Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * be 18 years of age or older * Volunteering to participate in the study * Being a hemodialysis patient and being on hemodialysis for more than three months * Having an arteriovenous fistula that has been used for more than a month * To be hemodialyzed three times a week * To be literate * Absence of communication barrier * Not having any psychiatric diagnosis * Not having cognitive impairment Exclusion Criteria: * being under the age of 18 * It takes less than a month for the arteriovenous fistula to be newly opened * Having a different type of vascular interference from arteriovenous fistula * Having phlebitis, scar tissue, dermatitis, an incision or infection at the site of arteriovenous interference * Hemodialysis of the patient more or less than three times a week * Having any disease that may affect the perception of pain * Illiteracy * Having a psychiatric diagnosis * Having any discomfort in the hand and arm that allows squeezing the antistress ball * There is a communication barrier * Having a cognitive impairment