The study was conducted as randomized controlled. It included term neonates born between May 2020 and August 2020 at a training and research hospital. The study was completed with 100 neonates in total as 50 for experiment and 50 for control groups. During the process of heel lance, experiment group neonates were delivered crochet octopus 10 minutes before the process and let them touch the octopus 10 minutes more after the process. Control group neonates experienced the process without any intervention. As for the data collection, Newborn Identification Form, Neonatal-Infant Pain Scale (NIPS) and Observation Form were utilized. The whole process was video-recorded.
The main objective of the study was to determine the effect of using crochet octopus in order to reduce the acute pain developed during the process of heel lance in neonates.~The hypothesis of the study was Crochet octopus is rather effective in reducing the acute pain in heel lance process for neonates.