Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Welfare, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, 288 Matsushima, Kurashiki 701-0193, Japan.
Midwifery. 2012 Jun;28(3):340-7. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2010.12.005. Epub 2011 May 4.
to assess the bed climate of infants in their homes in Japan.
descriptive, exploratory, non-experimental research design.
the data were collected at the participants' homes under normal circumstances.
nineteen healthy infants between the ages of two and five months. Their mothers, who joined a parenting class organised by a maternity clinic in Okayama, Japan, consented to participate in this study.
we visited the infants' homes and interviewed their mothers concerning the types and use of bedding. The temperature and relative humidity of the bed climate at the back and foot of the bedding, and in the room were measured every minute for four consecutive days. Differences among the bed climates measured during three seasons (spring, summer, and autumn) were assessed by one-way analysis of variance. The bed temperature was higher for infants than for adults. No significant difference in temperature was noted among the three seasons. The bed temperature was about 36.0°C when waterproof sheets and futon mattresses for children or adult were used. The average relative humidity of the bed climate at the back was highest in summer, followed by that in spring and autumn; the differences were significant. The use of waterproof sheets and futon mattresses for children in summer increased the relative humidity to 80% or more. The use of infant beds, sunoko drainboards, and cotton futon mattresses in summer was effective in reducing the bed humidity.
these results suggest that nurse-midwives should advise the parents on comfortable bed climates for their infants, as well as how to select and use bedding for them.
评估日本婴儿在家中的床铺环境。
描述性、探索性、非实验性研究设计。
在参与者家中的正常环境下收集数据。
19 名健康的 2 至 5 个月大的婴儿。他们的母亲参加了日本冈山县一家妇产科诊所组织的育儿班，同意参与这项研究。
我们访问了婴儿的家，并采访了他们的母亲有关床上用品的类型和使用情况。连续四天，我们每分钟测量一次床上用品背部和脚部以及房间的温度和相对湿度。通过单因素方差分析评估了三个季节（春季、夏季和秋季）测量的床气候之间的差异。婴儿的床温高于成人。三个季节之间的温度没有显著差异。使用防水床单和儿童用蒲团床垫时，床温约为 36.0°C。床气候背部的平均相对湿度在夏季最高，其次是春季和秋季；差异显著。夏季使用防水床单和儿童用蒲团床垫会将相对湿度提高到 80%或更高。夏季使用婴儿床、sunoko 排水板和棉花蒲团床垫可以有效降低床湿度。
这些结果表明，助产士应该为婴儿的父母提供舒适的床铺环境建议，以及如何为他们选择和使用床上用品。
