2015
Heel stick test for obtaining blood samples in neonates: both swaddling and heel warming may help, but heel warming appears to provide greater pain reduction
Cong X. Heel stick test for obtaining blood samples in neonates: both swaddling and heel warming may help, but heel warming appears to provide greater pain reduction. Evidence-Based Nursing 2015, 18: 118. PMID: 25883132, DOI: 10.1136/eb-2014-102048.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Randomized Crossover Trial of Kangaroo Care to Reduce Biobehavioral Pain Responses in Preterm Infants: A Pilot Study
Cong X, Ludington-Hoe S, Walsh S. Randomized Crossover Trial of Kangaroo Care to Reduce Biobehavioral Pain Responses in Preterm Infants: A Pilot Study. Biological Research For Nursing 2010, 13: 204-216. PMID: 21196428, DOI: 10.1177/1099800410385839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPremature Infant Pain ProfileKangaroo careHeel stickPreterm infantsIncubator carePain responseSerum cortisolPremature Infant Pain Profile scoresSkin-to-skin contactBlunt pain responseHeel stick procedureBiobehavioral responsesRandomized crossover trialPIPP scoresPain ProfileHeel warmingMother-infant dyadsCrossover trialKC effectsPretermSalivary cortisolInfantsSerumTime pointsCortisol
2009
Kangaroo Care modifies preterm infant heart rate variability in response to heel stick pain: Pilot study
Cong X, Ludington-Hoe S, McCain G, Fu P. Kangaroo Care modifies preterm infant heart rate variability in response to heel stick pain: Pilot study. Early Human Development 2009, 85: 561-567. PMID: 19505775, PMCID: PMC2742959, DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2009.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeel stick painKangaroo careHeel stickPreterm infantsIncubator careHeart rate variabilityPainful proceduresNeonatal intensive care unitMother-infant skin-to-skin contactSkin-to-skin contactWeeks gestational ageInfant heart rate variabilityDays postnatal ageLF/HF ratioInfant behavioral stateResponse to painIntensive care unitHeart rate variability differencesEffects of KCResponses to painful proceduresRate variabilityGestational ageInfant painPostnatal ageHeel warming
2008
Kangaroo Care (Skin Contact) Reduces Crying Response to Pain in Preterm Neonates: Pilot Results
Kostandy R, Ludington-Hoe S, Cong X, Abouelfettoh A, Bronson C, Stankus A, Jarrell J. Kangaroo Care (Skin Contact) Reduces Crying Response to Pain in Preterm Neonates: Pilot Results. Pain Management Nursing 2008, 9: 55-65. PMID: 18513662, PMCID: PMC2647362, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2007.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeel stickCrying timeResponse to painKangaroo carePreterm infantsInfant physiologic stabilityStable preterm infantsMinimal cryingPreterm neonatesRepeated-measures analysis of varianceHeel warmingInfants 2Reduce painRepeated-measures analysisCrying responsePretermPainInfantsReduce cryingSkin contactPhysiological stabilityAnalysis of variancePilot studySubject characteristicsSkin