The Effect of SHOTBLOCKER

This study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental cross over study to examine the effect of injection pain, anxiety and comfort level with the use of Shotblocker in geriatric patients undergoing subcutaneous injection. The study was defined on 80 patients who were inpatients in the internal wards of a hospital, and the experimental and control groups, which provided the appropriate conditions for the study, included the same people. Ethics committee approval, institutional permission and written informed consent forms were obtained from the individuals. Data were obtained by the researcher using Personal Information Form, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), State and Trait Anxiety Scale, Comfort Scale, Visual Patient Satisfaction Scale and Shotblocker.

Inclusion criteria

Voluntary participants in the study, Over 65 years of age, Cognitive ability to answer the questions, Body Mass Index (BMI) 18.5- 29.9 kg / m2, No communication problems, Subcutaneous injection in the treatment, No bleeding coagulation disorder, Platelet, INR and APTT values within normal limits, No scar tissue, incision or infection findings in the injection area, No history of allergy

Exclusion criteria

Patients with amputation in the right/left arm area to be studied, Patients with any scar tissue, incision, lipodystrophy or signs of infection in the injection area in the arm area, Patients receiving hemodialysis treatment and having a dialysis catheter, Patients who underwent mastectomy surgery and should not undergo any application/treatment on the arm on the operated side were excluded from the study.