Nurses’ Practices for Sensorimotor Stimulation to Enhance Oral Feeding of preterm Infants: An Assessment Study | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 23, Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2022, Page 314-323 PDF (1.36 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.251536 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Fatma Abo El Magd Fathi1; Wafaa Elsayed Ouda2; Mona Ali Kunswa3 | ||||
| 1B.Sc. Nursing (2012), Faculty of Nursing - Ain Shams University-Cairo-Egypt. | ||||
| 2Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing - Ain Shams University-Cairo-Egypt. | ||||
| 3Assist. Prof. of Pediatric Faculty of Nursing - Ain Shams University-Cairo-Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Preterm infants experience feeding problems due to their physiological and neurological immaturity. Sensorimotor stimulation such as oral stimulation, non-nutritive sucking and tactile kinesthetic stimulation are forms of stimulations used to enhance oral feeding for preterm infants at Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Aim of the study: Was to assess nurses’ practices for sensorimotor stimulation to enhance oral feeding of preterm infants. Design: A descriptive design. Setting: The study was conducted at selected Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) at Tanta University hospital and Tanta University Educational Hospital at Gharbia Governorate. Subject: A purposive sample of 80 nurses and preterm infants that satisfied predetermined inclusion criteria. Study Tools: Interviewing questionnaire sheet and observational checklists to assess nurses’ knowledge and practices for sensorimotor stimulation to enhance oral feeding of preterm infants. Results: It was found that, more than three fifths of the studied nurses had a good level of knowledge and more than four fifths of them had competent level of practice regarding sensorimotor stimulation to enhance oral feeding of preterm infants. Conclusion: Nurses’ practices to enhance oral feeding of preterm infants were competent and involved oral stimulation (perioral and intraoral stimulation combined with non-nutritive sucking) and tactile-kinesthetic stimulation. Recommendation: Raising awareness of nurses about sensorimotor stimulation to enhance oral feeding of preterm infants. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Preterm infant; Oral feeding; Sensorimotor Stimulation; Nursing practices | ||||
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