A research protocol examining the effect of vibration on the crying duration variable in needle-related medical procedures in newborns also predicted that vibration therapy would be effective in reducing pain caused by vaccine injection and shortening the newborn's crying time. Flicking the injection site can be used to control pain in childhood. To date, only one experimental study testing the flick method has reported that the flick method applied before intramuscular injection had lower pain scores in babies during and after vaccination. Studies show that the positive effects of both methods are mentioned. However, no study has been found to examine the effects of both methods on injection pain that may occur when the second dose of Hepatitis B vaccine is administered in the neonatal period and compare their effects. The fact that the effects of mechanical vibration and flicking methods as pain relief strategies on reducing pain, physiological parameters and crying duration have not been examined in this population before shows the deficiency in the literature.This study aimed to examine the effect of flicking the injection site before the second dose of the Hepatitis B vaccine applied to the anterior surface of the vastus lateralis muscle in infancy and applying mechanical vibration to the injection site throughout the vaccination procedure on acute pain, crying duration and physiological parameters that may occur due to intramuscular injection.
Age range
30 Days – 42 Days
Sex
ALL
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Newborn infant pain assessment
Timeframe: The behavioral states of the infants were recorded with NIPS one minute before the procedure. The infants' responses to the pain they felt during the procedure were recorded with NIPS during the procedure. The infants' behavioral responses to pain after
body temperature measurement
Timeframe: Body temperature was measured one minute before the procedure. Body temperature was measured one minute after the procedure.
respiratory rate measurement
Timeframe: Respiratory rate was measured for 1 minute before the procedure began. Respiratory rate was measured until the first minute after the procedure.
Oxygen saturation measured
Timeframe: Oxygen saturation was measured one minute before the procedure, during the procedure, and for one minute after the procedure.
heart rate measured
Timeframe: Heart rate was measured one minute before the procedure, during the procedure, and up to the first minute after the procedure.
Crying duration measurement
Timeframe: With the start of the vaccination process, the crying duration was recorded on the Newborn Observation Form for one minute. The start of the procedure and the crying duration were recorded for one minute.