Injection Site Discomfort
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this study was the determination of the effect of applying VR and DC distraction methods on patients' pain and satisfaction levels during IM benzathine penicillin injection. The research hypothesis: 1. Are Virtual Reality and Distraction Card effective in reducing pain due to injection of IM benzathine penicillin? 2. Does the use of Virtual Reality and Distraction Card during the injection process of IM benzathine penicillin have an effect on patient satisfaction?
Interventions
OTHERIntramuscular Injection
Intramuscular Benzathine Penicillin Injection Procedure
Sponsors
Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* agree to participate in the research, * being over the age of 18, * being native speaker, * not having vision and hearing problems, * being prescribed benzathine penicillin with a dose of 1.200.000 IU, * being experienced of IM injection, * not having IM injection for the last 1 month
Exclusion criteria
* volunteers who have scar, incision, lipodystrophy, abscess, necrosis, hematoma, ecchymosis, infection, pain and paralysis at the VG site * volunteers are excluded if the injection process cannot be performed at one time
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Analog Scale for pain measurement | 4 months | (Minimum score: 0 ; Maximum score:10) Higher scores mean a worse outcome |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Analog Scale for satisfaction measurement (Minimum score: 0 ; Maximum score:10) | 4 months | (Minimum score: 0 ; Maximum score:10) Higher scores mean a better outcome |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed