Abstract
Introduction: Low birth weight (LBW) infants who have been hospitalized are exposed to various conditions that provoke discomfort, which could trigger a stress response and growth disorders. This study aimed to identify the effects of auditory stimuli from Murottal Quran when it comes to the comfort and weight of LBW infants.Methods: This study used a clinical randomized controlled trial design involving 52 low birth weight infants. The infants were randomly assigned to either the intervention group (n=26) or the control (n=26). The intervention of Murottal Quran was given using a speaker 4 times a day for 20 minutes every 3 hours. This intervention was conducted for three days.Results: The results of this study show that there is a significant difference in the comfort of low birth weight infants after Murottal Qur’an on the first, second, and third days between the intervention and control groups (p=0.014; <0.001; <0.001). There was no significant difference in the weight between the intervention and control groups in the first, second, and third days (p=0.481; 0.481; 0.464).Conclusion: The auditory stimuli of Murottal Quran can help to improve the comfort level of low birth weight infants during hospitalization. It can therefore be used as a supportive therapy to facilitate low birth weight infant and premature infant development.
Highlights
Low birth weight (LBW) infants who have been hospitalized are exposed to various conditions that provoke discomfort, which could trigger a stress response and growth disorders
The auditory stimuli of Murottal Quran can help to improve the comfort level of low birth weight infants during hospitalization. It can be used as a supportive therapy to facilitate low birth weight infant and premature infant development
The results of this study showed there to be a significant difference in comfort between the intervention and control group after the auditory stimuli from Murottal Quran was conducted for three days
Summary
Low birth weight (LBW) infants who have been hospitalized are exposed to various conditions that provoke discomfort, which could trigger a stress response and growth disorders. Loud sounds from medical devices could disrupt the respiratory system, affect oxygen consumption, cause an irregular heartrate (Brown, 2009; Wachman & Lahav, 2011) and increase the energy consumption of hospitalized infants In one such study, Pickler et al (2013) showed that environmental stressors, like loud sounds, increased their nutritional intake compared to loud sound. This could disrupt the optimal nutritional fulfillment of hospitalized infants
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