Investigation of the short-term effectiveness of training in primary dysmenorrhea

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the short-term efficacy of relaxation training in women diagnosed with primary dysmenorrhea.

Methods: Forty-four cases (22.64±3.45 years, height: 164.8±4.91 cm, body mass index: 22.03±4.04 kg/m²) who diagnosed with primary dysmenorrhea were evaluated in two consecutive menstruation. Demographic characteristics and medical history of the patients were recorded. Menstrual pain symptoms of the cases were evaluated with the Menstrual Symptom Scale and menstrual pain severity with the Visual Analog Scale. No intervention was performed in the first menstruation.  In the second menstruation, Laura Mitchell Physiological Relaxation Training was applied at the first 3 days a total of 30 minutes.

Results: There was no difference in menstrual symptoms between the first and the second menstruation (p>0.05). Laura Mitchell's Physiological Relaxation Training in which applied second menstrual cycle reduced pain severity (p<0.05).

Conclusion: In primary dysmenorrhea, Laura Mitchell's Simple Relaxation Training can be used to be an effective approach in the short term. Randomized controlled studies are needed to examine the long-term effects.

Keywords

• Relaxation techniques,Dysmenorrhea,Relaxation

Primer dismenorede gevşeme eğitiminin kısa süreli etkinliğinin incelenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı primer dismenore tanısı almış kadınlarda gevşeme eğitiminin kısa süreli etkinliğini araştırmaktı.

Yöntem: Primer dismenore teşhisi alan 44 birey (yaş:22,64±3,45 yıl, boy uzunluğu: 164,8±4,91cm, vücut kütle indeksi: 22,03±4,04 kg/m²) ardışık iki menstürasyonda değerlendirildi. Bireylerin demografik özellikleri ve tıbbi hikayeleri kaydedildi. Bireylerin menstrüel semptomları Menstrüel Semptom Ölçeği ile menstrüel ağrı şiddeti ise vizüel analog skalası ile değerlendirildi. Birinci menstürasyonda hiçbir müdahale yapılmadı. İkinci menstürasyonda ise adetin ilk 3 günü toplamda 30 dakika Laura Mitchell’in fizyolojik gevşeme eğitimi uygulandı.

Bulgular: Birinci ve ikinci menstürasyonun menstrüel semptomları arasında bir fark yoktu (p>0,05). İkinci menstürasyonda uygulanan Laura Mitchell’in fizyolojik gevşeme eğitimi ağrı şiddetini azalttı (p<0,05).

Sonuç: Primer dismenorede ağrıyı azaltma konusunda, Laura Mitchell’in fizyolojik gevşeme eğitimi kısa dönemde etkili bir yaklaşım olarak kullanılabilir. Bu konuda uzun dönem etkileri inceleyen randomize kontrollü çalışmalara ihtiyaç vardır.

Keywords

• gevşeme eğitimi,dismenore,relaksasyon

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