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Effects of white noise on postoperative pain scores and salivary cortisol levels in neonates: A randomized controlled trial

Joint Webinar: 8^th World Summit on Neonatal Nursing and Pediatrics Healthcare & 9^th International Conference on Mental Health and Psychiatry

May 22, 2023 | Webinar

Lin Siya

Southern Medical University, China

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Health Care Curr Re

Abstract:

Objective: To evaluate the effects of white noise on pain scores and salivary cortisol levels in neonates after surgery. Methods: Sixty-four neonates with scheduled surgery at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in a university-affiliated general hospital in Guangzhou were recruited from November 2021 to November 2022. The neonates were assigned by block randomization to listen to white noise at 50 dB (experimental group) or 0 dB (control group) 30 minutes for six times during 48 hours postoperatively. Pain scores of the COMFORTneo Scale and salivary cortisol levels were compared between the two groups. Results: Fifty-five neonates (experimental group, n=28; control group, n=27) were included in the final analysis. Neonates’ pain scores and salivary cortisol levels fluctuated over time during the 48 hours postoperative period, but there was no statistical difference between the two groups(P = 0.937). Pain scores and salivary cortisol decreased after the intervention compared to the pre-intervention period, but did not differ significantly between groups(P>0.05. Conclusion: Single white noise intervention does not show beneficial effects on pain scores and salivary cortisol levels in postoperative neonates.

Biography :

Lin Siya is a grade three master’s student at Southern Medical University in China. She focuses on the research of pain nursing in neonates, has participated in the implementation and declaration of three neonatal pain-related projects, and has three publications related to neonatal pain nursing in the recent two years.