Although the majority of nurses are aware that the ventrogluteal site is the safest area for intramuscular injections, they still prefer to use the dorsogluteal site in practice. To investigate the effects of information provided to patients before intramuscular injection into the ventrogluteal site on pain, anxiety, fear of injection, comfort, and patient satisfaction. This quasi-experimental study was conducted between February and April 2024 in the emergency department of a state hospital located in western Türkiye. The study sample consisted of 160 patients, with 80 in the control group and 80 in the experimental group. Following the information provided to patients, a statistically significant difference was found between the intervention and control groups in terms of post-administration pain (intervention = 3.93 ± 2.04; control = 2.35 ± 2.20), state anxiety (intervention = 37.35 ± 2.46; control = 39.05 ± 1.37), and comfort levels (intervention = 7.34 ± 0.75; control = 7.78 ± 0.75) (p 0.05). It was determined that there was no statistically significant difference between the intervention and control groups regarding post-administration injection fear and satisfaction with the injection process (p0.05). Based on the study results, patient education before ventrogluteal intramuscular injection should be planned in a way that alleviates anxiety while minimizing its possible impact on pain perception and comfort. It was determined that the pain level of the intervention group was higher and the comfort level was lower compared to the control group. However, it was found that the education provided to the patients significantly reduced state anxiety. It is recommended that research be conducted using different research designs (experimental, randomized) and different methods (such as different educational materials. distracting interventions) in various samples to obtain evidence-based information.
Kaya et al. (Sat,) studied this question.