Abstract

Background: Diabetes is a chronic illness that is very common, progressive, and incapacitating. Over the past 20 years, there has been a sharp increase in the global prevalence of diabetes. Methods: This randomized controlled experimental study was conducted consisted of 66 patients (35 in Shotblocker Group, 31 in control group) who applied Subcutaneous Insulin Injections in Hospitalized Adults Patients with Type 2 Diabetes between September 2024 to January 2025. to examine the effect of the Shotblocker on the intensity of pain and the degree of patient satisfaction during the administration of subcutaneous insulin injections The study data were collected using the Structured Information Form, VAS for Pain and VAS for Satisfaction. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (SPSS version 27). Results: The age of the participants included in this study ranged between 18 years and older with a mean age of the Shotblocker group 56.71±10.269 and mean age of the control group 51.71±16.584 of total study participants. Most of the participated was Female (71.4%) in the shotblocker group and male was (44.4%) in control group Conclusions: Consort statement was followed for reporting. After the subcutaneous insulin injections, a significant difference was found between the groups in terms of the mean scores of VAS for pain and VAS for Injection Satisfaction (p < .000). It was determined that Shotblocker application was more effective in reducing the pain and in increasing satisfaction that occurs during of subcutaneous insulin injections according to the Shotblocker groups and control groups.

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