The effect of the application of manual pressure before the administration of intramuscular injections on students' perceptions of postinjection pain: a semi-experimental study


Ozturk D., GÖÇMEN BAYKARA Z., Karadag A., EYİKARA E.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING, vol.26, pp.1632-1638, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/jocn.13530
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1632-1638
  • Keywords: intramuscular injection, manual pressure, pain management
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aims and objectivesTo evaluate the efficacy of applying manual pressure before intramuscular injection and compare it with the standard injection technique in terms of reducing the young adult student's postinjection pain.