This study aim to evaluate the impact of supine, lateral, and prone positions on the pain, comfort, peak heart rate, and oxygen saturation of newborns during heel stick sampling.
This study employed a randomized experimental parallel design to evaluate the impact of supine, lateral, and prone positions on the pain, comfort, peak heart rate, and oxygen saturation of newborns during heel stick sampling. The study was conducted with 120 newborns between 10 October and 10 December 2023 at the Infant Monitoring Unit of Karaman Training and Research Hospital. Data were collected using the "Newborn Introduction Form, the Physiological Measurement Form, the Neonatal Infant Pain Scale, and the Newborn Comfort Behavior Scale." Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA, ANOVA, the chi-square test, Cohen Kappa Analysis, and Spearman Correlation analysis for repeated measures. The study found that newborns in the prone position exhibited higher peak heart rates and lower oxygen saturation levels during and after heel pricks compared to other positions (p\<0.05). The lateral, supine, and prone positions effectively reduced pain and distress and increased comfort. The lateral fetal position was particularly effective in significantly reducing pain and distress compared to the prone position (p\<0.05). However, the mean comfort score was highest in the prone position and lowest in the lateral position (p\<0.05). In conclusion, the study showed that the lateral fetal position had significant effects on peak heart rate, oxygen saturation, pain, distress, and comfort values.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
120
Prone Facilitated Tucking Position
Lateral Facilitated Tucking Position group
Supine Facilitated Tucking Position group
Public Hospital
Karaman, Karaman, Turkey (Türkiye)
Neonatal infant pain scale
The scale is used in term and preterm infants up to the 6th postnatal week. The scale is evaluated based on the nurse's observation. Six items are rated between 0-1 points, while one item is rated between 0-2 points. The scale comprises six behavioral items: facial expression, crying, breathing pattern, arms, legs, and alertness. A higher score on the scale indicates increased pain intensity.
Time frame: The newborn was assessed 1 minute before heel stick sampling. The newborn was assessed during heel stick sampling. The newborn was assessed 1 minute after heel stick sampling.
Newborn Comfort Behavior Scale
The scale is a Likert-type scale with six parameters: alertness, calmness/agitation, body movements, facial tension, and muscle tone. The lowest possible score for a newborn on the scale is 6, and the highest is 30. A total score between 14 and 30 indicates the presence of pain or distress in the newborn, suggesting a lack of comfort. Nurses or observers rate newborns' pain and distress on numerical rating scales ranging from 0 to 10. Scores between 7 and 10 indicate severe pain and distress.
Time frame: The newborn was assessed 1 minute before heel stick sampling. The newborn was assessed during heel stick sampling. The newborn was assessed 1 minute after heel stick sampling.
Physiological parameters of newborns: heart rate (minute)
Heart rate value was recorded 1 minute before, during, and 1 minute after the heel prick blood test. Pulse oximeters were attached to the upper extremities of the newborns included in the study and monitored.
Time frame: The newborn was assessed 1 minute before heel stick sampling. The newborn was assessed during heel stick sampling. The newborn was assessed 1 minute after heel stick sampling.
Physiological parameters of newborns: oxygen saturation (%SpO2)
Description: %SpO2 value was recorded 1 minute before, during, and 1 minute after the heel prick blood test. Pulse oximeters were attached to the upper extremities of the newborns included in the study and monitored.
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Time frame: Time Frame: The newborn was assessed 1 minute before heel stick sampling. The newborn was assessed during heel stick sampling. The newborn was assessed 1 minute after heel stick sampling.