The Effect of Massage and Progressive Relaxation Exercises on Pain Intensity and Menstrual Symptoms in Students With Primary Dysmenorrhea A Randomized Controlled Trial

YILDIZ E., Acaroglu R.

HOLISTIC NURSING PRACTICE, vol.36, no.5, pp.284-294, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 36 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/hnp.0000000000000541
  • Journal Name: HOLISTIC NURSING PRACTICE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.284-294
  • Keywords: dysmenorrhea, massage, menstrual symptom, pain intensity, progressive relaxation exercises, student
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A total of 97 female students, 50 in the intervention group and 47 in the control group, were included in this pretest-posttest design randomized controlled study. Massage and progressive relaxation exercises are self-administered practices that are easy to adopt, with no side effects, and have beneficial effects on pain, sweating, fatigue, and gastrointestinal and central nervous system signs. So, it can be asserted that when applied together, massage and progressive relaxation exercises could be more effective in reducing menstrual symptoms than applying them separately.