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Park, Sung, Oh, Im, Kim, Kim, and Lee: Pain Relieving Effect of Yakson Therapy for Infants
Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2006; 36(6): 897-904.

Published online: 28 March 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2006.36.6.897

Pain Relieving Effect of Yakson Therapy for Infants

Eun Sook Park1, Kyung Suk Sung2, Won Oak Oh3, Hye Sang Im4, Eun Sook Kim5, Yeon Ah Kim6, Chun Hee Lee6

1College of Nursing, Korea University, Korea.

2Department of Nursing, Wonju National College, Korea.

3Department of Nursing, Dongguk University, Korea.

4Post-Doctoral Researcher, School of Nursing, University of Washington, USA.

5Head Nurse, NICU, Korea University Hospital, Korea.

6RN, NICU, Korea University Hospital, Korea.

hsim@u.washington.edu

Copyright © 2006 Korean Society of Nursing Science

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of Yakson therapy as a pain management tool on the physiologic and behavioral reponses of infants with a painful heelstick procedure.

Method

Infants were randomly assigned to a group that underwent a series of Yakson therapy and a control that received nothingbefore a heelstick. Heart rate, oxygen saturation, and NIPS were compared between the experimental (n=16) and control (n=16) infants during an undisturbed baseline and after a standard heelstick procedure. Yakson therapy consisted of laying a hand on the back, and caressing the abdomen by hand for 5 minutes.

Result

The pain scores of the Yakson group were lower than the control group. Foroxygen saturation, there were statistically significant differences between groups. For heart rate, there were no statistically significant differences between groups.

Conclusion

This data suggests that Yakson therapy had a pain relief effect in behavior responses and SaO2. Accordingly, Yakson therapy should be used as a nursing intervention for simple pain management for a heel prick.

Keywords: Pain, Infant, Yakson therapy

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