Seda Caglar, PhD, RN, is Assistant Professor, Pediatric Nursing Department, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, İstanbul, Turkey. Gizem Kerimoglu Yildiz, PhD, RN, is Assistant Professor, Hatay School of Health, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University. Ilkay Bakoglu, RN, is Clinical Nurse, and Ozgul Salihoglu, MD, is Associate Professor, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Bakirköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul. The authors have disclosed no financial relationships related to this article. Submitted August 8, 2019; accepted in revised form October 2, 2019.
Adv Skin Wound Care. 2020 Aug;33(8):1-6. doi: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000672500.18525.2e.
To investigate the effect of sunflower seed oil (SSO) and almond oil (AO) on stratum corneum hydration and Neonatal Skin Condition Scores (NSCSs) of preterm infants.
This randomized controlled trial recruited 90 preterm infants whose gestational ages were between 32 and 37 weeks in the neonatal ICU. Infants were randomly assigned to three groups (SSO, AO, or control). The oils were applied to the whole body of each infant except for the head and face by a nurse researcher four times a day (4 mL/kg) for 5 days.
Skin condition of the infants as evaluated with the NSCS; hydration as measured by a skin moisture meter before and after application.
When average stratum corneum hydration was compared, infants in the SSO and AO groups had better hydration than infants in the control group. The NSCS scores in the control group were significantly higher than in the intervention groups, but there was no difference between the SSO and AO groups.
Neither SSO nor AO has harmful effects on the skin, and their use may improve stratum corneum hydration. These oils can be used by nurses to hydrate the skin of preterm infants. Further studies are needed to evaluate the efficacy of natural oils on infant skin.
研究葵花籽油(SSO)和杏仁油(AO)对早产儿角质层水分和新生儿皮肤状况评分(NSCS)的影响。
本随机对照试验招募了 90 名胎龄在 32 至 37 周的新生儿重症监护病房早产儿。婴儿被随机分为三组(SSO、AO 或对照组)。由一名护士研究人员每天四次(4 mL/kg)将油涂抹在除头面部以外的婴儿全身,持续 5 天。
用 NSCS 评估婴儿的皮肤状况;应用前后用皮肤水分计测量皮肤水分。
当比较平均角质层水分时,SSO 和 AO 组婴儿的水分比对照组婴儿更好。对照组的 NSCS 评分明显高于干预组,但 SSO 和 AO 组之间没有差异。
SSO 和 AO 对皮肤均无不良影响,使用它们可能会改善角质层水分。护士可以使用这些油来为早产儿的皮肤补水。需要进一步研究天然油对婴儿皮肤的功效。