난임여성의 주사 전 복부 마사지가 통증경감에 미치는 효과

• Published in: Korean journal of women health nursing Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 78 - 85
• Main Authors: 구자옥, Ja Ock Ku, 박영주, Young Joo Park, 김정욱, Jeong Wook Kim, 전은정, Eun Joung Jeon, 장정희, Jeong Hee Jang, 조영희, Young Hee Cho, 조화연, Hwa Yeun Cho, 박점미, Jum Mi Park, 이승신, Seung Shin Lee
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국여성건강간호학회 30-06-2016
• Subjects: Infertile women; Injection; Massage; Pain; 난임여성; 마사지; 주사; 통증
• ISSN: 2287-1640; 2093-7695

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of abdominal massage on alleviating pain caused by the injection of recombinant gonadotropin for In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) among infertile women. Methods: This study employed a nonequivalent control group non-synchronized design. A total sample of 149 infertile women who never experienced in vitro fertilization was recruited at C fertility center. Seventy women were assigned into experimental group and 79 into controls. The experimental group had been informed to do abdominal massage prior to the injection and to record their subjective pain using visual analogue scale. The control group had been informed to record their subjective pain in the same way just after the injection. Results: Compared to the pre-tested pain scores, the pain scores in experimental group were significantly reduced by 0.7 points, whereas the control group increased by 0.9 points (t=-4.55, p=.001). Conclusion: This study confirms that the use of abdominal massage prior to the injection is an effective way to alleviate pain on injection site. This massage may be a useful intervention for infertile women about pain alleviation.