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Pain management in infant immunisation: A cross-sectional survey of UK primary care nurses.
- Source :
- Primary Health Care Research & Development; 2023, Vol. 24, p1-8, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Background: Childhood immunisation is a critically important public health initiative. However, since most vaccines are administered by injection, it is associated with considerable pain and distress. Despite evidence demonstrating the efficacy of various pain management strategies, the frequency with which these are used during routine infant vaccinations in UK practice is unknown. Aim: This study aimed to explore primary care practice nurses' (PNs) use of evidence-based pain management strategies during infant immunisation, as well as barriers to evidence-based practice. Methods: A questionnaire was developed and distributed to nurses throughout the UK via convenience sampling in paper and online formats. Questions assessed the frequency of pain management intervention use during infant immunisation and barriers to their use. Findings: A total of 255 questionnaire responses were received. Over 90% (n  = 226) of respondents never used topical anaesthetics or sweet solutions during immunisations, while 41.9% advised breastfeeding occasionally (n =  103). Parent-/caregiver-led distraction was the most frequently used intervention, with most nurses using it occasionally (47.9%, n =  116) or often (30.6%, n =  74). Most practices had no immunisation pain management policy (81.1%, n =  184), and most PNs' previous training had not included pain management (86.9%, n =  186). Barriers to intervention use included lack of time, knowledge and resources. Excluding distraction, pain management strategies were infrequently or never used during infant immunisation. Key barriers to using evidence-based strategies were lack of time, knowledge and resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PRIMARY nursing
IMMUNIZATION
PAIN
NURSES' attitudes
CAREGIVERS
NURSING
CROSS-sectional method
DISTRACTION
PRIMARY health care
QUESTIONNAIRES
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
EMPLOYEES' workload
HEALTH
INFORMATION resources
NURSE practitioners
STATISTICAL sampling
PAIN management
EVIDENCE-based nursing
PARENTS
CHILDREN
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14634236
- Volume :
- 24
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Primary Health Care Research & Development
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174896063
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S146342362300066X