Effect of Z Technıque on Pain, Comfort, Symptoms in Ummunotherapy Areas

Summary

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

Conditions

• Immunotherapy

Interventions

OTHER

Pre-post test

Personal Information Form, Vas Scale, Undesirable Symptoms Form and General Comfort Scale Questions will be asked to immunotherapy patients with this research.

BEHAVIORAL

experimental group

The experiment group will be applied with the Z technique.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kafkas University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Gönül GÖKÇAY, Asist. Prof. · Kafkas University-Kafkas University Faculty of Health Sciences

• Zeynep Genç AKGÜN, RN · Derince Training and Research Hospital

• Ayşe ÇEVİRME, Prof. Dr. · Sakarya University-Sakarya University Faculty of Health Sciences

• Aylin Meşe TUNÇ, MsC · Sakarya University-Sakarya University Faculty of Health Sciences

• Nida EFETÜRK, Lecturer · Istanbul Okan University, Istanbul Okan University Vocational School of Health Services

• Özge ERTÜRK, PhD · Sakarya University-Sakarya University Faculty of Health Sciences

• Seda GÖĞER, Phd · Sakarya University-Sakarya University Health Care Services

• Elif Seda UĞURLU, RN · Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital

• Hülya İncirkuş KÜÇÜK, RN · Yalova State Hospital

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

TRIPLE

Model

CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-10-03

Primary Completion

2022-12-30

Completion

2023-03-03

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations