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Effect of Acupressure Therapy on Pain, Injection Fear, and Post-Injection Satisfaction in Patients Undergoing Intramuscular Injection
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Pain, Fear of injection, and 1 other intervention for Injection Fear and Injection Site. Completed, enrolled 68 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
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.
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Injection was used to determine the level of pain
The scale developed determines the fear levels of individuals towards the injection procedure. The scale consists of 14 items. It was developed on a 5-point Likert type, 1-I am not afraid at all, 5- I am very afraid. The scale is calculated based on the item score average. The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 1, and the highest score is 5. As the score obtained from the scale increases, the level of fear increases. Stated in their research that the Cronbach Alpha value for the entire scale was 0.92.
The scale developed to determine the satisfaction levels of patients regarding the injection process. The scale was developed in a 5-point Likert type, 1-I am not satisfied at all, 5-I am very satisfied. The scale is calculated based on the item score average. The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 1, and the highest score is 5. As the score obtained from the scale increases, the level of satisfaction increases. Post-injection satisfaction Scale consists of 9 items. In the study conducted, it was determined that the Cronbach Alpha value of the entire scale was 0.895.