Temperature increases in preterm infants during massage therapy

Abstract

Temperature was assessed in 72 preterm infants randomly assigned to a control or a massage therapy group. A greater increase in temperature was noted for preterm infants receiving massage therapy versus a control group, even though the incubator portholes remained open during the 15 min massage therapy session but not for the control group over an equivalent time period.

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Figure 1

Mean temperature 15 minutes pre, 15-minutes during the massage or control period, and 15-minutes post the intervention period (Mean ± 2 SEM).