The Effect of Stress Ball Use on Procedural Pain Caused by Subcutaneous Injection in Orthopedic Patients
Misadventure During Injection / Vaccination
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Misadventure During Injection / Vaccination
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: patients; who were hospitalized in the orthopedics and traumatology clinic, who were in the post-operative period, who were not diabetic, who were conscious, who were cooperative and oriented (without delirium, etc.), who were not diagnosed with psychiatric disease, who could localize pain, who did not undergo upper extremity surgery, and who volunteered to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: Patients who do not volunteer to participate in the study will not be included.
Sites / Locations
- Kırklareli UniversityRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Experimental group (stress ball)
Control group
The patients in the experimental group will be given a stress ball before the SC injection during the routine daytime treatment of the ward at 10:00. The patient will be asked to squeeze the stress ball with his hand on the opposite extremity of the upper extremity where SC injection was applied, counting to five, and then to relax his hand. In the meantime, 0.4 ml of LMWH will be administered by SC route according to the doctor's request. During the patient's drug administration and 2 minutes after the application. The level of pain in the area where SC was applied will be evaluated with VAS.
For the patients in the control group, 0.4 ml of LMWH will be administered by the nurse in the routine daytime treatment of the service at 10:00, according to the doctor's request. During the patient's drug administration and 2 minutes after the application. The level of pain in the area where SC was applied will be evaluated with VAS.