Alternative therapies in health and medicine最新文献

{"title":"Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Infertility.","authors":"Özlem Şahan, Rabia Atilla, Rukiye Höbek Akarsu, Sevda Karakaş","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study was conducted to determine the complementary and alternative treatments used by infertile women in Turkey.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A descriptive and cross-sectional design was used in the study conducted at the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Center (ARTC) of a university hospital in Istanbul city. The study sample consisted of 153 women diagnosed with infertility, who volunteered to participate in the research. Study data were collected using a 'Participant Information Form,' created by the researchers, and the 'Complementary and Alternative Medicine Approaches Scale.'</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>It was determined that 30.1% of the women included in the study used complementary and alternative medicine methods in addition to infertility treatments. The level of education had a statistically significant effect only on the mean manipulative approaches sub-dimension score, the place of residence on the mean cognitive behavioral sub-dimension score, and the type of infertility and the duration of treatment on the mean biological approaches sub-dimension score (P < .05). However, the mean score of the total Complementary and Alternative Medicine Approaches Scale did not affect the mean scores of other sub-dimensions (P > .05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study determined that the complementary and alternative medicine methods commonly used by women include biological and cognitive behavioral approaches. Women who had received secondary infertility treatment and had a long period of infertility were found to use complementary and alternative medicine methods at a higher rate.</p>","PeriodicalId":7571,"journal":{"name":"Alternative therapies in health and medicine","volume":" ","pages":"10-14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142881047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of Cold Chest Pack on Cardiac Output, Stroke Volume, and Total Peripheral Resistance: A Counterbalanced, Randomized-Crossover Trial in Healthy Individuals.","authors":"H L Nanjeshgowda, Geetha B Shetty, K J Sujatha, Prashanth Shetty","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cold chest pack (CCP) is a hydrotherapeutic technique used to improve cardiorespiratory outcomes, however, their effects on the cardiovascular system remain substantiated by credible scientific research. Hence, the present study aimed to evaluate how CCP affects central hemodynamics in healthy volunteers.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This study was a randomized, open-label crossover trial with 24 healthy male participants between 18 and 26 years of age. The study employed a counterbalanced design in which participants were randomized to either a dry chest pack (DCP) or a CCP for 20 minutes, followed by a 2-day washout period during which they were switched to the opposite phase. Central hemodynamics and heart rate variability were measured at baseline, throughout the session, and ten minutes following the intervention.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our findings showed a significant decrease in cardiac output (P = .03) with an increase in total peripheral resistance (P = .004), mean arterial pressure (P < .001), systolic blood pressure (P < .001), and diastolic blood pressure (P < .001) during the use of a CCP. These changes were retained after 10 minutes, except cardiac output (P = .32), and a persistent decrease in heart rate (P < .001) during and after the CCP use. These changes were not observed in DCP and the stroke volume was not impacted in either group (P > .05). A significant increase in mean RR intervals (P < .001) and the percentage of differences between adjacent normal heartbeats (NN intervals) that are greater than 50 milliseconds (P < .01) was observed only after the application of a CCP.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results of this study showed the application of a CCP for 20 minutes affects central hemodynamics and heart rate variability; these results may be considered when using CCP therapeutically.</p>","PeriodicalId":7571,"journal":{"name":"Alternative therapies in health and medicine","volume":" ","pages":"20-25"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143121705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigation of Non-Pharmacological Distant Energy Therapy in Adults with Self-Perceived Mental and Psychological Health Problems: Proof-of-Concept Randomized Controlled Trial.","authors":"Alice Branton, Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Dahryn Trivedi, Sambhu Mondal, Snehasis Jana","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Biofield therapies like Reiki, blessing, and healing touch are non-invasive techniques that aim to enhance well-being-mental, emotional, and physical. They can be conducted both in-person and remotely. However, a literature review found no evidence of distant/remote blessing therapy's effectiveness in improving mental health symptoms in adults.</p><p><strong>Primary study objective: </strong>To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of non-pharmacological distant blessing (biofield energy healing) therapy for psychological and mental health management.</p><p><strong>Methods/design: </strong>One hundred seventeen participants with psychological symptoms were studied. On days 0 and 90, the biofield (blessing) therapy group (n = 38) received two sessions of distant blessing energy therapy, each lasting about 5 minutes. A sham control group (n = 40) received similar treatment from a sham practitioner to nullify the baseline responses, while a control group (n = 39) received no intervention. Participants were assessed using a standard psychological questionnaire and safety parameters.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>A placebo-controlled, three parallel groups, single-center, double-blinded, and randomized controlled trial.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Adult human subjects (male and female) with one or more psychological symptoms.</p><p><strong>Intervention: </strong>Distant (remote) biofield energy healing/blessing therapy.