The Effect of Aerobic Exercise with Different Intensities on Pain, Menstrual Symptoms and Quality of Life in Adolescent Girls with Primary Dysmenorrhea
Background & aim: Primary dysmenorrhea is one of the most common disorders in adolescent girls. Exercise has positive effects on women with primary dysmenorrhea. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of aerobic exercise with different intensity (low, medium and high) on pain, m...
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| description | Background & aim: Primary dysmenorrhea is one of the most common disorders in adolescent girls. Exercise has positive effects on women with primary dysmenorrhea. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of aerobic exercise with different intensity (low, medium and high) on pain, menstrual symptoms and quality of life in adolescent girls with primary dysmenorrhea.
Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study, the statistical population consisted of 60 sedentary adolescent girls with severe and moderate dysmenorrhea who were randomly divided into three training groups and a control group. Subjects completed a menstrual symptom questionnaire to assess dysmenorrhea symptoms. The training protocol of the sports groups was performed three times a week. The VAS questionnaire was used to assess the amount of pain and the menstrual distress questionnaire and the abbreviated form of the WHOQOL questionnaire were used to assess menstrual symptoms and quality of life, respectively. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance, dependent t-test and Tukey's post hoc tests.
Results: The results indicated that there was a difference between the three intensities of aerobic exercise on pain (p = 0.133), duration of pain (p = 0.19) and menstrual symptoms (p = 0.239) in adolescent girls with primary dysmenorrhea. No significance was observed. In contrast, low-intensity aerobic exercise had a greater effect on improving the quality of life of adolescent girls with primary dysmenorrhea (p = 0.001).
Conclusion: The results of the present study revealed that low-intensity aerobic exercise had a positive effect on the quality of life of girls with primary dysmenorrhea, which lead to its improvement, although high-intensity exercise was correspondingly effective in reducing the duration of dysmenorrhea. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-793a655cd05d4a0eb88729e2d00da8ed2022-12-22T03:49:43ZfasYasuj University Of Medical SciencesArmaghane Danesh Bimonthly Journal1728-65142022-03-012711126The Effect of Aerobic Exercise with Different Intensities on Pain, Menstrual Symptoms and Quality of Life in Adolescent Girls with Primary DysmenorrheaM Tarhani0M Fathi1M Rahmati2 Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran Background & aim: Primary dysmenorrhea is one of the most common disorders in adolescent girls. Exercise has positive effects on women with primary dysmenorrhea. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of aerobic exercise with different intensity (low, medium and high) on pain, menstrual symptoms and quality of life in adolescent girls with primary dysmenorrhea. Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study, the statistical population consisted of 60 sedentary adolescent girls with severe and moderate dysmenorrhea who were randomly divided into three training groups and a control group. Subjects completed a menstrual symptom questionnaire to assess dysmenorrhea symptoms. The training protocol of the sports groups was performed three times a week. The VAS questionnaire was used to assess the amount of pain and the menstrual distress questionnaire and the abbreviated form of the WHOQOL questionnaire were used to assess menstrual symptoms and quality of life, respectively. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance, dependent t-test and Tukey's post hoc tests. Results: The results indicated that there was a difference between the three intensities of aerobic exercise on pain (p = 0.133), duration of pain (p = 0.19) and menstrual symptoms (p = 0.239) in adolescent girls with primary dysmenorrhea. No significance was observed. In contrast, low-intensity aerobic exercise had a greater effect on improving the quality of life of adolescent girls with primary dysmenorrhea (p = 0.001). Conclusion: The results of the present study revealed that low-intensity aerobic exercise had a positive effect on the quality of life of girls with primary dysmenorrhea, which lead to its improvement, although high-intensity exercise was correspondingly effective in reducing the duration of dysmenorrhea.http://armaghanj.yums.ac.ir/article-1-3167-en.htmlaerobic exercisedistressdysmenorrheaquality of lifepain |
| spellingShingle | M Tarhani M Fathi M Rahmati The Effect of Aerobic Exercise with Different Intensities on Pain, Menstrual Symptoms and Quality of Life in Adolescent Girls with Primary Dysmenorrhea Armaghane Danesh Bimonthly Journal aerobic exercise distress dysmenorrhea quality of life pain |
| title | The Effect of Aerobic Exercise with Different Intensities on Pain, Menstrual Symptoms and Quality of Life in Adolescent Girls with Primary Dysmenorrhea |
| title_full | The Effect of Aerobic Exercise with Different Intensities on Pain, Menstrual Symptoms and Quality of Life in Adolescent Girls with Primary Dysmenorrhea |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Aerobic Exercise with Different Intensities on Pain, Menstrual Symptoms and Quality of Life in Adolescent Girls with Primary Dysmenorrhea |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Aerobic Exercise with Different Intensities on Pain, Menstrual Symptoms and Quality of Life in Adolescent Girls with Primary Dysmenorrhea |
| title_short | The Effect of Aerobic Exercise with Different Intensities on Pain, Menstrual Symptoms and Quality of Life in Adolescent Girls with Primary Dysmenorrhea |
| title_sort | effect of aerobic exercise with different intensities on pain menstrual symptoms and quality of life in adolescent girls with primary dysmenorrhea |
| topic | aerobic exercise distress dysmenorrhea quality of life pain |
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