Purpose: The present study was conducted to determine the effect of repositioning frequency during phototherapy on bilirubin level and neonates comfort. Design and methods: This was a single-centered, single-blind, 3-arm, pretest-posttest parallel-group randomized controlled trial conducted in a neonatal intensive care unit. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups: Supine position group (n = 20), hourly position change group (n = 20), and control group (n = 20). The bilirubin level and comfort levels of the neonates were evaluated.
Purpose: The present study was conducted to determine the effect of repositioning frequency during phototherapy on bilirubin level and neonates comfort.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
These neonates were placed in supine position, fed every 2 hours in accordance with routine clinical practice, and then returned to supine position.
Infants in this group were repositioned "every hour" based on the time of phototherapy initiation. Neonates were initially placed in supine position and then changed to the prone position. Infants were alternated between supine and prone positions every hour for 24 hours.
Neonates in this group were repositioned every 2 hours as routine practice based on the time of phototherapy initiation. Phototherapy was started with neonates in supine position. In the second period, the neonate was placed in the prone position after routine feeding was performed.
Selcuk University
Konya, Selcuklu/Konya, Turkey (Türkiye)
Change in bilirubin level
bilirubin level change
Time frame: Baseline and 24 hours after phototherapy
comfort level questionnaire
comfort level change
Time frame: up to 24 hours
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