Effect of Therapeutic Touch and Mother's Voice on Pain and Comfort Level During Nasal CPAP Application

The audio recording was made to listen to the baby for 15 minutes during the nasal CPAP application. The NIPS and PICS scores were evaluated and recorded before, during and after the application.

Therapeutic touch was started 5 minutes before nasal prongs were placed, and was applied for 5 minutes during the application, and continued for another 5 minutes after the nasal prongs were placed. The method was applied for a total of 15 minutes as 5 minutes of hand resting, 5 minutes of gentle caressing and 5 more minutes of hand resting.The NIPS and PICS scores were evaluated and recorded before, during and after the application.

Both applications were applied together for 15 minutes.The NIPS and PICS scores were evaluated and recorded before, during and after the application.

The premature babies in the control group did not receive any intervention other than the hospital procedure.The NIPS and PICS scores were evaluated and recorded before, during and after the application.