Manju, R (2013) Effectiveness of Helfer Skin Tap Technique on Pain during Intramuscular Injection among Infants attending Immunization Clinic at Urban Health Post, Sellur, Madurai. Masters thesis, College of Nursing, Madurai Medical College, Madurai.
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Abstract
Newborns and young infants routinely experience pain associated with commonly used invasive procedures. The main objective of the study is to evaluate the Effectiveness of Helfer skin tap technique on pain during intramuscular injection among the infants undergoing immunization. Modified widenbach’s prescriptive theory was used. Quantitative approach with True experimental design - Post test only design was adopted for this study. With the use of simple random sampling technique 30 infants were assigned to experimental group, and 30 were in control group (n=60). Helfer skin tap technique was given to the experimental group. In this technique gentle tapping was given for 5 seconds before immunization, during administering injection 3 taps were given, and after administering the injection tapping was given for 5 seconds. The usual standard technique was given to the control group. Consequently, the pain level was measured by FLACC (Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability) pain scale. Result revealed the control group mean (7.36) is higher than the experimental group mean (4.43) of the infants. The obtained ‘t’ value is 11.78, at p<0.001 level of significance. There was no significant association between pain level among experimental group and baseline variables. The study concludes that experimental group experienced less pain than control group. Hence, the Helfer skin tap technique had effect on reducing the pain during Intramuscular injection.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | Reg.No.30119832 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Effectiveness, Helfer Skin Tap Technique, Pain, Intramuscular Injection, Infants, Immunization Clinic, Urban Health Post, Sellur, Madurai. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Community Health Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 29 May 2023 15:49 |
| Last Modified: | 29 May 2023 15:49 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/21279 |
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