Background: Jaundice is the most common condition that requires medical attention in newborn. Phototherapy is a safe and widely used method for treatment and prevention of neonatal jaundice but there are potential side effects of phototherapy. Therefore it is necessary to find some way to control hyperbilirubinemia within normal range whilst avoiding more harmful treatments.
Aim and objectives - The Study aims at assessing the effectiveness of oil massage on bilirubin reduction in late preterm newborns with physiological jaundice admitted in NICUs.
Materials and methods- The demographic data and percentages were calculated by using frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. The bilirubin levels of late preterm newborns with physiological jaundice were estimated using Kramer’s staging. The difference between posttest bilirubin levels in experimental group and control group was estimated by using paired t-test. Further statistical significance for the effectiveness of oil massage on reduction of bilirubin level was analyzed by unpaired t-test.
Results: The study result shows that 65% newborns of experimental group had Grade 4 level of bilirubin in pretest and 60 % newborns of control group had Grade 4 of bilirubin in pretest. In posttest 85% newborns of experimental group had Grade 2 level of bilirubin and 65% newborns of control group had Grade 3 level of bilirubin. The calculated t value shows that there is significant difference between pretest and posttest bilirubin levels in experimental group (t=11.53, df=19). The unpaired t test shows that there is significant difference between posttest bilirubin levels in experimental and control group (t=3.409, df=38).
Conclusion- The study concludes that oil massage is effective when it is given along with phototherapy in reducing bilirubin levels in late preterm newborns with physiological jaundice
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