مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - تاثير فنون آرام سازي بر قاعدگي دردناك اوليه در دانشجويان دختر خوابگاهي دانشگاه علوم پزشكي تبريز 79-1378

چكيده لاتين :

Background and Objectives: There are two distinct types of primary dysmenorrhea (Spasmodic and Congestive) which differ with each other in timing, quality of pain and other symptoms. The main purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of relaxation techniques (progressive muscle relaxation) in these two types of dysmenorrhea. Materials and Methods: Data was collected in the form of questionnaire, interview and clinical examination of sufferers. Target community of our study consisted of the students, which were residents in the two dormitories of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, and had menstrual pain. Eighty - eight subjects (44 subjects with spasmodic and 44 subjects with congestive dysmenorrhea) were selected randomly from these two dormitories. In the next step, the students from one of these dormitories were assigned as experimental group, while students from the other dormitory were assigned as control group, so that study should not be affected. Relaxation exercises were trained only to the experimental group and the control group did not receive any interventions. Finally 75 students completed the study (35 spasmodic and 40 congestive subjects). Results: The study demonstrated that relaxation techniques were very effective in treating the subjects with spasmodic dysmenorrhea. It resulted in a significant reduction in SSS score, resting time and the amount of analgesic use in post treatment period in comparison with pretreatment period and control group. In congestive group relaxation was effective as compared to the spasmodic group but the amount of analgesic use and resting time did not reduce significantly. Conclusion: Relaxation techniques were effective in treating both spasmodic and congestive dysmenorrhea, however effectiveness observed in congestive cases was less than that seen spasmodic cases.