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Abstract Physiological Response of the Preterm Neonate to Sensory Stimulation from Lighting and Sound Kimberly K. Barber 2000 This study evaluates the physiologic effects of sensory stimulation in the neonatal population. These effects were compared to physiologic outcomes of decreased sensory stimulation in the same population. A convenience sample of the neonatal population admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit was tested by a pretest post test evaluation of the same neonate’s effects of sensory stimulation and of decreased sensory stimulation. Major findings of this investigation included evidence of a significant relationship between sensory stimulation and changes in physiological parameters. These results will be an asset to the nursing community caring for intensive care patients. This will also aid in neonatal unit design and demographics.
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