TY - JOUR AU - Chinnaworn, Achara AU - Wongpoj, Kanuengnid PY - 2012/12/20 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Effect of Massage on Pain During Vitamin K Injection in Neonates JF - Journal of Research in Nursing-Midwifery and Health Sciences JA - JRN-MHS VL - 32 IS - 3 SE - Original Articles DO - UR - https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/nur-psu/article/view/4589 SP - 27-36 AB - <p>The purpose of quasi-experimental research was to compare the mean pain scores between infants who  received leg massage during vitamin K injection and those who did not. Fullterm infants had weight between 2,500 grams and 4,000 grams, Apgar scores at 1 and 5 minutes greater than or equal to eight, and admitted in a nursery of Songklanagarind Hospital. Fifty neonates were divided evenly between the two groups through purposive sampling. The instruments consisted of a leg massage manual and the Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS). The NIPS was validated by three experts (CVI = 1.0) and tested for the inter - rater reliability equals to .88. Frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and the independent t-test were used to analyze the data.</p> <p>The results revealed that the mean pain score of infants in the experimental group was significantly lower than that of the control group (M = 5.84, S.D. = 1.28; M = 6.64, S.D. = 1.11; t = -2.357, p &lt; 0.05). Thus, the leg massage could reduce pain for infants receiving vitamin K injection.</p> ER -