title: Procedural pain heart rate responses in massaged preterm infants.
abstract: Heart rate (HR) responses to the removal of a monitoring lead were assessed in 56 preterm infants who received moderate pressure, light pressure or no massage therapy. The infants who received moderate pressure massage therapy exhibited lower increases in HR suggesting an attenuated pain response. The heart rate of infants who received moderate pressure massage also returned to baseline faster than the heart rate of the other two groups, suggesting a faster recovery rate.
authors.affiliation: Touch Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33101, USA. mdiego@med.miami.edu
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Diego
authors.forename: Tiffany
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Field
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hernandez-Reif
mesh_terms: D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage / Q000379:methods*; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D047928:Premature Birth / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*