Aromatic Abdominal Massage for Alleviating Menstrual Pain in Nursing Students at Suez Canal University | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 30, Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2018, Pages 429-439 PDF (191.4 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2018.203824 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Asmaa Abo Bakr Ibraheem Abo Eleneen1; Inas Mohamed Abd-Allah2; Amany Kamal Ibrahim3 | ||
| 1Demonstrator of Maternity, Obstetrical and Gynecological nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University | ||
| 2Associate Professor of Maternity, Obstetrical and Gynecological nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University | ||
| 3Associate professor of pharmacognosy, Faculty of pharmacy, Suez Canal University. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| form their normal daily activities for one to three days each month. Aromatic abdominal massage is one of non –pharmacological methods can help women copes with the menstrual pain. Aim of study: was to assess the effect of aromatic abdominal massage by using (lavender, clary sage dissolved in almond oil) on alleviating menstrual pain intensity. Design: Experimental design. Setting: The study was conducted at Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University in Ismailia city. Sample: purposive sample of (106) nursing students having any degree of primary menstrual pain was recruited in this study. The sample divided randomly into study and control group (53 nursing students each). Tools of data collection:1) A structured interviewing questionnaire,2) Rating Analogue Scale, and 3) McGill pain questionnaire. Results: It revealed that the Rating Analogue Scale in first three days of the two consecutive cycles after intervention was significantly lower in interventional group than control group except in third day of menses in second cycle after intervention. Also, the mean score of all descriptors of McGill pain questionnaire were lesser in interventional group than in control group of the two consecutive cycles after intervention, but the difference was significant in the first cycle after intervention only. Conclusion: Abdominal massage with lavender and clary sage was effective on alleviating menstrual pain among nursing students having primary menstrual pain comparing to abdominal massage only. Recommendation: Abdominal massage with lavender and clary sage should be incorporated in nursing practice as a pain relieving measures for girls suffering from menstrual pain | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Aromatherapy; Menstrual Pain | ||
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