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An allergy is an abnormal response of the immune system to a generally harmless antigen. Pollens in the air play an important role in the formation of respiratory allergies and can be a trigger for the development of allergies (Won, 2022). By providing relaxation by nurses and taking measures to ensure the continuity of relaxation; Maintaining the well-being of the individual, family or society is possible with the comfort theory (Kolcaba and Kolcaba, 1991; Kolcaba, 1994). Although subcutaneous immunotherapy is performed in the presence of specialist physicians and trained nurses, some local side effects may develop after injection. One of the local side effects is pain, swelling and redness at the injection site (Arslan and Caliskaner, 2022).
The aim of this study; The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the treatment with the Z technique on allergy patients receiving immunotherapy on comfort, pain and adverse symptoms using a randomized controlled experimental method.
The hypotheses of the study H0: Treatment with Z Technique for Allergy Patients Receiving Immunotherapy has no effect on comfort levels, pain and adverse symptoms H1: Treatment with Z Technique for Allergy Patients Receiving Immunotherapy Has an Effect on Comfort Levels H2: Treatment with Z Technique for Allergy Patients Receiving Immunotherapy Has an Effect on Pain Levels H3: Treatment with Z Technique for Allergy Patients Receiving Immunotherapy Has an Effect on Undesirable Symptoms
An allergy is an abnormal response of the immune system to a generally harmless antigen. Pollens in the air play an important role in the formation of respiratory allergies and can be a trigger for the development of allergies (Won, 2022). By providing relaxation by nurses and taking measures to ensure the continuity of relaxation; Maintaining the well-being of the individual, family or society is possible with the comfort theory (Kolcaba and Kolcaba, 1991; Kolcaba, 1994). Although subcutaneous immunotherapy is performed in the presence of specialist physicians and trained nurses, some local side effects may develop after injection. One of the local side effects is pain, swelling and redness at the injection site (Arslan and Caliskaner, 2022).
The aim of this study; The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the treatment with the Z technique on allergy patients receiving immunotherapy on comfort, pain and adverse symptoms using a randomized controlled experimental method.
The hypotheses of the study H0: Treatment with Z Technique for Allergy Patients Receiving Immunotherapy has no effect on comfort levels, pain and adverse symptoms H1: Treatment with Z Technique for Allergy Patients Receiving Immunotherapy Has an Effect on Comfort Levels H2: Treatment with Z Technique for Allergy Patients Receiving Immunotherapy Has an Effect on Pain Levels H3: Treatment with Z Technique for Allergy Patients Receiving Immunotherapy Has an Effect on Undesirable Symptoms The research is a pre-post-test two-group randomized controlled study in experimental design.
The research population consists of 104 patients who received allergy treatment in Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital in the last year. In this study, "G. In the calculation made using the "Power-3.1.9.2" program and using a similar study at the sample level at 80% confidence level (yilmaz et al., 2016), a total of 60 individuals, 30 of which were experimental and 30 of which were control, was determined.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| experimental group | Experimental | The experiment group will be applied with the Z technique. While applying the medicine with the Z technique, the tissue will be lifted with the thumb and forefinger of the left hand and pulled to the right, and the medicine will be slowly applied after the injector needle enters the tissue. When the application is finished, first the injector will be withdrawn, then the tissue will be released and the tissues will be restored (Altun, 2018). |
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| Control group | Other | In the control group, the vaccine will be administered slowly with the standard technique. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Pre-post test | Other | Personal Information Form, Vas Scale, Undesirable Symptoms Form and General Comfort Scale Questions will be asked to immunotherapy patients with this research. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| 1.VAS Scale: | It is a scale numbered from 1 to 10 to measure the severity of pain that may occur after immunotherapy. Individuals rank 10 points for pain they feel most intensely and 1 point for pain they feel least severe. | three months |
