Effect of auditory, tactile, visual, and vestibular intervention on length of stay, alertness, and feeding progression in preterm infants

This study determined whether an auditory, tactile, visual, and vestibular intervention (ATVV) reduced the length of hospitalization of 37 preterm infants by increasing the proportion of alert behavioral states, thereby improving their feeding progression. Participants comprised 12 infants born betw...

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Published in:Developmental medicine and child neurology 2002-02, Vol.44 (2), p.91-97
Main Authors: White-Traut, Rosemary C, Nelson, Michael N, Silvestri, Jean M, Vasan, Ushanalini, Littau, Susan, Meleedy-Rey, Patricia, Gu, Gouguang, Patel, Minu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustic Stimulation - methods
Arousal - physiology
Control Groups
Female
Gestational Age
Hospitalization
Humans
Infant
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Length of Stay
Male
Original Articles
Photic Stimulation - methods
Premature Infants
Psychology, Child
Random Allocation
Test Reliability
Touch
Vestibule, Labyrinth - physiology
Young Children
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Summary:This study determined whether an auditory, tactile, visual, and vestibular intervention (ATVV) reduced the length of hospitalization of 37 preterm infants by increasing the proportion of alert behavioral states, thereby improving their feeding progression. Participants comprised 12 infants born between 23 and 26 weeks' gestation with normal head ultrasounds and 25 CNS-injured infants born between 23 and 31 weeks' gestation. Infants were randomly assigned to the control group (11 males, five females) or study group (seven males, 14 females) at 32 weeks' postconceptional age. ATVV intervention was administered to the study group for 15 minutes, twice daily, 5 days per week, from 33 weeks of age until discharge. The study group demonstrated increased alertness during the first 5 minutes of intervention, which was significantly correlated to length of stay (p
ISSN:0012-1622
1469-8749
DOI:10.1017/S0012162201001736