Prevalence of Premenstrual Syndrome and Using Traditional and Complementary Medicine Therapies Among Nursing Students

Abstract

Objective: To determine the prevalence of premenstrual syndrome and using traditional and complementary medicine among nursing students. Material and Method: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 187 nursing students in a university, Turkey. The data was collected using the Information form and the Premenstrual Syndrome Scale. Data was evaluated in SPSS (Windows 15.0) program. Results: The mean age of the students was 21.14±1.74 years, and the mean menarche age was 13.01±1.22 years. The mean menstruation cycle was 29.02±5.86 days, and the mean menstruation duration was 6.04±1.29 days. The prevalence of premenstrual syndrome was found 70.7%. There was a statistically significant relationship between Premenstrual Syndrome Scale mean score and mother education level (χ²=24.410; p=0.000), smoking (χ²=15.930; p=0.001), premenstrual syndrome symptoms in mother (χ²=13.579; p=0.001) and premenstrual syndrome symptoms in sister (χ²=11.591; p=0.009). The 97.9% of students used traditional and complementary medicine therapies. The most used mind-body practices was heat therapy (77%), the most used phytotherapy was chamomile (9.1%), and the most used dietary therapy was hot drinks (4.8%). Conclusion: It was determined that the majority of nursing students had premenstrual syndrome. Most of them were used traditional and complementary medicine therapies to cope with premenstrual syndrome symptoms. The most used traditional and complementary medicine therapies were mind-body practices. Besides, family history, education level of mother and smoking were affecting factors for premenstrual syndrome.

Keywords

• Traditional and complementary medicine
• menstrual cycle
• nursing student
• premenstrual syndrome

Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinde Premenstrual Sendrom Prevalansı ve Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tıp Yöntemleri Kullanımı

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı hemşirelik öğrencilerinde premenstrual sendrom prevalansı ve geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tıp yöntemleri kullanımını belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipteki bu araştırma, Türkiye'de bir üniversitede 187 hemşirelik öğrencisi ile gerçekleştirildi. Veriler, bilgi formu ve Premenstrual Sendrom Ölçeği kullanılarak elde edildi. Bulgular: Öğrencilerin yaş ortalaması 21,14 ± 1,74 yıl ve ortalama menarş yaşı 13,01 ± 1,22 yıldı. Ortalama adet döngüsü 29,02 ± 5,86 gün ve ortalama adet süresi 6,04 ± 1,29 gün olarak bulundu. Premenstrual sendrom prevalansının %70,7 olduğu belirlendi. Premenstrual Sendrom Ölçeği ile anne eğitim düzeyi (χ² = 24,410; p = 0,000), sigara kullanımı (χ² = 15,930; p = 0,001), annede premenstrual sendrom semptomlarının varlığı (χ² = 13,579; p = 0,001) ve kız kardeşte premenstrual sendrom semptomlarının varlığı (χ² = 11,591; p = 0,009) arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki bulundu. Öğrencilerin %97,9'unun geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tıp yöntemlerini kullandığı belirlendi. Geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tıp yöntemlerinden en çok kullanılan zihin-beden tekniği ısı tedavisi (%77), en çok kullanılan fitoterapi yöntemi papatya (%9,1) ve en çok kullanılan diyet tedavisi ise sıcak içecekler (% 4,8) idi. Sonuç: Öğrencilerin çoğunluğunun premenstrual semptom varlığı gösterdiği belirlendi. Öğrencilerin büyük bir kısmının premenstrual sendrom semptomlarıyla başa çıkmak için geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tıp yöntemlerini kullandığı bulundu. En çok kullanılan geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tıp yöntemleri zihin-beden teknikleriydi. Ayrıca aile öyküsü, annenin eğitim düzeyi ve sigara kullanımı gibi faktörlerin premenstrual sendrom üzerine etkili olduğu görüldü.

Keywords

• Geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tıp
• hemşirelik öğrencisi
• menstrual döngü
• premenstrual sendrom

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