Abstract:

Purpose: This study was done to investigate the effectiveness of local hot and cold application in the reduction of the developing pain associated with the vaccination in babies 2-6 months. Tool and Method: Randomized is a controlled work. The universe of the study was formed by 2-6-month babies brought to four family health centers located in the Safranbolu district of Karabük between 1 June and 30 November 2016 to become a pneumococcus vaccine. The sample of the study included a total of 96 babies (heat application: 31; cold application: 32; control group: 33). The data was collected with the "Baby Bigi Form" and the FLACC Pain Scale. Results: In the study, the average FLACC Pain Score score of babies was 5.531±1.934, 8.710±1.346 in the hot application group and 9.152±1.661 in the control group. It was found that the difference between the average points of the groups was statistically meaningful (KW=49.043; p=0,000<0.05). Results: Local cold and hot methods applied to the pre-pneumococcus vaccine area have been found to be effective in reducing the pain associated with the vaccine among babies. Also, it was found that cold application was more effective in relieving pain than hot application.

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