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Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, vol.13, no.2, pp.579-589, 2024 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
The research was conducted as a randomized
controlled experimental study to determine the effect of
listening to white noise and heart sounds during the
sternum dressing process on the pain felt by newborns
who underwent congenital heart surgery. The research
sample consisted of 48 (white noise:16, heart sound:16,
control:16) newborns who underwent cardiac surgery
in a training and research hospital in Istanbul and met
the sample selection criteria. Newborn Pain Scale
(NIPS) was used to assess pain. There was a significant
difference in physiological parameter values between
the groups during the sternum dressing (p<0.001). The
NIPS pain scores during the sternum dressing
procedure differed across groups (p<0.001). Newborns
in the control group had significantly higher NIPS pain
scale scores compared to those in the heart sound and
white noise group, while the heart sound group scored
similarly to the white noise group (p<0.001). These
findings support the hypothesis that listening to white
noise and heart sounds during sternum dressing in
newborns is an effective methods for reducing pain.