Abstract | Background: Methods: Four electronic databases, including Cochrane, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science, were searched for relevant literature. For the dose-response association between massage therapy and treatment of neonatal icterus, we conducted a meta-analysis using the random-effects model. For any level of intervention, we calculated the overall mean difference (MD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Results: Twenty studies were included in our meta-analysis. There was a positive and significant increasing dose-response trend between massage therapy and the mean reduction of bilirubin in neonates with hyperbilirubinemia as follows: <50 minutes massage during the experiment -0.36 (95% CI: -0.67, -0.06; I 2 = 66%), 50-60 minutes massage during the experiment -0.41 (95% CI: -0.95, 0.13; I 2 = 84%), and ≥101 minutes massage during the experiment -1.20 (95% CI: -1.63, -0.78; I 2 = 83%). The heterogeneity across studies was mild to moderate. Conclusions:
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Authors | Marjan Shahbazi, Salman Khazaei, Samad Moslehi, Fatemeh Shahbazi |
Journal | International journal of pediatrics
(Int J Pediatr)
Vol. 2022
Pg. 9161074
( 2022)
ISSN: 1687-9740 [Print] Egypt |
PMID | 35356100
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2022 Marjan Shahbazi et al. |