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Effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on the pain intensity of the subcutaneous injection. koomesh. 2001;2(2):e151926.
Abstract
Introduction. Pain is one of the most common medical problems that nurses encounter with it in the clinical care field. Pain ind uces due to the differe nt factors. T he one of th e common cause s of pai n in the clinical situ ation is drug injection through subcuta neo us injection. One of the most important nurses 's duties is pai n reduction of injection. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of the TENS on the pa in inte nsity of the subcutaneous injection . Materials and Methods. T his st ud y performed o n s ixty ad mitted patie nts in CCU ward in Semnan fate mieh hospital. These patients recieved subcutaneous injection of he pari n. In this study, the pain intensity of the subcutaneous injection was eval uated in three states with out using TENS, using TENS, a nd using TENS placebo. Pain inten sity was evaluated by the visua lanalogue sca le (VAS) of pa in. Results. The dat a show th at there wa s a significant d ifference (P
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