Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Science, Health, Economics, Education and Technology (ICoSHEET 2019)

Modification of Gentle Human Touch (GHT) With Left Lateral Position to Change the Frequency of Breath Among Low Birth Weight (LBW) Infants

Authors
Agi Yulia Riadini, Agus Suwandono, Runjati, Ika Choirin Nisa, Heny Puspasari
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Agi Yulia Riadini
Available Online 24 July 2020.
DOI
10.2991/ahsr.k.200723.093How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Gentle Human Touch (GHT), Lateral Position, Low Birth Weight (LBW)
Abstract

Long period LBW treatment in a hospital often causes stress which results in changes in physiological function. Modification of gentle human touch with left lateral position is a treatment that supports in providing comfort and good position for the lungs that affect thoracoabdominal synchronization and respiratory ventilation which are expected to promote a positive effect on respiration rate among infants. This study aims to prove the difference in the effect of modification of GHT with left lateral position and gentle human touch with supine position on respiration rate among LBW infants. This study used a Quasy Experimental Design. The populations in this study were all LBW infants in Brebes District General Hospital and Bhakti Asih Hospital as many as 36 infants who were collected using purposive sampling technique. The statistical test used was general linear model. The GHT with supine position was more influential in stabilizing the respiration rate among LBW infants compared to the modification of GHT with left lateral position. Conclusion: GHT with supine position is more influential on the frequency of LBW infants so that it can be used as LBW treatment in hospitals and at home to meet the needs of touch among infants.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Science, Health, Economics, Education and Technology (ICoSHEET 2019)
Series
Advances in Health Sciences Research
Publication Date
24 July 2020
ISBN
10.2991/ahsr.k.200723.093
ISSN
2468-5739
DOI
10.2991/ahsr.k.200723.093How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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