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Pysical Activity Dismenore PDF
ISSN 1818-4952
IDOSI Publications, 2012
College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Islamic Azad University - Karaj Branch, Iran
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Department of Midwifery, Islamic Azad University - Karaj Branch, Iran
Abstract: Primary dysmenorrhea is one of the most common complains and gynecological problem worldwide
among young females. Findings claimed that exercise may positively affect this problem. Therefore, the main
purpose of this study was to examine the effect of 8 weeks physical activity on primary dysmenorrhea of female
students. Based on McGills questionnaire 50 students having moderate to severe primary dysmenorrhea took
part in this study and randomly were divided into experimental (N=25) and control (N=25) groups. The
experimental group participated in a physical activity program for 8 weeks, 3 sessions a week and 90 minutes
per session. The results revealed that performing a regular physical activity significantly reduced type of drugs
consumed (p 0.08), number of drugs consumed (p 0.01), volume of bleeding (p 0.002), rate of bleeding (p
0.005), length of menstruation pain (p 0.001) and total and present pain intensity (p 0.01, p 0.05) in
experimental group when comparing with control group or when comparing pre and post-test findings of
experimental group. Overalls, the results of this study indicated that participating in physical activity program
is likely an approach to reduce the detrimental effect of primary dysmenorrhea symptoms in young females.
Key words: Physical Activity
Primary Dysmenorrhea
INTRODUCTION
In the past two decades, the relation between
physical activity and menstrual disorders including
primary dysmenorrhea has significantly been studied.
Research findings have indicated that exercise can affect
menstruation in many ways including inducing
amenorrhea in athletes and it may decrease symptoms of
premenstrual syndrome and dysmenorrhea [1]. Primary
dysmenorrhea or painful menstruation, in absence of any
specific pelvic diseases, is one of the most common
complaints of women and is also the most common
gynecological problem worldwide [2, 3]. Primary
dysmenorrhea begins when young girls first experience
the ovulatory cycles and its prevalence increases during
adolescence (15-17 years) and reaches to its highest in 2024 years and decreases progressively thereafter [4, 5]. In
primary dysmenorrhea pain begins few hours before or
after the onset of menstruation and lasts for 24-48 hours.
The pain is more in the first day and rarely continues to
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next day. Dysmenorrhea pains are felt in lower abdomin
and may radiate into inner parts of thighs. In a high
percentage of cases, girls may experience systematic
symptoms such as backache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea,
fatigue and headache [6]. With severe pain, the suffers
may be absent from school or work for one or two days [3]
and it could have negative impact on academic, social and
sports activities of young girls [7].
Although primary dysmenorrhea is not a real threat
of life, but can impact on the quality of female life and in
case of severity it may lead to disability and inefficiency
[8, 9]. On the other hand, dysmenorrhea can cause
psychological problems in some of the females resulting
in their loneliness and inactive participation in different
social activities [10]. The detrimental impact of
dysmenorrhea on the lives of women has been considered
by most of the researchers in this area. In many countries,
primary dysmenorrhea is the leading cause of recurrent
short-term school and work absenteeism in young girls
and women [7, 11]. Data from few longitudinal studies
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22.84 1.79
56.39 9.05
169.26 5.53
22.07 3.61
13.43 1.8
6.78 1.27
25.87 3.68
Control Group
P-value N=25 W
23.8 4 2.91
60.63 9.27
163.86 4.64
22.64 3.37
12.77 1.47
5.86 1.28
26.54 3.93
p> 0.05
p> 0.05
p> 0.05
p>0.05
p> 0.05
p> 0.05
p> 0.05
Table 2: Comparison of primary dysmenorrhea characteristics between experimental and control groups based on Chi-square analysis
Variables
Type of drugs consumption
Volume of bleeding (quality)
Onset of menstruation pain
Pre-test
Post-test
Pre-test
Post-test
Pre-test
Post-test
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df
p-value
2.9
8.1
4.604
15.21
2.74
3.85
4
4
2
3
3
3
0.57
0.08
0.10
0.002
0.43
0.27
Mean Diff.
0.16
df
p-value
48
0.315
0.754
Pre-test
Post-test
0.73
48
1.315
0.175
Rate of bleeding
Pre-test
0.96
48
1.58
0.12
Post-test
1.92
48
4.18
0.005
Pre-test
0.17
48
-0.39
0.69
Post-test
1.74
48
3.28
0.001
Volume of bleeding(quantity)
Pre-test
0.18
48
0.33
0. 75
Post-test
0.50
48
-0.35
0.72
Table 4: Comparison of primary dysmenorrhea characteristics between pre and post-test of experimental group based on dependent t-test analysis
Variables
Mean diff.
df
p-value
1.040
24
2.68
0.01
Rate of bleeding
0.84
24
3.05
0.005
0.6
24
2.05
0.05
Volume of bleeding(quantity/CC)
24
2.87
0.008
Table 5: Comparison of primary dysmenorrheal pain between experimental and control groups assessed by Mc Gills questionnaire based on independent
t-test analysis
Variables
Mean diff.
df
p-value
-6.56
48
-6.56
0.01
-0.84
48
-1.97
0.05
-1.04
48
-4.9
0.05
Total Pain
8.37
48
-9.21
0.01
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