Effectiveness of Two Different Methods on the Perceived Pain and Satisfaction During Intramuscular Antibiotic Injection: ShotBlocker and Local Vibration

Cemile Savcı, Burcu Özkan, Kurtuluş Açıksarı and Görkem Alper Solakoğlu

Clinical Nursing Research, 2022, vol. 31, issue 5, 812-819

Abstract: In this study aimed to examine the effectiveness of ShotBlocker and local vibration on the perceived pain and satisfaction during intramuscular antibiotic injection. The sample of the randomized controlled experimental study consisted of 100 patients (32 in vibration group, 35 in ShotBlocker group, 33 in control group) who applied to the adult emergency clinic for antibiotic (amoxicillin/cefuroxime sodium) injection between April and May 2021. The study data were collected using the Structured Information Form, VAS for Pain and VAS for Satisfaction. CONSORT statement was followed for reporting. After the intramuscular antibiotic injection, a significant difference was found between the groups in terms of the mean scores of VAS for Pain and VAS for Injection Satisfaction ( p  

Keywords: intramuscular injection; local vibration; nursing; pain relief methods; ShotBlocker (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1177/10547738211051877

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