Background: This study was conducted to evaluate the pain perceptions of newborns during the hepatitis B (HBV)\nvaccinations performed in the facilitated tucking position and the classical holding position, respectively.\nMethods: The randomized controlled experimental study was conducted between 1 September 2014 and 30\nDecember 2014 at the neonatal intensive care unit of a Turkish university hospital. One group of infants was held in\nthe facilitated tucking position (the treatment group; n = 30) during HBV vaccination; infants in the other group\nwere held in the classical holding position (the control group; n = 30) during HBV vaccination. The Neonatal Infant\nPain Scale (NIPS) scores of the infants in the treatment and control groups were compared during procedure. Also,\nthe infantsâ�� physiological parameters were compared before, during, and after the procedure. Descriptive statistics, a\nchi-square test, and an independent samples t-test were used to assess the data.\nResults: The mean pain scores of infants vaccinated in the facilitated tucking position (2.83 �± 1.18) were significantly\nstatistically lower than the scores of infants vaccinated in the classical holding position (6.47 �± 1.07) (p <0.05).\nConclusions: The pain perceptions of newborns held in the facilitated tucking position during HBV vaccination were\nlower. The facilitated tucking position, a non-pharmacological method, is recommended as an effective and useful\nmethod for reducing pain during the procedure.
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