EFFECTIVENESS OF FACILITATED TUCKING ON PAIN DURING HEEL PRICK PROCEDURE AMONG NEONATES

Author Name: *Mr. Prabhjot Singh **Ms.SukhmanpreetKaur

Volume: 01 &  Issue:

Country: INDIA

DOI NO.: NA, DOI Link: http://doi-ds.org/doilink/08.2020-25662434/

Affiliation:

1. Associate Professor, M.Sc (Community Health Nursing), Desh Bhagat University School of Nursing, MandiGobindgarh, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India
2. Ph.D Scholar (Obstetric & Gynaecological Nursing),  DeshBhagat University School of Nursing, MandiGobindgarh, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India
   Email:prabhpander@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

According to the International Association for the Study of Pain, “Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage”. Perception of pain in pediatrics is complex, and entails physiological, psychological, behavioral, and developmental factors. However, in spite of its frequency, pain in infants, children, and adolescent is often underestimated and under treated. It has also been shown that infants and children, who experience pain in early life, show long-term changes in terms of pain perception and related behaviors. The aim of the studyis to assess the effectiveness of facilitated tucking on pain during heel prick procedure among neonates admitted in NICU at selected hospitals of Punjab. Quantitative approach, Quasi experimental- Post test only control group design without randomization& Non – probability convenience sampling technique was used to select 60 neonates (30 in experimental and 30 in control group). Study was conducted in Civil Hospital, Fatehgarh Sahib and Civil Hospital, Khanna. The tool used had two sections, socio demographic variables and Bernese Pain Scale for Neonates. Bernese Pain Scale for Neonates had been used to assess the pain among neonates. Facilitated tucking had been implemented on neonates in experimental group only. The study results revealed that there is statistically significant difference (unpaired t test 6.686) in the mean pain score in experimental group (9.2667±3.00498) and control group (14.9000±3.59454) at 0.05 level of significance. The results also depict that there is statistically significant difference in pain in experimental & control group as calculated by chi square test (6.22) at 0.05 level of significance.This study concluded that there is statistically significant difference in the post interventional pain between control and experimental group at the 0.05 level of significance.

Key words: effectiveness, facilitated tucking, pain, neonates, NICU