</p><p><strong>Primary outcome measures: </strong>Psychological questionnaires scoring.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Perceived psychological symptoms/scores (fatigue/tiredness, sleep disturbances, stress, cognitive impairment, loss of memory, mental restlessness, emotional trauma, anxiety, depression, confusion, lack of relationships, and social behaviors) were significantly improved in the blessing group compared to control and sham control groups (P < .0001). Study intervention did not show any study-related adverse effects in all three groups throughout the trial.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings from this study suggest that distant (remote) blessing therapy/biofield energy healing session(s) significantly improved psychological and mental health-related symptoms without affecting safety concerns and improved overall health and quality of life. Therefore, the present study recommends a larger-scale intervention study to further investigate various health outcomes and this therapy's underlying mechanisms of action.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>The trial was registered in the Clinical Trials Registry - India (Reg. no. CTRI/2022/07/043736) dated 05/07/2022.</p>","PeriodicalId":7571,"journal":{"name":"Alternative therapies in health and medicine","volume":" ","pages":"26-33"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143121706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Precede-Proceed Model-dominant Nursing Combined With Nutrition Support for Patients Discharged After Hepatobiliary Surgery With T Tube.","authors":"Ye Yang, Youhong Wang, Qi Chen, Jingjing Qiu, Liping Zhu","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Context: &lt;/strong&gt;Hepatobiliary disease requires surgical treatment and T-tube installment postoperatively, and discharged patients' usually still have a T tube. Little nursing care is available in China for patients after discharge, resulting in postdischarge complications. Also, the incidence of nutritional risk in patients with hepatobiliary surgery is high.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objective: &lt;/strong&gt;The study aimed to investigate the benefits of a precede-proceed model-dominant nursing combined with nutritional support for patients discharged after hepatobiliary surgery with a T tube, so as to improve their prognoses and promote their rehabilitation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Design: &lt;/strong&gt;The research team conducted a prospective, single-center, randomized controlled trial.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Setting: &lt;/strong&gt;The study took place at Wuhan No. 1 Hospital, Wuhan Hospital of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in Wuhan, Hubei, China.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Participants: &lt;/strong&gt;Participants were 120 patients discharged after hepatobiliary surgery at the hospital between June 2020 and June 2022.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Interventions: &lt;/strong&gt;The research team randomly divided participants into two groups using the random number table method, each with 60 participants: (1) an intervention group, which received precede-proceed model-dominant nursing combined with nutrition support and (2) a control group, which received routine care.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Outcome measures: &lt;/strong&gt;At baseline and postintervention, the research team assessed: (1) nutritional status, (2) self-care agency, (3) compliance, (4) quality of life (QoL), (5) incidence of complications.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;At baseline, no significant differences existed between the groups in nutritional status, self-care agency, QoL, or compliance (all P &gt; .05). Postintervention compared to the control group, the intervention group's: (1) nutritional status, including albumin (P = .015), hemoglobin (P &lt; .001), growth hormone (P &lt; .001), BW (P = .047), BMI (P = .046), TST (P = .001), and MAMC (P = .016) were significantly higher and transferrin (P &lt; .001) and NRS-2002 score (P &lt; .001) were significantly lower; (2) self-care agency, including self-concept, self-responsibility, health knowledge, and self-nursing skills were significantly higher (all P &lt; .001); (3) compliance scores, including observing the volume and color of bile correctly, clamping and opening the T tube properly, replacing the drainage bag correctly and in a timely manner, regularly disinfecting the skin around the drainage tube, keeping a balanced diet, adhering to medical regimens, exercising adequately were significantly higher (all P &lt; .001); (4) QoL was significantly higher (P &lt; .001); and (5) incidence of complications was significantly lower (P = .008).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusions: &lt;/strong&gt;Precede-proceed model-dominant nursing combined with nutrition support can significantly improve nutritional status, self-care agency, and QoL and c","PeriodicalId":7571,"journal":{"name":"Alternative therapies in health and medicine","volume":" ","pages":"92-99"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140954915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Preliminary Survey Report on the Use of Acupuncture Methods by Chinese Acupuncturists Worldwide.","authors":"Tao Huang, Zuobiao Yuan, Yixuan Liu, Xiaoyang Gong, Daiyi Tang, Chulong Xue, Li Feng, Liqin Zhao, Yüxin Wang, Arthur Yin Fan, Guanhu Yang, Shaobai Wang","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This survey aims to investigate the global utilization of acupuncture among Chinese acupuncturists and gather data on the prevalence and specific practices of acupuncture to provide insights into its adoption across diverse geographical regions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We designed a 10-question survey questionnaire and distributed it anonymously to Chinese acupuncturists via academic WeChat groups and acupuncture conferences. Responses were collected using the WJX online platform. Data was analyzed using Excel.