| 2.General Comfort Scale: | Comfort Theory was developed by Katharina Kolcaba in 1990. The sub-dimensions of the General Comfort Scale, which was validated and reliable in Turkish by Çıtlık Sarıtaş et al. in 2018, were defined as relief (9 items), relaxation (9 items), and overcoming problems (10 items). The lowest possible value, 1, indicates low comfort, and the highest value, 6, indicates high comfort. | three months |
| 3. Undesirable Symptoms Tracking Form: | It is a form we developed to evaluate swelling, redness and leakage of the drug after 1 hour and 1 day after immunotherapy. Undesirable Symptoms Follow-up Form will be prepared and applied to the individuals participating in the study. | three months |
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Inclusion Criteria:
To be receiving immunotherapy treatment at Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital, be between the ages of 18-65, Volunteering to participate in the research,
Exclusion Criteria:
Not wanting to participate in the research voluntarily The state of moving the individual to a different country for any reason The end of the immunotherapy treatment period
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Gönül GÖKÇAY, Asist. Prof. | Kafkas University-Kafkas University Faculty of Health Sciences | Principal Investigator |
| Zeynep Genç AKGÜN, RN | Derince Training and Research Hospital | Study Chair |
| Ayşe ÇEVİRME, Prof. Dr. | Sakarya University-Sakarya University Faculty of Health Sciences | Study Chair |
| Aylin Meşe TUNÇ, MsC | Sakarya University-Sakarya University Faculty of Health Sciences | Study Chair |
| Nida EFETÜRK, Lecturer | Istanbul Okan University, Istanbul Okan University Vocational School of Health Services | Study Chair |
| Özge ERTÜRK, PhD | Sakarya University-Sakarya University Faculty of Health Sciences | Study Chair |
| Seda GÖĞER, Phd | Sakarya University-Sakarya University Health Care Services | Study Chair |
| Elif Seda UĞURLU, RN | Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital | Study Chair |
| Hülya İncirkuş KÜÇÜK, RN | Yalova State Hospital |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Gönül GÖKÇAY | Kars | 36500 | Turkey (Türkiye) |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1753026 | Background | Kolcaba KY, Kolcaba RJ. An analysis of the concept of comfort. J Adv Nurs. 1991 Nov;16(11):1301-10. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1991.tb01558.x. | |
| 7930099 | Background | Kolcaba KY. A theory of holistic comfort for nursing. J Adv Nurs. 1994 Jun;19(6):1178-84. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1994.tb01202.x. |
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After the study is completed, it will be shared with all researchers.
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| ID | Term |
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| D010146 | Pain |
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| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| D005069 | Evaluation Studies as Topic |
| ID | Term |
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| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |
| D017531 | Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms |
| D011787 | Quality of Health Care |
| D017530 | Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation |
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experimental group: application of immunotherapy via Z technique control group: immunotherapy administration with standard procedure
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Participants were divided into groups using the "simple randomization method". Participants were not informed about which group they belonged to. Automated computer-based randomization resulted in the execution of the experiment with the timing scenario and the confidential assignment of participants to one of the 2 intervention arms. The researcher was blind to all conditions until the participants started the computer program and the intervention began. Participants were also unaware of whether the group they were assigned to was an experimental or control condition. Additionally, researchers who code and analyze data will be blind to randomization and interference.
| experimental group | Behavioral | The experiment group will be applied with the Z technique. |
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| 27753676 | Background | Yilmaz D, Khorshid L, Dedeoglu Y. The Effect of the Z-Track Technique on Pain and Drug Leakage in Intramuscular Injections. Clin Nurse Spec. 2016 Nov/Dec;30(6):E7-E12. doi: 10.1097/NUR.0000000000000245. |
| Background | Arslan, Ş. & Çalışkaner, A. (2022) Subkutan Alerjen İmmünoterapisine Bağlı Lokal ve Sistemik Reaksiyonlar: Tek Merkezde 5 Yıllık Tecrübemiz. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 17 (1) , 1-8 . DOI: 10.17517/ksutfd.839958. |
| 35255535 | Result | Oh JW. Pollen Allergy in a Changing Planetary Environment. Allergy Asthma Immunol Res. 2022 Mar;14(2):168-181. doi: 10.4168/aair.2022.14.2.168. |