Effect of Polyethylene Cap on Hypothermia Prevention among Low Birth Weight Neonates | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 71, Volume 11, Issue 3, September 2020, Page 1090-1098 PDF (399.07 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.243484 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Shimmaa Mansour Moustafa Mohamed1; Hala Samir Ahmed El-husseiny2; Manal Mohamed Ahmed Ayed3; Fathia El-Sayed El-Ghadban4; Fatma Mohamed Amin5 | ||||
| 1Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, PortSaid University | ||||
| 3Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Egypt | ||||
| 4Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing Fayoum University, Egypt | ||||
| 5Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Neonatal hypothermia after birth is a worldwide issue across all climates and can prevented by using polyethylene plastic applied immediately after birth. Aim: The study aimed to determine the effect of polyethylene cap on hypothermia prevention among low birth weight neonates. Subjects and method: Design: Quasi-experimental design, pre and post-test with the control group were used to fulfill the aim of this study. Setting: The study was conducted at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) affiliated to Sohag University Hospital. Subjects: A purposive sampling technique was used in the study of 100 low birth weight neonates was included, randomly assigned to polyethylene cap (the experimental group included 50 low birth weight neonates who had polyethylene caps put on without drying and the control group (50 low birth weight neonates were underwent routine care and without polyethylene cap). Tools: Low birth weight neonates assessment sheet; it is divided into two parts: Part (1): characteristics of the studied low birth weight neonates Part (2): Hypothermia assessment sheet; and Part (3): Low birth weight neonates' outcomes assessment sheet. Results: The study result revealed that mean axillary temperatures in the experimental group were different after admission and 1 hour and 2 hours later. In low birth weight, neonates' mean temperatures were significantly higher in the experimental group after admission and 1 hour and 2 hours after birth compared to low birth weight neonates in the control group. In the experimental group mean axillary temperature was significantly higher than in the control group. Conclusion: Application of a polyethylene cap was an effective method to reduce hypothermia among low birth weight neonates in the experimental group compared to low birth weight neonates in the control group. Recommendation: The application of a polyethylene cap is recommended for low birth weight neonates to prevent hypothermia. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Hypothermia; Low birth weight neonates; polyethylene cap | ||||
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