This study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental cross over study to examine the effect of injection pain, anxiety and comfort level with the use of Shotblocker in geriatric patients undergoing subcutaneous injection. The study was defined on 80 patients who were inpatients in the internal wards of a hospital, and the experimental and control groups, which provided the appropriate conditions for the study, included the same people. Ethics committee approval, institutional permission and written informed consent forms were obtained from the individuals. Data were obtained by the researcher using Personal Information Form, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), State and Trait Anxiety Scale, Comfort Scale, Visual Patient Satisfaction Scale and Shotblocker.
This study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental cross over study to examine the effect of injection pain, anxiety and comfort level with the use of Shotblocker in geriatric patients undergoing subcutaneous injection. The study was defined on 80 patients who were inpatients in the internal wards of a hospital, and the experimental and control groups, which provided the appropriate conditions for the study, included the same people. Ethics committee approval, institutional permission and written informed consent forms were obtained from the individuals. Data were obtained by the researcher using Personal Information Form, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), State and Trait Anxiety Scale, Comfort Scale, Visual Patient Satisfaction Scale and Shotblocker.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
80
SHOTBLOCKER Shotblocker is a drug-free and non-invasive plastic device for all age groups that is placed during injection to press against the site of administration. It has standardized dimensions and is designed in a small, flat, horseshoe (U) shape with several blunt points on one surface in direct contact with the skin.
Istanbul
Istanbul, Kartal, Turkey (Türkiye)
Beck Anxiety Inventory
1\. Beck Anxiety Inventory Description: It is a Likert-type scale consisting of 21 items and scored between 0-3. According to scale scoring; 8 points: No anxiety, 8-15 points: Mild anxiety, 16-25 points: Moderate anxiety, 26-63 points: Determined as severe anxiety decrease the15 points
Time frame: Time Frame: up to 1 day
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