MANUAL APPLICATION OF PRESSURE AND PAIN IN INTRAMUSCULAR VACCINES IN INFANTS

Abstract

To evaluate the efficacy of the method of manual pressure on the site of application of the vaccine in reducing pain in children undergoing intramuscular administration of immunizing agents. A quantitative study, characterized by an exploratory randomized, observational, covering 59 infants between 2 and 12 months, divided into two groups, with or without manual pressure at the site of application of the 10-valent pneumococcal vaccine and were compared in terms of time weeping and scale score NIPS during immunization. The experimental group showed 58.8% of pain classified as moderate and 41.2% classified as severe pain, while the control group showed a 36% moderate pain and 64% severe pain. Despite this result, no statistical significance was established (p = 0.083). In relation to age and score on the pain scale, proven statistically (p = 0.045) that the lower the age the higher the score on the pain scale. It is necessary studies with a larger population investigated and less age interval that is attested to the veracity or otherwise of the effectiveness of manual pressure to reduce pain in intramuscular immunization.