Acupressure and Training for Coping With PMS

Adiyaman University Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Acupressure; Premenstrual Syndrome

Treatments: Other: training +acupressure; Other: training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03899207

Adiyaman Universty

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study was conducted to determine the effect of acupressure and training, given to women under the guidance of health belief model for coping with premenstrual syndrome, on the premenstrual symptoms and quality of life.

This study was conducted to as a randomized controlled trial. The population of the study was composed of all women with PMS registered in FHCs no. 4 and 14 located in the city center. The sample of the study consisted of women including 51 women in training +acupressure group, 55 women in training group and 57 women in control group. The data were collected with Participant Information Form, PMSS and WHOQOL-BREF in the study. Training and acupressure were administered to the acupressure + training group. Only the training for coping with premenstrual syndrome was given to the training group. The data collection forms were reapplied to all groups 12 weeks after the pretest.

Full description

Premenstrual Syndrome is an important collection of symptoms affecting approximately one-fifth of women in reproductive age.

Acupressure is an intervention found in the nursing intervention system and defined as applying constant and powerful pressure on certain/specific points of the body in order to reduce pain, provide relaxation and relief, and to prevent or reduce nausea. Many studies conducted in gynecology have shown that acupressure decreased menstrual distress, premenstrual symptoms, back pain in women experiencing dysmenorrhea, labor pain and nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. In addition, it was shown in the studies that training given for PMS decreased the premenstrual symptoms

Enrollment: 199 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Having regular menstruation (between 21-35 days),

not having any psychiatric diagnosis or any gynecological diseases

not using contraceptives,

not having tissue deformity in the extremities.

Exclusion criteria

having any psychiatric diagnosis having any gynecological diseases

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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199 participants in 3 patient groups

training +acupressure

Experimental group

Description:

In the training+acupressure group, 10 women were excluded from the study since they could not participate in acupressure application at different times, 2 women were excluded since they had menstrual irregularities and 4 women were excluded since they could not be contacted.

Treatment:

Other: training

training

Experimental group

Description:

In the training group, 4 women were excluded since they did not participate in the reminder training, 1 woman was excluded since she had menstrual irregularities, 3 women were excluded since they wanted to withdraw from the study and 3 women were excluded from the study since they could not be contacted.

Treatment:

Other: training +acupressure

control

No Intervention group

Description:

In the control group, 4 women were excluded from the study since they could not be reached and 5 women were excluded since they did not agree to participate in the posttest.