NICU sensory experiences associated with positive outcomes: an integrative review of evidence from 2015–2020

To inform changes to the Supporting and Enhancing NICU Sensory Experiences (SENSE) program, studies investigating sensory-based interventions in the NICU with preterm infants born ≤32 weeks were identified. Studies published between October 2015 to December 2020, and with outcomes related to infant...

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Published in:Journal of perinatology 2023-07, Vol.43 (7), p.837-848
Main Authors: Pineda, Roberta, Kellner, Polly, Guth, Rebecca, Gronemeyer, Audrey, Smith, Joan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Child
Child Development
Clinical outcomes
Health care
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Infants
Intensive care
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Intervention
Medical personnel
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neonatal care
Newborn babies
Occupational therapy
Optical tracking
Parents & parenting
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
Physiology
Premature babies
Review
Review Article
Sensory integration
Sensory perception
Touch
Well being
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Summary:To inform changes to the Supporting and Enhancing NICU Sensory Experiences (SENSE) program, studies investigating sensory-based interventions in the NICU with preterm infants born ≤32 weeks were identified. Studies published between October 2015 to December 2020, and with outcomes related to infant development or parent well-being, were included in this integrative review. The systematic search used databases including MEDLINE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, the Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar. Fifty-seven articles (15 tactile, 9 auditory, 5 visual, 1 gustatory/olfactory, 5 kinesthetic, and 22 multimodal) were identified. The majority of the sensory interventions that were identified within the articles were reported in a previous integrative review (1995–2015) and already included in the SENSE program. New evidence has led to refinements of the SENSE program, notably the addition of position changes across postmenstrual age (PMA) and visual tracking starting at 34 weeks PMA.
ISSN:0743-8346
1476-5543
DOI:10.1038/s41372-023-01655-y