The pain that develops when the needle is inserted into the muscle in an Intramuscular injection triggers anxiety in many people and can cause a lifelong fear of Intramuscular injection. Fear related to Intramuscular injection can result in postponing or not having the injection. Injection applications can also cause an increase in pain, fear and anxiety levels in individuals and a decrease in comfort and satisfaction levels. For this reason, nurses are expected to take precautions or implement interventions that will reduce pain, increase comfort and satisfaction, and alleviate the patient's symptoms during drug administration. The use of acupressure therapy can be effective in reducing the feeling of pain and alleviating/eliminating the fear felt against the injection and thus increasing satisfaction after the injection.
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Visual Analog Scale pain scores of patients in the experimental group who received acupressure treatment after intramuscular injection
Timeframe: 1 day
Injection Fear Scale scores of patients in the experimental group who received acupressure treatment after intramuscular injection
Timeframe: 1 day
Post-Injection Satisfaction Scale scores of patients in the experimental group who received acupressure treatment after intramuscular injection
Timeframe: 1 day