{"title":"新生儿重症监护室使用海绵浴和襁褓浴对新生儿舒适度的影响:一项随机对照试验","authors":"Gamze Göçmen , Aysun Ekşioğlu , Nazan Tuna Oran , Esin Çeber","doi":"10.1016/j.pedn.2025.06.048","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>Bathing is an essential part of newborn care and may influence physiological stability, stress levels, and overall comfort. This study aimed to compare the effects of sponge bathing and swaddle bathing on newborn comfort and physiological responses.</div></div><div><h3>Design and methods</h3><div>A randomized controlled trial was conducted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of a tertiary hospital in Izmir, Turkey, between March and September 2024. A total of 71 term, physiologically stable newborns without contraindications for bathing were enrolled and randomly assigned to either the swaddle bath group (<em>n</em> = 35) or the sponge bath group (<em>n</em> = 36) using block randomization. Physiological parameters (pulse rate, oxygen saturation, and body temperature) and newborn comfort levels were assessed using the COMFORT Neo Scale at three time points: before the bath, 10 min after, and 1 h after bathing. Data were analyzed using independent samples <em>t</em>-tests, chi-square tests, and post hoc power analysis in SPSS version 26.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Ten minutes after bathing, the swaddle bath group showed significantly lower mean pulse rates (140.91 ± 9.99 vs. 148.52 ± 14.66; <em>p</em> < 0.05) and higher oxygen saturation (<em>p</em> = 0.001) compared to the sponge bath group. While pre-bath and 10-min post-bath comfort scores were similar between groups, restlessness (<em>p</em> < 0.001) and pain scores (<em>p</em> = 0.004) were significantly lower in the swaddle bath group.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The swaddle bath technique is more effective than the sponge bath method in supporting physiological stability and enhancing newborn comfort.</div></div><div><h3>Practice implications</h3><div>Incorporating the swaddle bath method into NICU care protocols may improve the quality and comfort of neonatal care practices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families","volume":"84 ","pages":"Pages 381-389"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Effects of sponge bath and swaddle bath applied in the neonatal intensive care unit on neonatal comfort: A randomized controlled trial\",\"authors\":\"Gamze Göçmen , Aysun Ekşioğlu , Nazan Tuna Oran , Esin Çeber\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.pedn.2025.06.048\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>Bathing is an essential part of newborn care and may influence physiological stability, stress levels, and overall comfort. 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Effects of sponge bath and swaddle bath applied in the neonatal intensive care unit on neonatal comfort: A randomized controlled trial
Purpose
Bathing is an essential part of newborn care and may influence physiological stability, stress levels, and overall comfort. This study aimed to compare the effects of sponge bathing and swaddle bathing on newborn comfort and physiological responses.
Design and methods
A randomized controlled trial was conducted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of a tertiary hospital in Izmir, Turkey, between March and September 2024. A total of 71 term, physiologically stable newborns without contraindications for bathing were enrolled and randomly assigned to either the swaddle bath group (n = 35) or the sponge bath group (n = 36) using block randomization. Physiological parameters (pulse rate, oxygen saturation, and body temperature) and newborn comfort levels were assessed using the COMFORT Neo Scale at three time points: before the bath, 10 min after, and 1 h after bathing. Data were analyzed using independent samples t-tests, chi-square tests, and post hoc power analysis in SPSS version 26.
Results
Ten minutes after bathing, the swaddle bath group showed significantly lower mean pulse rates (140.91 ± 9.99 vs. 148.52 ± 14.66; p < 0.05) and higher oxygen saturation (p = 0.001) compared to the sponge bath group. While pre-bath and 10-min post-bath comfort scores were similar between groups, restlessness (p < 0.001) and pain scores (p = 0.004) were significantly lower in the swaddle bath group.
Conclusion
The swaddle bath technique is more effective than the sponge bath method in supporting physiological stability and enhancing newborn comfort.
Practice implications
Incorporating the swaddle bath method into NICU care protocols may improve the quality and comfort of neonatal care practices.
期刊介绍:
Official Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses and the Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society (PENS)
The Journal of Pediatric Nursing: Nursing Care of Children and Families (JPN) is interested in publishing evidence-based practice, quality improvement, theory, and research papers on a variety of topics from US and international authors. JPN is the official journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses and the Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society. Cecily L. Betz, PhD, RN, FAAN is the Founder and Editor in Chief.
Journal content covers the life span from birth to adolescence. Submissions should be pertinent to the nursing care needs of healthy and ill infants, children, and adolescents, addressing their biopsychosocial needs. JPN also features the following regular columns for which authors may submit brief papers: Hot Topics and Technology.