Effect of Abdominal Massage with Essential Oils Mixture on Pain among Nursing Students with Primary Dysmenorrhea | ||||
| Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Volume 27, Issue 2, June 2025, Page 57-71 PDF (261.44 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Research articles | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asalexu.2025.429798 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Zainh Ibrahim Yousef Moatakef* 1; Soheir Ibrahim Sobhy2; Fatma Mohamed Nasr El-Din Shuaib,3; Afaf Hassan A. Abdel-Menem4; Dina Ahmed Mahmood Selim5 | ||||
| 1Assistant Lecturer Community Development and Continuing Education Center, Nursing Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hodeida University, Yemen | ||||
| 2, Professor Emeritus Obstetric & Gynecologic Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University | ||||
| 3Assistant Professor Emeritus Obstetric & Gynecologic Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University | ||||
| 4Assistant Professor Obstetric & Gynecologic Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University College of Applied Medical Sciences, Yanbu, Nursing Department, Taibahu University, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| 5Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Aromatherapy massage is one of the popular types of CAM, which is used for the management of primary dysmenorrhea through the use of essential oils separately or in combination with massage. Objective: This study aims to evaluate the effect of abdominal massage with essential oils mixture on pain among nursing students with primary dysmenorrhea. Materials and Method: A quasi-experimental research design was utilized at Faculty of Nursing affiliated to Alexandria University. A convenient sample of 80 female nursing students enrolled in the 2nd & the 3rd academic years 2021/2022 and meeting the inclusion criteria was recruited in the study. They were equally assigned (40 female nursing students) to either study or control group. The study group received abdominal massage with essential oils mixture, while the control group received abdominal massage with placebo (sweet almond oil). Collection of data covered a period of 4 months, 4 days/week. Results: both the study and the control groups were almost similar in all of their socio-demographic data, and menstrual history, where the relationship between them was not statistically significant. However, high significant reduction of menstrual pain was observed among the study group after the 1st & the 2nd intervention, compared to the control group. Conclusion: Abdominal massage with essential oils mixture for nursing students with primary dysmenorrhea was highly significantly effective in reducing the intensity of menstrual pain. Recommendations: Aromatherapy abdominal massage with essential oils mixture can be used by nurses for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea because it is safe, effective, and easy to apply and has no side effects. Educational program should be initiated for adolescent girls with primary dysmenorrhea about effects, benefits and utilization of abdominal massage with essential oils mixture, using a multitude of audiovisual materials. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Abdominal Massage; Essential Oils Mixture; Pain Intensity; Nursing Students; Primary Dysmenorrhea | ||||
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