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, cilt.36, sa.5, ss.284-294, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/hnp.0000000000000541
  • Dergi Adı: HOLISTIC NURSING PRACTICE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.284-294
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: dysmenorrhea, massage, menstrual symptom, pain intensity, progressive relaxation exercises, student
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.