Effects of ShotBlocker on Relief of Pain Due to Hepatitis B Vaccine Injection into Deltoid Muscle

• Published in: International journal of caring sciences Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 1669 - 1675
• Main Authors: Emel, Tugrul, Nese, Celik, Leyla, Khorshid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nicosia Professor Despina Sapountzi - Krepia Publisher of the International Journal of Caring Sciences 01.09.2017
• Subjects: Hepatitis B; Immunization; Shoulder; Studies; Vaccines
• ISSN: 1791-5201; 1792-037X

Different techniques have been used to reduce pain due to intramuscular injections, one of the nursing functions. ShotBlocker is one of the techniques used for reduction of pain. This study was performed to examine effects of ShotBlocker on relief of pain due to hepatitis B vaccination into deltoid muscle in adults. The study has a randomized-controlled and single-blind design and was conducted between September and November in 2015. It consisted of two groups; i.e. experimental and control groups, and 242 participants aged 18-31 years old. While ShotBlocker was used in the experimental group during vaccination, routine vaccination was performed in the control group. Pain severity was evaluated by using Visual Analog Scale (VAS) at the end of vaccination. Data were analyzed with t-test, mean, numbers and percentages. There was not a significant difference in pain severity between the experimental and control groups. The women in both groups had more severe pain. Body-mass index was found to affect pain severity in both groups. In fact, as body-mass index increased, pain severity decreased. Using ShotBlocker does not affect severity of pain caused by vaccination of Hepatitis B into deltoid muscle. However, irrespective of use of ShootBlocker, body mass-index affects pain and women with a low body mass index can have more severe pain.