The Effects of Infant Massage on Weight, Height, and Mother-Infant Interaction / 간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
;
: 1331-1339, 2006.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-47920
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to test the effects of infant massage (auditory (mother's voice), tactile/kinesthetic (massage) and visual (eye to eye contact) stimulation) on weight and height of infant and mother-infant interaction with normal infants over a period of 4 weeks.METHOD:
This study was designed as a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The experimental group infants (aged 2-6 months) participated in one of the infant massage programs at the health district center for 4 weeks. The control group (N=26) was paired with the experimental group (N=26) by matching the infant's age and sex. Infant weight, height, and mother-infant interaction were measured two times and recordings of the mother-infant interaction were done using the video equipment in a room at the health center for 10 minutes.RESULTS:
After 4 weeks of massage, there were no significant differences weight gain and height increase between the two groups. Comparison of the total scores for the mother-infant interaction between the two groups showed a significant difference (t=5.21, p=.000). There were also significant differences on maternal response (t=3.78, p=000), infant response (t=5.71, p=000) and dyadic response (t=4.05, p=000) in the mother-infant interaction between the two groups.CONCLUSION:
Overall, the results of this study reassure that infant massage facilitates the mother-infant interaction for infants and mothers who give massage to their baby.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Temperament
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Verbal Behavior
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Body Height
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Body Weight
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Nursing Evaluation Research
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Chi-Square Distribution
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Single-Blind Method
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Child Development
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Psychology, Child
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Anthropometry
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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