EFFECTIVENESS OF HEIFER SKIN TAP TECHNIQUE VS USUAL STANDARD TECHNIQUE IN REDUCING PAIN DURING INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION AMONG ADULT PATIENTS IN SELECTED HOSPITAL, KELAMBAKKAM, KANCHIPURAM DISTRICT.

MS.NIVEDHA; MS.NIDHISHA SUSAN JOHNY; PUSHPAKALA JAGANNATHAN

Volume : V, Issue : VII, July - 2016

EFFECTIVENESS OF HEIFER SKIN TAP TECHNIQUE VS USUAL STANDARD TECHNIQUE IN REDUCING PAIN DURING INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION AMONG ADULT PATIENTS IN SELECTED HOSPITAL, KELAMBAKKAM, KANCHIPURAM DISTRICT.

Ms. Nivedha, Ms. Nidhisha Susan Johny, Pushpakala Jagannathan

Abstract :

Aim: To assess the effectiveness of Heifer Skin Tap technique Vs usual standard technique in reducing Pain during Intra–Muscular Injection among adult patients in selected hospital, Chennai. Methods and Materials: A evaluative approach was used for the present study. The participants were about 60 in number (30 in experimental and control group ) and simple random sampling technique was used. Data was collected by administering a structured questionnaire,heifer skin tap technique and assessing the pain. Results: The result shown that experimental group 87% had mild pain, 10% moderate pain and only 3% had severe pain.In control group 83% had moderate pain, 17% had severe pain. The analysis reveals that in the experimental group, the post test mean value was 2.333 with SD 0.8442 and in control group the post test mean score 5.567 and SD 1.2780. The study results Shows that there was a significant association between the selected demographic variables and post level pain score with age,educational status,occupation.Conclusion: The study result shows that Heifer skin tap technique has good impact in reducing pain than standard usual technique during IM injection.