Effects of early oral exercise training combined with music touch therapy on physical and mental development and sleep quality of premature infants
Objective To analyze the effects of early oral exercise training combined with music touch therapy on physical and mental development and sleep quality of premature infants.Methods A total of 90 premature infants admitted in our hospital from January 2020 to February 2022 were selected as the research objects and divided into control group and observation group by random number table method,with 45 cases in each group.The control group received routine nursing,and the observation group received early oral exercise training combined with music touch therapy on the basis of the control group.The intervention effects of the two groups were compared.Results Before intervention,there were no significant differences in psychological development score,body length,head circumference and body weight between the two groups(P>0.05);after intervention,the psychological development score,body length,head circumference and body weight of the observation group were higher than those of the control group,the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).Before intervention,there were no significant differences in the single longest sleep time and total daily sleep time between the two groups(P>0.05);at 7 and 14 d after intervention,the single longest sleep time and total daily sleep time of the observation group were longer than those of the control group,the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).Before intervention,there were no significant differences in Neonatal Behavioral Neurological Assessment(NBNA)scores of each dimension between the two groups(P>0.05);after intervention,the NBNA scores of each dimension in the observation group were higher than those in the control group,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion Early oral exercise training combined with music touch therapy for premature infants can improve the sleep quality of premature infants,promote physical and mental development and behavioral neurodevelopment,which is worthy of promotion.
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