PRİMER DİSMENORELİ KADINLARDA KİNEZYOLOJİK BANTLAMA VE AEROBİK EGZERSİZİN ETKİLERİ: RANDOMİZE TEK KÖR KONTROLLÜ ÇALIŞMA

Year 2025, Volume: 36 Issue: 2, 133 - 142, 22.09.2025

Simge Temizkan , Miray Budak

https://doi.org/10.21653/tjpr.1121215

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, primer dismenoreli (PD) kadınlarda kinesiyolojik bantlama (KT) ve aerobik egzersizin (AE) ağrı, menstrüasyona yönelik tutum, depresyon ve yaşam kalitesi (YK) üzerindeki etkilerini incelemektir.
Yöntem: Primer dismenore tanısı almış 45 katılımcı rastgele olarak KT grubu (n=15), AE grubu (n=15) ve kontrol grubu (n=15) olmak üzere üç gruba ayrıldı. KT grubuna menstrüel döngünün 14. gününden başlayarak döngü sonuna kadar haftada iki kez, 3 hafta boyunca KT uygulandı. AE grubuna aynı dönem boyunca haftada iki kez, 45 dakikalık orta şiddette AE uygulandı. Kontrol grubuna herhangi bir müdahale yapılmadı. Tüm katılımcılar ağrı için McGill Ağrı Anketi (MAA), tutum için Menstrüel Tutum Ölçeği (MTÖ), depresyon için Beck Depresyon Ölçeği (BDÖ) ve YK için kısa form-36 (SF-36) ile değerlendirildi. Değerlendirmeler menstrüel döngünün 14. gününde ve 3 hafta sonra yapıldı.
Bulgular: Grup içi değerlendirmelerde, KT grubunda MTÖ ve SF-36, AE grubunda MAA’da anlamlı iyileşme saptandı (p<0,05). Kontrol grubunda anlamlı fark görülmedi (p>0,05). Zaman*Grup etkileşim analizinde, AE grubunda MAA lehine (p<0,05), KT grubunda MTÖ lehine anlamlı fark bulundu (p<0,05).
Sonuç: Sonuçlar, PD kadınlarda KT’nin menstrüasyona yönelik tutumu iyileştirebileceğini, AE’nin ise ağrıyı azaltabileceğini göstermektedir.

Keywords

Tutum , Dismenore , Egzersiz , Ağrı , Yaşam kalitesi

THE EFFECTS OF KINESIOLOGICAL TAPING AND AEROBIC EXERCISE IN WOMEN WITH PRIMARY DYSMENORRHEA: A RANDOMİZED SINGLE-BLIND CONTROLLED TRIAL

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effects of kinesiological taping (KT) and aerobic exercise (AE) on pain, menstrual attitude, depression, and quality of life (QoL) in women with primary dysmenorrhea (PD).
Methods: Forty-five participants diagnosed with PD were randomly assigned into three groups: KT group (n=15), AE group (n=15), and control group (n=15). The KT group received taping twice a week over 3 weeks, starting from the 14th day of the menstrual cycle until the end of the cycle. The AE group performed moderate-intensity AE for 45 minutes twice a week for 3 weeks, following the same schedule. The control group received no intervention. Participants were evaluated on the 14th day of the cycle and after 3 weeks using the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) for pain, the Menstrual Attitude Scale (MAS) for attitude, the Beck Depression Scale (BDS) for depression, and the short form-36 (SF-36) for QoL.
Results: Within-group analyses showed significant improvements in MAS and SF-36 in the KT group, and in MPQ in the AE group (p<0.05). No significant changes were observed in the control group (p>0.05). Time*Group interaction analysis revealed a significant improvement in MPQ favoring the AE group and in MAS favoring the KT group (p<0.05).
Conclusion: These findings suggest that KT may improve menstrual attitude, while AE may reduce pain in women with PD.

Keywords

Dysmenorrhea , Exercise , Pain , Attitude , Quality of Life

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