The Effect of Yoga Practice on Pain Intensity, Menstruation Symptoms and Quality of Life in Primary Dysmenorrhea
Primary Dysmenorrhea, Pain, Menstrual, Quality of Life
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Primary Dysmenorrhea focused on measuring yoga, menstrual pain, menstrual symptoms, quality of life, nursing students, primary dysmenorrhea
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Accepting voluntarily to participate in the study.
- Studying in 1st and 2nd grade between 18 October 2021-16 September 2022 at Mersin University Faculty of Nursing in the Academic Year of 2021-2022,
- Between the ages of 18-24 years,
- Willing to participate in the study,
- Having the facilities (computer, internet, etc.) to participate in the online training,
- Having female gender and a regular menstruation period (occurring at intervals of 21-35 days and lasting 3-8 days),
- Having menstrual pain intensity at least 4 points according to the Visual Pain Scale,
- Having a score of 60 or more according to the Menstruation Symptom Scale,
- Not using hormonal contraception and intrauterine equipment,
- Not pregnant and have not experienced pregnancy before,
- Not having a systemic and chronic disease,
- There is no physical health problem that will prevent/limit yoga practice,
- No diagnosed musculoskeletal disease or no severe heart disease,
- Not practicing yoga regularly,
- No diagnosed psychiatric problems,
- Did not take the Obstetrics-Women's Health and Diseases Nursing course,
- Female students with primary dysmenorrhea who signed the Informed Consent Form.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not accepting voluntarily to participate in the study.
- Studying in Mersin University Nursing Faculty in the 1st and 2nd grade except 18 October 2021-16 September 2022 in the Academic Year of 2021-2022,
- Younger than 18 years old or over 24 years old,
- Not having the facilities (computer, internet, etc.) to participate in the online training,
- Not having female gender and a regular menstruation period,
- Menstrual pain intensity less than 4 points according to the Visual Pain Scale,
- Having a score of 59 or less according to the Menstruation Symptom Scale,
- Using hormonal contraception and intrauterine device,
- Pregnant and have experienced pregnancy before,
- Having a systemic and chronic disease,
- Having a physical health problem that will prevent/limit yoga practice,
- Diagnosed musculoskeletal disease or severe heart disease,
- Doing regular yoga exercises,
- Having a psychiatric problem,
- Obstetrics-Gynecology and Diseases Nursing course,
- Students without primary dysmenorrhea who do not sign the Informed Consent Form.
Sites / Locations
- Mersin University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Yoga group
Control group
Hatha yoga, which is one of the most basic yoga methods, will be applied to the students in the study. During each practice within the scope of Hatha yoga, students; breathing exercises, relaxation techniques and warm-up exercises will be applied respectively. In addition to these, asanas (yoga postures) with balance, stretching, relaxation and strengthening components will be applied to the students. This application includes the most basic yoga exercises and does not pose any health risks for practitioners. During the yoga practice in the online environment, the cameras of the students in the yoga group will be turned on and the researcher who has the application will be able to see each student. Yoga will be applied to this group twice a week for 60 minutes each for three menstrual cycles (12 weeks).
No intervention will be made to the control group, only the data will be collected at the same time as the study group.