Effectiveness of facilitated tucking on pulse, respiration, oxygen saturation, pain and cry among infants receiving vaccination: Quasi-experimental study

Abstract Background Vaccination is essential for infants to protect them against disease. Positioning during vaccination can help reduce discomfort. Facilitated tucking is effective in relieving acute pain in neonates. Material and Methods A quasi-experimental research design was adopted for the present study. Purposive sampling was used for sample selection, and the sample comprised 68 infants receiving the first dose of the pentavalent vaccine. Both groups included an equal number of samples (n = 34). The researcher used a demographic proforma, the Neonatal Pain Assessment Tool, and a Cry Assessment Checklist. Results Most infants were immunised at 1.5 months in both groups. Most infants in the control group were female (61.8%). The physiological parameters within the group, test values are highly significant (p < 0.0001). The physiological parameters between the groups were very highly significant for pulse scores (p < 0.0001) and for pain (p < 0.05). There is a significant association between respiration and feeding (p < 0.05) and between cry and the accompanying person (p < 0.05). Conclusion The facilitated tucking was effective in reducing pain and stabilising physiological parameters. Hence, it was found that facilitated tucking is effective in reducing pain, crying, and stabilising physiological parameters of the infants.