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Nursing care and the development of sleeping and waking behaviors in preterm infants.

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Brandon, DH; Holditch-Davis, D; Beylea, M
Published in: Research in nursing & health
June 1999

The relationship between nursing care and the development of sleep-wake behaviors of 71 medically high-risk preterms was examined. The development of preterm infants' sleep-wake states, jitteriness, and negative facial expressions were influenced not only by the presence of the nurse, but also by the type of caregiving the nurse provided. The infant was awake more often when with caregivers than when alone. Waking states increased over time only when the infant was with caregivers, whereas quiet sleep increased only when the infant was alone. Infant behaviors and sleep-wake development were related to the intrusiveness of care. For example, negative facial expressions and sleep-wake transitions increased over time during the most intrusive caregiving. The development of sleeping and waking in preterm infants appears to depend not only on biological maturation but also nursing stimulation. As long-term developmental effects of nurse caregiving are unknown, additional research is needed.

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Published In

Research in nursing & health

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EISSN

1098-240X

ISSN

0160-6891

Publication Date

June 1999

Volume

22

Issue

3

Start / End Page

217 / 229

Related Subject Headings

  • Wakefulness
  • Sleep
  • Risk Factors
  • Observer Variation
  • Nursing
  • Nurse-Patient Relations
  • Neonatal Nursing
  • Male
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases
  • Infant, Premature
 

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Brandon, D. H., Holditch-Davis, D., & Beylea, M. (1999). Nursing care and the development of sleeping and waking behaviors in preterm infants. Research in Nursing & Health, 22(3), 217–229. https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1098-240x(199906)22:3<217::aid-nur4>3.0.co;2-u
Brandon, D. H., D. Holditch-Davis, and M. Beylea. “Nursing care and the development of sleeping and waking behaviors in preterm infants.Research in Nursing & Health 22, no. 3 (June 1999): 217–29. https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1098-240x(199906)22:3<217::aid-nur4>3.0.co;2-u.
Brandon DH, Holditch-Davis D, Beylea M. Nursing care and the development of sleeping and waking behaviors in preterm infants. Research in nursing & health. 1999 Jun;22(3):217–29.
Brandon, D. H., et al. “Nursing care and the development of sleeping and waking behaviors in preterm infants.Research in Nursing & Health, vol. 22, no. 3, June 1999, pp. 217–29. Epmc, doi:10.1002/(sici)1098-240x(199906)22:3<217::aid-nur4>3.0.co;2-u.
Brandon DH, Holditch-Davis D, Beylea M. Nursing care and the development of sleeping and waking behaviors in preterm infants. Research in nursing & health. 1999 Jun;22(3):217–229.
Journal cover image

Published In

Research in nursing & health

DOI

EISSN

1098-240X

ISSN

0160-6891

Publication Date

June 1999

Volume

22

Issue

3

Start / End Page

217 / 229

Related Subject Headings

  • Wakefulness
  • Sleep
  • Risk Factors
  • Observer Variation
  • Nursing
  • Nurse-Patient Relations
  • Neonatal Nursing
  • Male
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases
  • Infant, Premature