Comparison of pain levels developed during intramuscular injections to laterofemoral and ventrogluteal regions in children: a randomized controlled study
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992, Impr.)
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69(1): 85-89, Jan. 2023. tab, graf
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SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the levels of pain developed during intramuscular injections to the laterofemoral and ventrogluteal regions in children. METHODS: The study population consisted of all children aged between 7 and 12 years who presented to the pediatric emergency clinic of a hospital. The sample consisted of 62 children who met the inclusion criteria and agreed to participate in the study, and the children were randomly assigned to each group (laterofemoral n=31, ventrogluteal n=31). "Buzzy" and "deep breathing" were applied to children in both groups to relieve pain during the procedure. The data were obtained using an Information Form, a visual analog scale, and the Facial Pain Scale-Revised. RESULTS: It was determined that the children in the ventrogluteal group during the intramuscular injections had lower visual analog scale and faces pain scale-revised scores immediately after the procedure compared with the vastus lateralis group, that is, they experienced less pain, and the difference between the two groups was significant (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: In children, it is recommended to choose the less painful ventrogluteal region for intramuscular injection and to inform health professionals about it.
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Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992, Impr.)
Journal subject:
EducaÆo em Sa£de
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GestÆo do Conhecimento para a Pesquisa em Sa£de
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Medicine
Year:
2023
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Article
Affiliation country:
Germany
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Turkey
Institution/Affiliation country:
İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa/TR
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Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen/DE
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