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In 6 months, 493 valid responses were received: 202 from China, 34 from other Asian countries, 184 from North America, 51 from Europe, and 22 from Oceania. Key findings include that 61.26% (302/493) of practitioners use fine needles, 60.85% (300/493) employ painless needle insertion, while 44.22% (218/493) emphasize the Deqi reactions, and 32.25% (159/493) utilize needle manipulation. However, these practices varied widely. Chinese acupuncturists in China reported lower usage (46.04%, 93/202) of gentle needling compared to those outside China (71.13%, 207/291), χ2 = 7.94, P = .005. Furthermore, 82.73% of acupuncturists reported the absence of pain or discomfort during acupuncture treatments, with most patients expressing satisfaction.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Pleasant acupuncture emerges as the predominant method among Chinese acupuncturists globally.</p>","PeriodicalId":7571,"journal":{"name":"Alternative therapies in health and medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143955745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of Music on Anxiety and Comfort Levels of Nursing Students During Their First Simulation Experience: A Randomized Controlled Study.","authors":"Eda Ergin, Elif Günay İsmailoğl, Büşra Özdemir, Ömer Gündoğdu, Şebnem Çinar Yücel","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of music application on anxiety and comfort experienced by nursing students during their first patient simulation experience.</p><p><strong>Study design: </strong>The study has a pretest-posttest design with a randomized control group.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Included nursing students studying in the health sciences department of a university in the west of Turkey, with n = 40 in the Experimental Group and n = 37 in the Control Group.</p><p><strong>Data collection tools: </strong>Pre- and post-simulation blood pressure was measured, and \"Descriptive Information Form\", \"State Anxiety Inventory (SAI)\", \"Visual Analog Scale (VAS)\" of perceived comfort, and \"Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence Scale in Learning Questionnaire (SSSCLQ)\" were used to collect the data. Before the simulation application, all students were asked to fill in the SAI, VAS, and SSSCLQ.</p><p><strong>Intervention: </strong>Instrumental music was played to the experimental group for 30 minutes immediately before the simulation application. After the simulation, all students were asked to fill out the SAI, VAS, and SSSCLQ.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The difference between the mean pretest and posttest anxiety scores was statistically significant (P < .05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>It was found that the pre-simulation music application improved the students' comfort levels and reduced their anxiety and systolic blood pressure.</p>","PeriodicalId":7571,"journal":{"name":"Alternative therapies in health and medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143952613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Clinical Efficacy of Leech Therapy (Ta'līq al-'Alaq) in Eczema (Nār Fārsī): An Open-Label Single-Arm Clinical Study.","authors":"Basha Sadhik Ulla P, Bibi Aaisha, Sjb Bokhari, P Zabiulla, Md Anzar Alam, Sadia Nikhat","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Eczema, known as Nār Fārsī in Unani medicine, is a chronic skin disorder characterized by intense pruritus, dryness, and scaling of skin, along with periodic flares and remissions. Unani literature recognizes it as a disorder caused by safrāwī (bilious) humor. Conventional treatment relies on emollients, humectants, and anti-inflammatory drugs. Unani medicine recommends the expulsion of morbid matter by local blood-letting or oral therapies. Leech therapy, used in many traditional medicine systems for centuries, is a method of expulsion of morbid humors from a disease site. It is prescribed for diseases of joints, skin, the nervous system, etc. Contemporary research has identified many bioactive enzymes and proteins in leech saliva that have anti-inflammatory, analgesic, vasodilatory, antimicrobial, and many other effects.</p><p><strong>Primary study objective: </strong>This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of leech therapy in eczema patients based on standard parameters.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An open-label, single-arm clinical study was conducted on 20 patients diagnosed with eczema.</p><p><strong>Intervention: </strong>Four sessions of leech therapy were carried out with a one-week gap in between.</p><p><strong>Primary outcome measures: </strong>The effectiveness of leech therapy was assessed using the Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) Score.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Statistically significant improvement was observed in the severity of eczema, as reflected in the EASI Score parameters, i.e., redness (P = .0001), edema (P = .0001), excoriation (P = .0022), and lichenification (P = .0001). However, the decrease in total area involved was not statistically significant (P = .24).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Leech therapy was found to be safe and effective in relieving the severity of eczema. All patients expressed satisfaction with the treatment, without any drop-outs, indicating excellent adherence to the therapy. With further research, leech therapy may provide positive outcomes in eczema in clinical settings, providing relief to the suffering patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":7571,"journal":{"name":"Alternative therapies in health and medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143959563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of Neuro-Linguistic Programming on Stress in Nursing Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Yasin Cetin","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In nursing education, which includes applied and theoretical education, nursing students experienced intense stress in their education due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) is a technique that enables an individual to adapt to any situation using various techniques based on neural programming and emotional perception. This technique is known to be effective in stress management.</p><p><strong>Primary study objective: </strong>This research aims to determine the impact of NLP practices on the stress experienced by nursing students in their education processes.