Factors associated with acute health problems in premature infants

• Autor(a) principal: Jantsch, Leonardo Bigolin
• Data de Publicação: 2024
• Outros Autores: Rupp, Andressa Castelli, Bartsch, Luana, Arrué, Andrea Moreira, Silva, Josielson Costa da, Neves, Eliane Tatsch
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng; por
• Título da fonte: Reme (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/37985
• topic: Sinais e Sintomas; Recém-Nascido Prematuro; Enfermagem Pediátrica; Estudos Longitudinais; Lactente; Signos y Síntomas; Recien Nacido Prematuro; Lactante; Enfermería Pediátrica; Estudios Longitudinales; Signs and Symptoms; Infant; Premature; Pediatric Nursing; Longitudinal Studies

Objective: to analyze neonatal and socioeconomic factors associated with the development of acute health problems in late and moderate preterm infants in the first year of life. Method: longitudinal epidemiological study, in which 151 premature babies (born with a gestational age of 32 to 37 incomplete weeks) were followed during the first year of life. Data collection occurred, quarterly, using a characterization instrument with neonatal and socioeconomic variables. Monitoring took place using forms, applied via telephone call to parents of premature babies, to identify acute health problems. The data were subjected to analytical statistics using Pearson's correlation. Results: acute illnesses showed a linear trend throughout the first year of life. Gastrointestinal disorders were more frequent in the first months, and skin allergies and respiratory disorders occurred more frequently at the end of the first year of life. Neonatal vitality was a factor associated with greater intensity of acute illnesses. Conclusion: the intensity of acute illnesses has a significant correlation with neonatal factors in the first trimester of life.