Presila Reyona, P (2017) A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Ice Cube Application on a Specific Acupoint to Reduce Pain before Intramuscular Injection among the Children in Selected Hospital at Kanyakumari District. Masters thesis, Global College of Nursing, Marthandam.
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Pain refers to the unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage. STATEMENT: A study to assess the effectiveness of ice cube on a specific acupoint to reduce pain before intramuscular injection among the children at a selected hospital in kanyakumari district. Objectives: 1. To assess the level of pain after Ice cube Application on a specific Acupoint among the control and the experimental group of children. 2. To find the effectiveness of Ice cube Application on a specific Acupoint among the control and the experimental group of children. 3. To determine the association between selected demographic variables and the level of pain among the control and the experimental group of children. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: An experimental research approach with post test only design was used to achieve the objectives of the study. The present study was conducted at selected hospital in Kanyakumari district with the sample size of 60 children including 30 in control group and 30 in experimental group using systematic random sampling technique. Review of literature and expert guidance laid the foundation to develop the tools such as demographic performa and FLACC scale. The feasibility of the study and the refinement of the tool were assessed through pilot study. The data collection for the Main Study was done from 03.04.2017 to 04.05.2017.The children in the control group were assessed using FLACC Scale for level of Pain after Intramuscular injection without any intervention. In experimental group, ice cube application was given for a period of thirty seconds before intramuscular injection. At the end of this period, intramuscular injection was given and post assessment of pain was done immediately for one minute by using FLACC scale. FINDINGS OF THE STUDY: The mean and standard deviation of pain levels of children in the control group is Mean=7.36, SD=1.49 and experimental group is Mean =2.9, SD=1.42 respectively. The unpaired ‘t’ value of 11.84 is highly significant at p < 0.05 level if significance. Thus the hypothesis H1 was accepted as there is significant difference in the level of pain during intra muscular injection among control and experimental group of children. There was a significant association between area of residence and level of pain with chi square value of 3.28 at p < 0.05 in control group children. There was also a significant association between the education of the care taker and the level of pain with chi square value of 10.51 at p < 0.05 the experimental group children. Thus hypothesis H2 was partially accepted as there is an association between selected demographic variable and the level of pain. CONCLUSION: This study inference reveals that ice cube application on specific acupoint before intramuscular injection could reduce pain among children.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | (Reg.No.301517401) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Effectiveness ; Ice Cube Application ; Specific Acupoint ; Reduce Pain before Intramuscular Injection ; Children ; Selected Hospital ; Kanyakumari District. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Paediatric Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Nov 2018 17:24 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2018 17:31 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/10056 |
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