Effects of music therapy and massage on the quality of newborn hearing screening / 现代临床护理

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the effects of music therapy and massage on the quality of newborn hearing screening. Methods One hundred and twenty neonates were equally divided according to their registration number those with even numbers in the experiment group and those with odd number in the control one. Both groups were treated with music therapy. In the experiment group, massage was added by specially trained nurses on the basis of music therapy. The two groups were compared in terms of neonatal hearing test and screening results. Result In the experiment group, the excellence rate of neonatal hearing test and the success rate of screening were significantly higher than those of the control group ( P<0 . 05 ) . Conclusion The music therapy and massage in the neonatal hearing screening can improve the quality of newborn hearing screening.