Short-Term Effects of Hydrokinesiotherapy in Hospitalized Preterm Newborns

Table 2

Physiological values measured 5 minutes before and immediately after the intervention.

Parameter	Before hydrokinesiotherapy		After hydrokinesiotherapy		value
	Mean ± standard deviation	Range	Mean ± standard deviation	Range
Heart rate (beats/min)	163.4 ± 14.1	133–186	150.4 ± 8.11	133–162	0.003
Respiratory rate (breaths/min)	55.2 ± 9.16	42–68	49.3 ± 7.90	38–68	0.004
SpO2 (%)	97 ± 2.64	92–100	99 ± 1.05	97–100	0.002
Axillary temperature (°C)	36.4 ± 0.21	36.2–36.6	36.6 ± 0.35	36.3–36.9	0.125
NIPS score	0.53 ± 0.83	0–2	0	0	0.087

NIPS: Neonatal Infant Pain Scale.