Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique on Pain Intensity and FatigueAssociated with Primary Dysmenorrhea among Female Adolescents | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 36, Volume 14, Issue 1, March 2023, Pages 486-500 PDF (611.55 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.284284 | ||
| Authors | ||
| ElSayeda Hamdy Nasr Abdelhalim1; Marwa Yehia Moustafa Sweelam2; Amel abd Elaziem Mohamed3; Fatma Gomaa Mohamed Amer4; Nor El-Hoda Mohamed El-Sayed El- Shabory1 | ||
| 1Assistant Professor of Maternity, Obstetrics, and Gynecology Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University | ||
| 2Lecturer of Maternity and Neonate Health Care Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University | ||
| 3Assistant professor of Community Health Nursing Beni- Suef University, Egypt | ||
| 4Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) therapy is considered one of the alternative therapies used for reducing pain intensity and fatigue. Dysmenorrhea is primary or secondary on the base of the absence or presence of pathology. The study aimed to assess the effect of progressive muscle relaxation technique on pain intensity and fatigue associated with primary dysmenorrhea among female adolescents. Design: A quasi-experimental research design was utilized to achieve the aim of this study. Setting: The study was conducted in two governmental secondary schools in Port Said City. Subjects: A purposive sample consisting of 150 female adolescents was recruited using a multi-stage sample technique in this study. Three tools used for data collection are: Tool (I): A self-administered questionnaire, Tool (II): A modified Behavioral Pain Scale, Tool (III): A fatigue assessment scale, and Tool (IV): Dysmenorrheal duration assessment sheet. Results: No statistically significant differences were noticed between the study and control groups concerning their all demographic characteristics. Results of the present study revealed that statistically significant differences were detected between the study and control groups regarding their pain intensity post-intervention. A significant reduction in fatigue scores in the study group as compared to the control group post-intervention (p-0.0001). Conclusion: Progressive muscle relaxation technique had a positive effect on reducing pain intensity and fatigue among female adolescents with primary dysmenorrhea. Recommendations: Progressive muscle relaxation technique should be used as a non-pharmacological method because it is a systematic technique to reduce pain intensity and fatigue among female adolescents with primary dysmenorrhea. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Fatigue; Pain intensity; Progressive muscle relaxation; Female adolescents with primary dysmenorrhea | ||
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