Effect of Self-acupressure on Sanyinjiao acupoint(SP6) on dysmenorrhea among Faculty of Nursing Students | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Volume 15, Issue 1, March 2024, Pages 1538-1548 PDF (566.38 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2024.347541 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Heba Atef Osman1; Mona R Ahmed2; Fatma Ahmed Mohammed Sabry3; Randa Hamdi Abdelfattah4; Heba Ahmed Galal Atia5 | ||
| 1lecturer of Women Health and Obstetrics Nursing ,Facult of Nursing, ,Minia University, Egypt. | ||
| 2lecturer of Maternity& Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| 3lecturer of Obstetric and Gynecological Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Egypt. | ||
| 4Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University, Egypt. | ||
| 5Lecturer of Maternity, Obstetric and Gynecological Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Dysmenorrhea continues to be a significant issue that worries adolescent and young adult women. The occurrence of this condition is common and often not adequately addressed .Aim: assess effect of self-acupressure on SP6 point on primary dysmenorrhea among Faculty of Nursing Students. Design: Quasi-experimental research design. Setting: Faculty of Nursing at Sohag University. Sample: A purposive sample of 100 female students. Tools: Tool I: Structured interviewing questionnaire Tool II: Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Tool III: Modified McGill Pain Questionnaire Short form (MPQ-SF). Results: There is highly statistical significance difference between pre & posttest regarding pain level with p-value .001. Conclusion: Self-acupressure on SP6 point was effective in relieving the severity of menstrual pain among nursing female students with primary dysmenorrhea. Recommendations: Use of self SP6 acupressure should be advocated as a non-pharmacological approach for management of menstrual pain. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Dysmenorrhea; Faculty of Nursing Students Self-acupressure | ||
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