The Effect on Perceived Pain of Ice Massage Applied to Large Intestine-4 Pressure Point during Episiotomy Repair: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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2023
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Kare Publishing
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Özet
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the effect on perceived pain of ice massage applied to the Large
Intestine-4 (LI4) pressure point during episiotomy repair.
Methods: Research data were collected between April 15, 2018, and December 15, 2018. Women who met the
criteria for inclusion in the study and had an episiotomy performed by a midwife were assigned to the intervention or control group according to the randomization scheme. Women assigned to the intervention group
were given plastic gloves filled with ice pieces just before the episiotomy repair began, and they were asked to
press the glove into the LI4 region in their hands until the episiotomy repair was finished. The routine practice
was carried out with the women in the control group. The questionnaire containing sociodemographic and
birth-related information and a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) were applied to all women.
Results: A total of 347 women, 178 (51.0%) in the intervention group and 169 (49.0%) in the control group,
were included in the study. There was no difference between the intervention group and the control group
in the scores obtained from the VAS before the ice application (6.0 (6.0-7.0) vs. 6.0 (6.0-7.0), p=0.530). On the
other hand, a significant difference was found between the mean VAS scores of women in the intervention and
control groups after ice application (4.0 (4.0-6.0) vs. 5.0 (5.0-6.0), p=0.001).
Conclusion: It was determined that ice massage applied to the LI4 pressure point in the hands during episiotomy repair significantly reduced the perceived pain level.
Keywords: Episiotomy, midwifery, pain management
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Episiotomy, midwifery, pain management
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The Anatolian Journal of Family Medicine
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6
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1
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Akın B, Yeşil Y, Karaca Saydam B, Öztürk Can H. The Effect on Perceived Pain of Ice Massage Applied to Large Intestine-4 Pressure Point during Episiotomy Repair: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Anatol J Family Med 2023;6(1):7–12.
