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The Effectiveness of Touch Therapy on Increasing Body Temperature of Low Birth Weight Babies

Authors
Ade Nurhasanah Amir, Marisa Lia Anggraini, Putri Minas Sari, Honesty Diana Morika, Eliza Arman, Hartati Deri Manila
Corresponding Author
Ade Nurhasanah Amir
Available Online 28 October 2021.
DOI
10.2991/ahsr.k.211026.025How to use a DOI?
Keywords
low birth weight, temperature, touch therapy, premature babies
Abstract

Background: Low birth weight baby is one with a birth weight of less than 2500 grams. The number of premature babies is tended to increase from year to year at the MA Hanafiah Hospital Batusangkar. Low birth weight babies are at risk for hypothermia and will leads to death. Touch therapy can be considered as one method of preventing hypothermia. Objective: The study aims to determine The Effectiveness of Touch Therapy on Increasing Body Temperature of Low Birth Weight Babies. Methods: This study is a Quasy Experimental Pre-Post Test design With intervention and Control Group. Recruited 30 participants using accidental sampling methods. Data were analyzed using dependent and independent t-test. Results and discussion: The results showed that there was the effectiveness of touch therapy in increasing the body temperature of low birth weight babies (p-value = 0.00 01. Conclusion: Touch therapy is an effective way in increasing the body temperature of low birth weight babies at the MA Hanafiah Batusangkar General Hospital, Indonesia. Suggestion: Touch therapy can be an alternative to preventing hypothermia which can be applied in health services and at home.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2nd Syedza Saintika International Conference on Nursing, Midwifery, Medical Laboratory Technology, Public Health, and Health Information Management (SeSICNiMPH 2021)
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Advances in Health Sciences Research
Publication Date
28 October 2021
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10.2991/ahsr.k.211026.025
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2468-5739
DOI
10.2991/ahsr.k.211026.025How to use a DOI?
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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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