ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SENSORY NURSING INTERVENTIONS ON LENGTH OF HOSPITAL STAY AMONG PRETERM INFANTS IN SELECTED SETTING, NAGERCOIL, K.K. DISTRICT.

Mrs. C.S. Angelin; Dr.C.Susila; Dr. Hemavathy

Volume : VI, Issue : VII, July - 2016

ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SENSORY NURSING INTERVENTIONS ON LENGTH OF HOSPITAL STAY AMONG PRETERM INFANTS IN SELECTED SETTING, NAGERCOIL, K.K. DISTRICT.

Mrs. C. S. Angelin, Dr. C. Susila, Dr. Hemavathy

Abstract :

 Preterm birth is defined as childbirth occurring at less than 37 completed weeks or 259 days of gestation. Preterm birth is a global problem and evidently more than 60 % of preterm births occur in Africa and South Asia. In India preterm births is rising and presently around 21 % of babies were born preterm. Neonatal intensive care unit stimuli may interfere with ain development in premature infants and contribute to developmental delays. Statement of the Problem: A Quasi Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Sensory Nursing Interventions on Length of Hospital Stay among Preterm Infants in Selected Setting, Nagercoil, K.K District. A Quantitative Research Approach– Quasi experimental research design was adopted. The study was conducted on 125 each on study and control group. The investigator provided Sensory Nursing Intervention care on study group preterm infants along with routine hospital and control group was obtaining routine hospital care. Both the group was assessed with Length of hospital stay. The study concludes that Length of hospital stay showed mean improvement of study and control groups were 14.5±1.7 and 10.9±2.3 respectively. The mean difference on length on hospital stay was statistically very highly significant (P<0.001).