Submited on: 21 Jul 2016 09:22:02 AM GMT
Published on: 21 Jul 2016 09:32:56 AM GMT
 
An interesting and useful study
Posted by Prof. Gowrishankar Ramadurai on 11 Sep 2016 03:07:31 PM GMT Reviewed by Interested Peers

  • What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?

    The main claim that olive oil massage results in good weight gain is an important finding in the context of neonatal care.


  • Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.

    Though the claim is not totally new, yet, the results of the study is yet another confirmation of the goodness of oil massage in the Neonate care. However, here the use of olive oil is projected


  • Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

    Yes, very well placed.


  • Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

    Yes


  • If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

    The study is self sufficent.


  • Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

    Yes. The study is self sufficient.


  • Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

    One can always do more trials. But it is time consuming process and needs more volunteers.


  • Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?

    It is somewhat important. Though similar results are reported earlier, any such studies help in validating the results for better healthcare.

     


  • Other Comments:

    No

  • Competing interests:

  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    No
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:
    None
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    Though I do not work directly on this area, I am aware of the importance of such studies.

  • How to cite:  Ramadurai G .An interesting and useful study[Review of the article 'Effectiveness of oil masage on weight gain among pre-term neonates in selected pediatric hospitals, Hyderabad ' by Prince J].WebmedCentral 2016;7(9):WMCRW003300
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  • What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?

    The topic is important and suitable for nurses who work in the field of neonatal care.


  • Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.

    It is relatively novel, as there are similar studies in other contexts.


  • Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

    No. The literature review in missing.


  • Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

    No.The results is so brief without the tables of details.


  • If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

    No protocol is provided.


  • Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

    No. Many details are missing.


  • Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

    There is a need to details to vaidate the findings.


  • Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?

    This can be presented in gatherings with nurses working in neonatal care units.


  • Other Comments:

    Abstract

    Both the results and conclusion sections should be improved.  It seems that they have been mixed. Please provide more details regarding the findings and the implication of your findings for international nurses.

    Introduction

    The introduction should be mad stronger. There is a need to more details regarding the physiological details of the impact of massage on weight gain. Also you need to provide a review of literature on this topic and make an appropriate conclusion to support your hypothesis.

     

    Methods

    Many details of the methods section are missing: The recruitment process, sampling process, random assignment of the samples to groups, introduction of confounding variables and matching process, instrument development process and CONSORT flowchart so on…

     

    Results

    Tables, figure and graphs are required to summarise and clarify the findings.

     

    Discussion

    You need to provide more stronger discussion and compare your findings with those of others and also search for those studies that reject your conclusion.

    Conclusion

    It should contain limitations and suggestions for future studies.

  • Competing interests:

  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    Yes
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:
    None
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    I have published other articles in the field of complementary medicine.

  • How to cite:  Vaismoradi M .Effectiveness of oil masage on weight gain among pre-term neonates in selected pediatric hospitals, Hyderabad[Review of the article 'Effectiveness of oil masage on weight gain among pre-term neonates in selected pediatric hospitals, Hyderabad ' by Prince J].WebmedCentral 2016;7(8):WMCRW003294
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