- 學位論文
嬰兒按摩對嬰兒生理發展之影響
The Effects of Infant Massage for Physiological Development of Infant
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摘要
研究背景：促進嬰幼兒最佳生長與發展，是世界各國努力的目標，從出生到2歲主要透過視、聽、觸等感覺認識環境。許多文獻顯示嬰兒按摩可活絡迷走神經，奠定寶寶身心健康成長的基礎。本研究目的旨在瞭解嬰兒按摩對健康嬰兒生理體重、身長、頭圍、胸圍、攝食量、排泄量之影響。 研究方法：本研究以30名0～18個月健康之嬰幼兒為研究對象，將受測者分為實驗與對照兩組，每組各15人；實驗組父母接受連續四週，每週一次，每次一小時嬰兒按摩課程，研究期間實驗組父母每天為受測寶寶進行身體按摩，對照組無按摩課程介入。所有受測者在第一週嬰兒按摩課程前及第四週課程結束後填寫問卷及寶寶生理狀況表，瞭解嬰兒按摩介入與否對寶寶生理之影響。 研究結果：按摩課程介入後，接受按摩的嬰幼兒每日平均副食品攝取量顯著高於未接受按摩的嬰幼兒（p=0.023），但體重、身長、頭圍、胸圍、每日平均喝奶量、每日平均小便次數、每日平均大便次數，兩組則無顯著差異。 結論：嬰兒按摩能增進攝食量。它是一種經濟無價的愛兒方式，鼓勵居家與托嬰中心主要照顧者，都能運用按摩幫助嬰幼兒的進食技巧，有助嬰幼兒的身心健康發展。
並列摘要
Background：All countries worldwide strive to provide optimal growth and development conditions for infants and young children. Concerning infants up to two years of age, they learn about their surrounding environments via their senses such as their senses of sight, hearing, and touch. Studies have shown that by massaging infants, it can activate their vagus nerves and ensure their healthy mental and physical growth. This study investigated the effects of massaging healthy infants on their body weights, heights, head circumferences, chest circumferences, food intake, and excretion. Methods：This study used 30 healthy infants aged 0–18 months old as the study participants and divided them evenly into an experimental and control group. Parents of the infants in the experimental group attended a 1-hour-long massage class that took place once a week for 4 consecutive weeks. During the study, said parents massaged their children daily. By contrast, parents of the infants in the control group did not attend the massage class and/or massage their children. Parents of both the experimental group and control group filled out a questionnaire and physiological status table before the massage class on Week 1 and after the massage class on Week 4, which were subsequently analyzed to identify whether massaging infants had an effect on their physiological conditions. Results：After introducing the massage class as an intervention measure, infants who had been massaged ate significantly more baby foods daily on average than those who had not been massaged (p = 0.023). However, no significant differences were observed between the two groups in bodyweight, height, head circumference, chest circumference, amount of breastmilk and/or infant formula consumed per day, average number of urinations per day, and average number of defecation per day. Conclusions：Infant massage can increase the food intake. This method of child care is inexpensive, invaluable, and loving. Thus, infants’ primary caregivers in homes and baby care centers are encouraged to massage infants to elevate their eating skills, which is conducive to their healthy mental and physical development.
參考文獻
林淑芳、卓妙如、鄒宗山、李絳桃（2013）。不同力道的嬰兒按摩對早產兒生理指標、體重、餵食量之影響。長庚護理，24（1），1-11。
doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsg030
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