Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: October | Volume: 9 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 189-196
A Pre-Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Aerobic Exercises on Dysmenorrhoea among Nursing Students at SGRD College Of Nursing Vallah, Amritsar
Ms. Harpreet Kaur1, Dr. Karuna Sharma2, Ms. Ujala Joshi3
1Student, 2Professor, 3Assistant Professor,
Sri Guru Ram Das College of Nursing, Vallah, Amritsar, Punjab
Corresponding Author: Ms. Harpreet Kaur
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Adolescence in girls has been recognized as a special period which signifies the metamorphosis from girlhood to womanhood. One of the major physiological changes that take place in the adolescent girls is the onset of menarche, which is often associated with problems of irregular menstruation, excessive bleeding and dysmenorrhoea. Dysmenorrhoea is the term for painful menstruation. Aerobic exercises are found to be very beneficial for the treatment of menstrual problems. Aim of the study is to assess the effectiveness of aerobic exercises on dysmenorrhea among nursing students.
Methods: A pre-experimental was conducted at Sri Guru Ram Das College of Nursing, Vallah, Amritsar (Punjab).Total 60 students were selected by using purposive sampling technique. Written consent was taken from participants of study. Socio demographic variables, menstrual profile and Numeric Pain Rating Scale were used as tool for data collection.
Results: The present study revealed that mean pain score and standard deviation was 5.58 ± 1.45 before giving intervention and 4.88± 1.10 after giving intervention. The effectiveness was statistically tested by using paired t- test which revealed that t value = 7.52 and the result was found to be significant at p<0.001 level of significance. So, the results of the present study also revealed that, there was statistically significant association between the post-test level of dysmenorrhoea with the selected socio-demographic variables among nursing students at p<0.05 level of significance. The study concluded that, there was a decrease in level of pain during dysmenorrhoea after intervention (Aerobic exercises).
Key words: Dysmenorrhoea, Aerobic exercises, Nursing Student.