Effect of Acupressure Therapy on Pain, Fear, and Post-Injection Satisfaction in Patients Undergoing IM Injection
Sponsored by Eastern Mediterranean University
About this trial
Last updated 10 months ago
Study ID
EasternMUonur
Status
Completed
Type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Placebo
No
Accepting
18+ Years
All Sexes
Trial Timing
Ended a year ago
What is this trial about?
The pain that develops when the needle is inserted into the muscle in an Intramuscular injection triggers anxiety in many people and can cause a lifelong fear of Intramuscular injection. Fear related to Intramuscular injection can result in postponing or not having the injection. Injection applications can also cause an increase in pain, fear and anxiety levels in individuals and a decrease in comfort and satisfaction levels. For this reason, nurses are expected to take precautions or implement interventions that will reduce pain, increase comfort and satisfaction, and alleviate the patient's symptoms during drug administration. The use of acupressure therapy can be effective in reducing the feeling of pain and alleviating/eliminating the fear felt against the injection and thus increasing satisfaction after the injection.
What are the participation requirements?
Inclusion Criteria
* The patient must be 18 years of age or older,
* Have the physical and mental capacity to correctly evaluate the Visual Analog Scale (VAS),
* Have the capacity to read and understand the research guidelines,
* Have a prescription from the physician that only requests Diclofenac Sodium by Intra Muscular,
* Have their treatment just started,
* Be within the normal weight-obese range according to the BMI determined by the World Health Organization,
* Have not received Intramuscular injections from the Ventrogluteal (VG) region in the last 6 months,
* Have no scars, scar tissue, etc. in the VG region
Exclusion Criteria
* - Using any painkillers on the day of the injection