Effect of Therapeutic Touch and Mother's Voice on Pain and Comfort Level During Nasal CPAP Application

Effect of Therapeutic Touch and Mother's Voice on Pain and Comfort Level During Nasal CPAP Application in Turkey: A Randomized Controlled Study

Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of Therapeutic Touch and Mother's Voice on pain and comfort levels of preterm infants during nasal CPAP application.

Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of Therapeutic Touch and Mother's Voice on pain and comfort levels of preterm infants during nasal CPAP application.

Design and Method: The study, which used a randomized controlled trial, included 124 preterm neonatal infants a gestational age of 28- 37 weeks and received nasal CPAP. The infants were treated with Mother's Voice, Therapeutic Touch, and Mother's Voice+ Therapeutic Touch. The Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS) and Premature Infant Comfort Scale (PICS) scores of the infants were measured before, during and after the nasal CPAP application.

Inclusion Criteria:

• being checked in at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• being in the gestational ages of 28 to 37 weeks
• having nasal CPAP

Exclusion Criteria:

• having neurological disorders
• having comorbidity
• receiving sedation or analgesics
• having congenital anomaly
• receiving extra invasive procedures or surgical intervention
• being diagnosed with hearing loss