The Effect of Multisensory Stimulus Method on Pain and Physiological Parameters in Infants

"In the multisensory stimulus method;~1. st stimulus (sense of taste): The mother breastfed the baby for 20 minutes. Breastfeeding was terminated before vaccination.~2. nd stimulus (sense of touch),: The mother applied touch - a light massage for 5 min until the vaccination process. There was a break just before the vaccination. The application was continued for another 5 min after the vaccination.~3. rd stimulus: Speech-Sound (sense of hearing): The mother spoke to the baby in a soft tone for 5 minutes until the vaccination (words, lullabies, songs, etc.). There was a break just before the vaccination. The practice was continued for 5 minutes immediately after the vaccination.~4\. Stimulus Eye contact (sense of sight): The mother made eye contact with the baby in the mother's field of vision for 5 minutes until the vaccination. There was a break just before the vaccination. The application continued for another 5 minutes after the vaccination."

"In the multisensory stimulus method;~1. st stimulus (sense of taste): The mother breastfed the baby for 20 minutes. Breastfeeding was terminated 5 min before vaccination.~2. nd stimulus (sense of touch),: The nurse applied touch - a light massage for 5 minutes until the vaccination. There was a break just before the vaccination. The application was continued for another 5 min after the vaccination.~3. rd stimulus: Speech-Sound (sense of hearing): The nurse spoke to the baby in a soft tone for 5 minutes until the vaccination (words, lullabies, songs, etc.). There was a break just before the vaccination. The practice was continued for 5 minutes immediately after the vaccination.~4\. Stimulus Eye contact (sense of sight): The nurse made eye contact with the baby in the mother's field of vision for 5 minutes until the vaccination. There was a break just before the vaccination. The application continued for another 5 minutes after the vaccination."

"Multisensory stimulus method not applied:~The baby was breastfed by its mother for 20 minutes. Breastfeeding was stopped just before the vaccination."