Newborns
Conditions
Keywords
Skin Damage, Epidermis, Stabilization Tapes, Newborn
Brief summary
The research was conducted to evaluate the relationship between the duration of the fixing tapes of the probes attached to the chest, abdominal and lower extremity regions of newborns for temperature monitoring and skin damage.
Detailed description
Aim: The research was conducted to evaluate the relationship between the duration of the fixing tapes of the probes attached to the chest, abdominal and lower extremity regions of newborns for temperature monitoring and skin damage. Materials and Methods: The research was conducted in a randomized controlled experimental design between August 2023 and December 2023. The 37th-40th year is being treated in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Gynecology Training and Research Hospital. It was done with 60 newborns between weeks. Newborns were assigned to the experimental group (n = 30) and control group (n = 30) by simple randomization. In the experimental group, the duration of the fixative tapes to stay on the skin was 2 hours, and in the control group, the duration of the fixative tapes to stay on the skin was 4 hours, which is applied in the clinical routine. Stabilizer tapes were adhered to three different areas on the skin and changed clockwise. Data were collected using the Newborn Information Form, Newborn Skin Condition Assessment Scale (NSCS) and Newborn Skin Risk Assessment Scale (NSRAS). Descriptive statistics, repeated measures ANOVA, Pearson Correlation test and Pearson Chi Square test statistics were used in data analysis. p\<0.05 level was considered statistically significant. Key Words: Newborn, Skin Damage, Epidermis, Stabilization Tapes, Newborn Nurse
Interventions
OTHERGroup 1
Every 2 hours, the heat probes were replaced. Hypoallergenic patches were removed with a silicone-based spray used in the clinic. The application continued for 24 hours. In total, 12 heat probe displacements were made to different points in the abdominal, chest or lower extremity region. Heat probe stabilising tapes were attached to different points in a clockwise direction. At the end of 24 hours, the skin conditions of the newborns were re-evaluated with scales and recorded. This application continued for 3 days.
Sponsors
Etlik Zubeyde Hanım Women's Health Care, Training and Research Hospital
Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Masking description
In the study, participant and researcher blinding could not be performed because the researcher was involved in the application and the method applied to the parents of the participants was explained verbally.
Intervention model description
Participants were divided into experimental and control groups. In the experimental group, the fixative tapes were changed every 2 hours, and in the control group, the clinical routine was applied and changed every 4 hours.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
37 Weeks to 40 Weeks
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Newborns between 37th and 40th week * Use of a temperature monitoring probe * Parents volunteering their infants to participate in the study and signing the consent form
Exclusion criteria
* Presence of conditions that may make skin condition assessment difficult (presence of any laceration, fracture or genetic dermatological disease that disrupts skin integrity, congenital skin damage, hydrops, anomalies of the anterior abdominal wall, scleroderma) * Parents not volunteering for the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Neonatal Skin Condition Assessment Scale (NSCS) | 3 days | The NSCS is a 3-point Likert-type scale that evaluates dryness, redness, peeling and deterioration of the skin. Evaluation of the scale score: each criterion was scored with 1 being the best and 3 being the worst. A maximum of 9 and a minimum of 3 points can be scored in the total score. A score of 9 indicates a poor skin score, while a score of 3 indicates a good skin score. An increase in the scale score means that the skin condition is poor. |
| Neonatal Skin Risk Assessment Scale | 3 days | These are general physical condition, mental state, mobility, activity, nutrition, humidity. Each parameter in the scale is scored from 1 to 4. The score that can be obtained from the scale varies between 6 and 24. A high score on the scale indicates an increased risk of skin integrity disruption in the newborn, while a low score means that the risk of skin integrity disruption is low. was used. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed