Effectiveness of an intervention for colic.
An intervention for infant irritability or colic was evaluated in a randomized clinical trial. A total of 121 full-term irritable infants (2 to 6 weeks old) were randomized to routine care or the home-based intervention program. A third group (n=43) of irritable infants were entered into a post-test-only group. Following the 4-week intervention, the treatment group infants cried 1.7 hours less per day than the infants in the control group (p=0.02). The findings support the emerging view of infant colic as a behavioral pattern that is responsive to environmental modification and structured cue-based care.
Keefe
Maureen R
MR
College of Nursing, University of Utah, 10 South 2000 East, Rm. 410, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
Lobo
Marie L
ML
Froese-Fretz
Ann
A
Kotzer
Anne Marie
AM
Barbosa
Gail A
GA
Dudley
William N
WN
D000328:Adult; D003085:Colic / Q000451:nursing*; D003448:Crying; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018730:Infant Behavior; D007224:Infant Care / Q000379:methods*; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000523:psychology; D007508:Irritable Mood; D008297:Male; D002666:Psychology, Child