Effect of Individualized Nursing Based on Stress Adaptation Theory on Nutritional Status and Gastrointestinal Motility of Preterm Infants

Abstract

We have compared the effect of stress adaptation theory-based nursing care with routine nursing care on the nutritional status and gastrointestinal motility of preterm infants. The results show an improvement in fetal growth and development after delivery, the physiological and neurological functions of babies, an increase in head circumference, body length, and weight and gastrointestinal function after stress adaptation theory-based nursing care (P < 0.05). However, there was no evidence for an intergroup difference in the incidence of adverse reactions (P > 0.05). These results suggest that stress adaptation theory-based nursing care is conducive to enhancing the nutritional status and gastrointestinal function of preterm infants and ensuring their healthy growth.