Research Article
Light Reduction Capabilities of Homemade and Commercial Incubator Covers in NICU
Table 3
Percent of light reduced over incubator under daytime and nighttime conditions of all cover types.
| Cover | Day | Night | | Mean | SD | Range | | Mean | SD | Range |
| Crochet | 10 | 43.74 | 8.96 | 36–68 | 10 | 20.07 | 17.78 | 9–70 | Quilt | 9 | 69.28 | 11.45 | 57–86 | 9 | 65.34 | 16.94 | 45–90 | Flannel | 3 | 66.64 | 4.33 |
64–72 | 3 | 62.03 | 8.34 | 54–70 | Receiving blanket | 1 | 47.80 | | | 1 | 34.71 | | | Commercial covers | 2 | 83.07 | 0.36 | 82-83 | 2 | 83.68 | 12.84 | 75–93 |
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