A comparative study to assess the effectiveness of injection duration with cold application among patients receiving subcutaneous Injection of low molecular weight Heparin (LMWH) in terms of level of pain and bruising in selected hospital of Delhi.

Ms. Rijo Jacob; Dr. (Mrs.) Harinderjeet Goyal; Dr. (Mrs.) Daisy Thomas

Volume : IX, Issue : II, February - 2019

A comparative study to assess the effectiveness of injection duration with cold application among patients receiving subcutaneous Injection of low molecular weight Heparin (LMWH) in terms of level of pain and bruising in selected hospital of Delhi.

Ms. Rijo Jacob, Dr. Mrs. Harinderjeet Goyal, Dr. Mrs. Daisy Thomas

Abstract :

The objectives of the study were to assess and compare the level of pain and uising among patients receiving subcutaneous injection of LMWH for 30 seconds duration with cold application (experimental group I), 30 seconds duration (experimental group II), 10 seconds duration (experimental group III) and to determine the relationship between pain and uising among the patients receiving subcutaneous injection of LMWH in experimental group I, experimental group II and experimental group III. The sample consisted of 90 patients by purposive sampling and random assignment of 30 patients in experimental group I (30 seconds injection duration with cold application), experimental group II (30 seconds injection duration) and experimental group III (10 seconds injection duration). The significant findings of the study were that administering subcutaneous injection of low molecular weight heparin for 30 seconds duration with cold application resulted in lesser pain, fewer uises and lesser uising size as compared to administering for 30 seconds duration and 10 seconds duration. A positive significant relationship was observed between pain and uising among patients receiving subcutaneous injection of low molecular weight heparin in experimental group I, experimental group II, experimental group III