Helfer Skin Tap Technique on the Level of Pain During IM Injection

Abstract

Introduction : This is a study to assess the effectiveness of Helfer skin tap technique on the level of pain during IM injection among adults in selected hospital of district Mohali, Punjab. Pain is an unpleasant sensation which caused by strong stimuli which create severe pain. It is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. It is a feeling triggered in the nervous system. Pain may be sharp or dull. It may come and go, or it may be constant. Good injection technique can help in reducing pain and discomforts. Methodology : The study was conducted on 80 (40 in Experimental group and 40 in Control group) patients of Ivy hospital sector 71, district Mohali, Punjab. Content validity determined by experts and reliability (0.74 by correlation of coefficient) was checked. Subject was selected by simple random sampling technique and numerical pain rating scale was adopted to assess technique and numerical pain rating scale was adopted to assess the level of pain during IM injection. Data was analyzed by descriptive inferential statistics. Results : Result of the present study shows the descriptive and inferential statistics in experimental group out of total majority 65% of study subjects had no pain, 15% of study subjects had annoying pain, 10% of study subjects were feel uncomfortable pain, 5% of study subjects were had horrible pain & 5% of study subjects were had worst possible pain during IM injection by using helfer skin tap technique. whereas in control group 10% of study subjects had no pain, 35% of study subjects had annoying pain, 30% of study subjects were feel uncomfortable pain perception, 15% of study subjects had horrible pain & 10% of study subjects were had worst possible pain. Therefore, Helfer skin tap technique was effective in reducing pain during IM injection in study subjects. Conclusions : It was concluded that the present study findings show that in experimental group mean & SD was 1.825/ 2.977 and in control group the mean & SD was 4.575/3.307. To find out the difference unpaired t test was applied, the value of t was (4.08913*) and p< 0.05. Hence, I can be inferred that in experimental group level of pain was significantly lower than control group it can be concluded that the Helfer skin tap technique was effective in reducing the pain during IM injection in study subjects. Therefore, null hypothesis was rejected and research hypothesis was accepted.