Purpose: To assess the effectiveness of digital pressure on pain among patients receiving intramuscular injection in selected hospitals of Pune city, india. Objectives: To assess the intensity of pain in patients receiving digital pressure during and after giving intramuscular injection in experimental group, to assess the intensity of pain in patients not receiving digital pressure during and after giving intramuscular injection in control group, to compare the intensity of pain in patients receiving digital pressure and in patients not receiving digital pressure, during and after giving intramuscular injection, to find association of demographic variables with the intensity of pain. Methods: This was a quantitative quasi experimental research study of 60 patients (30 experimental group and 30 control group), who are receiving intramuscular injection on deltoid or gluteus muscle of selected hospitals of Pune during data collection period . The assessment of the intensity of pain were done in patient receiving digital pressure during and after giving intramuscular injection in experimental group by using numerical pain rating scale, visual analogue scale and behavioural responses. Then assessment of the intensity of pain done in patients during and after giving intramuscular injection in control group. Result: The mean scores in numerical rating scale during IM injection was 1.9 in experimental group and 3.5 in control group with t calculated value of 9.331816 for t table 2.048407 at a p value of “0” (p<0.01)which indicates that there was less pain in the experimental group during IM injection. The mean scores in visual analogue scale during IM injection was 1.16 in experimental group and 2.43 in control group with t calculated value of 9.641648 for table 2.048407 at a p value of “0” (p<0.01)which indicates that there was less pain in the experimental group during IM injection. The mean scores in numerical rating scale after IM injection was 0.9 in experimental group and 2.2 in control group with t calculated value of 14.3839 for t table 2.048407 at a p value of “0” (p<0.01)which indicates that there was less pain in the experimental group. The mean scores in visual analogue scale after IM injection was 0.8 in experimental group and 1.9 in control group with t calculated value of 10.70661 for t table 2.048407 at a p value of “0” (p<0.01)which indicates that there was less pain in the experimental group. Conclusion:Hence the findings signify that digital pressure was effective in reducing pain during and after intramuscular injection and can be implemented in clinical setting 

Keywords: Digital Pressure; Patients; Pain; Intramuscular Injection.