Gentle Human Touch and Yakson: The Effect on Preterm's Behavioral Reactions

Table 3

Behavioral state scores for preterm infants before and after the intervention of 5 days (𝑁=90; Yakson 𝑛=30; GHT 𝑛=30; control 𝑛=30).

	Group	1day	2day	3day	4day	5day
		Mean(SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
Behavioral state	Yakson
	Before	9.51 (2.09)	9.65 (1.54)	9.30 (2.31)	9.05 (2.41)	8.98 (2.10)
	After	2.51 (1.41)	3.16 (1.37)	3.26 (1.62)	2.93 (1.41)	2.38 (1.08)
	GHT
	Before	8.15 (2.62)	8.06 (3.26)	8.58 (2.77)	8.26 (2.60)	8.25 (2.51)
	After	2.70 (1.95)	2.51 (1.64)	2.86 (1.82)	3.33 (1.78)	3.10 (1.55)
	control
	Before	8.73 (1.98)	9.41 (1.58)	8.95 (2.07)	11.46 (9.21)	8.41 (2.46)
	After	9.70 (1.05)	9.53 (1.31)	9.36 (1.37)	9.90 (.73)	9.06 (1.38)