Faculty of Health Sciences, Kristianstad University, SE-291 88 Kristianstad, Sweden.
Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, SE-221 85 Lund, Sweden.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 May 24;19(11):6378. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19116378.
Infant massage is performed in various international contexts. There is a need for an updated literature review on this topic. The purpose of the current review was to investigate the effects of infant massage. A systematic literature review was conducted to investigate the effects of infant massage on the following outcomes: pain relief, jaundice, and weight gain. The inclusion criteria were infants from 0-12 months. The literature search was performed until January 2022, using the CINAHL, PubMed, and PsycINFO databases, and included studies published from 2017-2021, returning 16 RCT/CCT studies with a total of 1416 participating infants. A review template was used by two independent reviewers to assess the risk of bias in the included studies. The results were synthesized and presented in the form of tables and narratives. In five of seven studies ( = 422 resp. = 717) investigating pain relief, infant massage was found to alleviate pain. In all six studies ( = 455) investigating effects on infant massage and jaundice, beneficial effects were found on bilirubin levels. In all four studies ( = 244) investigating weight gain, increased weight gain was found among participants who received infant massage. The present literature review provides an indication of the current state of knowledge about infant massage and identifies its positive effects; however, the results must be interpreted with caution. Infant massage may be effective at relieving pain, improving jaundice, and increasing weight gain. Although statistically significant differences were not found between all experimental and control groups, no adverse effects of infant massage were observed. By placing the aforementioned effects in the context of child health care, infant massage may prove beneficial on these outcomes. Given the dearth of research on infant massage in the context of child health care, further research is warranted.
婴儿按摩在各种国际环境中进行。因此，需要对该主题进行最新的文献综述。本次综述的目的是研究婴儿按摩的效果。我们进行了系统的文献综述，以调查婴儿按摩对以下结果的影响：缓解疼痛、黄疸和体重增加。纳入标准为 0-12 个月的婴儿。文献检索截至 2022 年 1 月，使用 CINAHL、PubMed 和 PsycINFO 数据库，纳入了 2017-2021 年发表的研究，共有 16 项 RCT/CCT 研究，共有 1416 名参与婴儿。两名独立审查员使用审查模板评估纳入研究的偏倚风险。结果以表格和叙述的形式进行综合和呈现。在五项研究中，有七项研究（ = 422， = 717）发现按摩可以缓解疼痛。在六项研究中（ = 455），按摩对黄疸的影响，发现胆红素水平有有益的影响。在四项研究中（ = 244），按摩对体重增加的影响，发现接受按摩的参与者体重增加。本文献综述提供了当前关于婴儿按摩的知识现状，并确定了其积极影响；然而，结果必须谨慎解释。婴儿按摩可能在缓解疼痛、改善黄疸和增加体重方面有效。虽然没有发现所有实验组和对照组之间的统计学差异，但没有观察到婴儿按摩的不良影响。通过将上述影响置于儿童保健的背景下，婴儿按摩可能对这些结果有益。鉴于在儿童保健背景下对婴儿按摩的研究很少，需要进一步研究。