</p><p><strong>Methods/design: </strong>This research was designed as a randomized controlled experiment.</p><p><strong>Settings: </strong>This study was performed with participants (nursing students) enrolled in the Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department of a state university located in the southeast of Turkey.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>The sample included 90 nursing students, with 30 each in NLP training, standard training, and control groups.</p><p><strong>Intervention: </strong>Data collection was conducted in line with the plan prepared with face-to-face interviews and expert support for nursing students in NLP training, standard training, and control groups between September and November 2021, after receiving NLP training by the researcher.</p><p><strong>Primary outcome measures: </strong>The 32-item nursing education stress scale, developed by Rhead in 1995 and validated by Karaca et al. in 2014, was used to measure the stress levels among the participants. Data were collected as pre-test and post-test. Number, percentage, and variance analyses were used to analyze the collected data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>When the nursing education stress score averages of the students in the post-test were compared, it was found that the total stress and sub-dimension scores in the NLP education group were considerably lower than in the standard education and control groups (P < .05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The study showed that NLP applications are effective in reducing and managing intense stress experienced by students in nursing education.</p>","PeriodicalId":7571,"journal":{"name":"Alternative therapies in health and medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143964049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unveiling the Potential of Cell Line Models in Homeopathic Research: A Review.","authors":"Parth Aphale, Himanshu Shekhar, Shashank Dokania","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cell line models are indispensable in modern biomedical research, investigating cell functions and disease mechanisms. Recent studies have explored the impact of homeopathic treatments on cell lines, providing insights into their effects on differentiation, biomarker release, cytotoxicity, proliferation, and inhibition. Integrating homeopathy and cell studies enhances evidence-based practices, deepens mechanism understanding, and boosts treatment credibility and applicability.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the interaction between homeopathic medicines and cell line models, and explore potential applications and implications for evidence-based homeopathic research.</p><p><strong>Material and method: </strong>The present study is a systematic literature review. A literature search was conducted in electronic databases, including PubMed, SOCPUS, and Google Scholar, using combinations of keywords. The following inclusion criteria were used: studies involving cell line models; incorporating homeopathic treatments; presenting empirical data on cytotoxicity proliferation, or inhibition; and being published in peer-reviewed English-language scientific journals.</p><p><strong>Observation/discussion: </strong>Symphytum officinale enhanced bone healing and regeneration in mesenchymal stem cells. Homeopathic Viscum album showed positive results in breast cancer cytotoxicity. Homeopathic preparations boosted natural killer cell activity in a cancer cell line. Viscum album extract has the potential for osteosarcoma treatment while ultra-diluted remedies induce breast cancer cell apoptosis.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The reviewed studies emphasize homeopathic potential in regenerative medicine, cancer therapy, and immune modulation. More research is needed to assess their clinical safety and efficacy. These findings help to advance targeted treatments, opening new medical research and practice avenues.</p>","PeriodicalId":7571,"journal":{"name":"Alternative therapies in health and medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143961889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of Maternal Voice Stimulation Combined with Non-Nutritive Sucking on Improving Feeding Intolerance and Promoting Growth and Development in Premature Infants.","authors":"Chunyan Lin, Ting Huang, Huangyi Wu, Yanzhu Lin, Chunling Guo, Liduan Li","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study explores the mechanisms underlying the impact of a combined intervention using maternal voice stimulation (MSS) and non-nutritive sucking (NSS) on feeding intolerance and growth and development in premature infants.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>One hundred cases of low birth weight premature infants admitted between August 2021 and December 2022 were randomly assigned into two groups: the combined group and the control group, each consisting of 50 infants. The control group received a non-nutritive sucking intervention, while the combined group received maternal voice stimulation in addition to the sucking intervention. Differences in feeding intolerance, feeding progression, growth and development, feeding performance, and heart rate indices were compared between the groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared to the control group, the combined group showed significantly reduced incidence of feeding intolerance, feeding transition time, length of hospital stay, and time to regain birth weight, along with lowered heart rate. Additionally, there were significant increases in body mass growth rate, head circumference growth rate, body length growth rate, milk intake ratio, and feeding efficiency in the combined group (P < .05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The application of maternal voice stimulation combined with non-nutritive sucking in premature infants could reduce the risk of feeding intolerance and heart rate levels. Simultaneously, it improved feeding performance and promoted growth and development in premature infants, indicating the clinical value and potential applicability of this combined intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":7571,"journal":{"name":"Alternative therapies in health and medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143962121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}