2012
Effects of Skin-to-Skin Contact on Autonomic Pain Responses in Preterm Infants
Cong X, Cusson R, Walsh S, Hussain N, Ludington-Hoe S, Zhang D. Effects of Skin-to-Skin Contact on Autonomic Pain Responses in Preterm Infants. Journal Of Pain 2012, 13: 636-645. PMID: 22595172, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2012.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutonomic pain responsesIncubator carePreterm infantsHeel stickLow frequency powerHigh frequency powerPain responseSpectral power analysis of heart rate variabilityEffect of skin-to-skin contactNeonatal intensive care unitSkin-to-skin contactLF/HF ratioHeart rateEffective pain interventionIntensive care unitAnalysis of heart rate variabilityKC conditionsBeat-to-beat heart rateRandomized crossover trialSpectral power analysisAffected infantsKangaroo carePretermPain interventionsCrossover trial
2011
Kangaroo Care and Behavioral and Physiologic Pain Responses in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Twins: A Case Study
Cong X, Cusson R, Hussain N, Zhang D, Kelly S. Kangaroo Care and Behavioral and Physiologic Pain Responses in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Twins: A Case Study. Pain Management Nursing 2011, 13: 127-138. PMID: 22929600, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2010.10.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm Infant Pain ProfilePhysiological pain responsesHeel stickPain responseKangaroo careInfant BVery-low-birth-weightPainful proceduresGestational age twinsIncidence of apneaLF/HF ratioSympathetic-parasympathetic balanceHeart rate variability indicesPreterm infantsIncubator careLow-frequency powerPain ProfilePain scoresHigh-frequency powerCrying timeBradycardia episodesBaseline levelsInfantsPretermIC conditions
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