title: Changes in physiological and behavioral parameters of preterm infants undergoing body hygiene: a systematic review.
abstract: Objective To verify the effect of bathing on the body temperature of preterm infants (PTI). Method Systematic review conducted in the following bibliographic electronic sources: Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde/Lilacs (BVS), Cumulated Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, PubMed, SCOPUS and Web of Science, using a combination of search terms, keywords and free terms. The review question was adjusted to the PICO acronym (Patient/population, Intervention, Control/comparative intervention, Outcome). The selected publications were evaluated according to levels of evidence and grades of recommendation for efficacy/effectiveness studies, as established by the Joanna Briggs Institute. Results Eight hundred and twenty four (824) publications were identified and four studies met the inclusion criteria, of which three analyzed the effect of sponge baths and the effect of immersion baths. Conclusion Sponge baths showed a statistically significant drop in body temperature, while in immersion baths the body temperature remained stable, although they studied late preterm infants.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Patrícia de
authors.initials: Pd
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Silvia Rezende
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Taisy Bezerra
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Juliana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Maternal-Infant and Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Amélia Fumiko
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Kimura