Massagem no alívio da dor neonatal em unidades de terapia intensiva: scoping review

Abstract

Objective: to map the use of massage to relieve neonatal pain during procedures performed in Intensive Care Units. Methods: ascoping review conducted in 11 data sources, following the Joanna Briggs Institute recommendations. The question was: what is the knowledge about the use of mas-sage to relieve pain in newborns during painful procedures in a neonatal intensive care unit? 12 studies were selected for the results. Results: therapeutic massage in newborns is positive in reducing the score on pain scales, decreasing heart and respiratory rates, increasing oxygen saturation, improvements in behavioral status, weight gain, neurolo-gical development, shorter crying time and performing the painful procedure. Conclusion: massage/reflexotherapy is effective in reducing neonatal pain in intensive care units, being performed on lower limbs, heel, back or at the pro-cedure site, with light to moderate pressure and an average duration of five minutes.