Journal of clinical nursing
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
The effect of the application of manual pressure before the administration of intramuscular injections on students' perceptions of postinjection pain: a semi-experimental study.
To evaluate the efficacy of applying manual pressure before intramuscular injection and compare it with the standard injection technique in terms of reducing the young adult student's postinjection pain. ⋯ Applying pressure to the injection area is a simple and cost-effective method to reduce the pain associated with injection.