Ezgi YILDIZ, Tuba KARABEY, Şerife KARAGÖZOĞLU
Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences - 2026;16(1):125-131
Objective: This study was conducted to determine the effects of local cold application and manual pressure application on pain, comfort, injection satisfaction during subcutaneous injection. Method: This research is a pre-test-post-test comparative experimental type study. Subcutan Injection were applied to the upper outer side of the right and left arms by the same nurse using local cold and manual pressure, and then Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Comfort, Injection Satisfaction scales were used. Results: In the study, the mean VAS scores after local cold and manual pressure applications were determined as 1.72+/-1.54 and 3.50+/-1.94, respectively, and statistical significance was found (p<.05). The mean comfort scores were determined as 8.10+/-1.74 and 7.44+/-1.99, respectively, and statistical significance was found (p<.05). The mean injection satisfaction scores were determined as 4.55+/-0.55 and 4.56+/-0.53, respectively, and statistical significance was not found (p>.05). Conclusion: It was found that using cold on the area helped reduce pain better than just pressing manually and made patients feel more comfortable and satisfied with the injection. Based on the results, it is recommended that local cold application be preferred over manual pressure to minimize injection pain and increase comfort. Further research is suggested to evaluate its applicability in different clinical settings and patient groups.
