The distance of PRAM self-baby-distance was smaller in the observation group compared with the reference group (P < 0.05). Furthermore, there was no significant difference in temperature between the two groups (P > 0.05). The observation group had significantly lower pulse and RR values than the reference group (P < 0.05). Finally, no significant difference existed in the incidence of complications between the two groups (P > 0.05).
Conclusion: MT has a certain application value for premature infants in NICUs and can thus be applied to newborns in other NICUs. However, further studies are required to completely verify the research results.
Noise & HealthAUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY-PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
CiteScore
2.10
自引率
14.30%
发文量
27
审稿时长
6-12 weeks
期刊介绍:
Noise and Health is the only International Journal devoted to research on all aspects of noise and its effects on human health. An inter-disciplinary journal for all professions concerned with auditory and non-auditory effects of occupational, environmental, and leisure noise. It aims to provide a forum for presentation of novel research material on a broad range of topics associated with noise pollution, its control and its detrimental effects on hearing and health. It will cover issues from basic experimental science through clinical evaluation and management, technical aspects of noise reduction systems and solutions to environmental issues relating to social and public health policy.