CARDIOPULMONARY AND BEHAVIORAL REPERCUSSIONS OF PREMATURES SUBMITTED TO SENSORY MOTOR STIMULATION IN NEONATAL UNITS

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1592492219088

• Palavras-chave: Prematurity. Neonatal. Physiotherapy.

• Keywords: Prematurity. Neonatal. Physiotherapy.

• Abstract:

  INTRODUCTION: Prematurity is a major public health problem. The sensorimotor intervention aims at functional rehabilitation, acting in the prevention of movement disorders and dysfunctions inherent to prematurity. GOAL: To identify the cardiopulmonary and behavioral repercussions of premature infants submitted to sensorimotor stimulation in neonatal units. METHODOLOGY: It was an observational, retrospective study with an intervention and a quantitative approach. Sample collection took place between February and June 2018, at the Escola Maternidade: Assis Chateaubriand (MEAC). The data were collected through a form containing the clinical data of the neonates and an evaluation of the cardiopulmonary (Heart Rate, Respiratory Rate and Oxygen Saturation) and behavioral repercussions before and after a sensorimotor intervention protocol (kinesthetic tactile stimulation and exercises/ passive mobilization), developed by the study researchers and performed by the professional physiotherapist of the sector. RESULT: A total of 32 preterm infants who met the inclusion criteria were evaluated, 58.4% of whom were female, with a gestational age between 35 and 36 weeks (43.8%), weight less than 1,500 (53.1%) and APGAR greater than 7 at birth (90.3%). When analyzing the cardiorespiratory repercussions, a slight increase was seen after sensorimotor stimulation, all neonates changed their behavioral state from sleepiness to alertness and showed no pain after handling. CONCLUSION: the results of this study show that the procedures used by the researchers changed cardiorespiratory and behavioral variables, however they do not cause pain.

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