The effect of psychoeducational intervention, based on a self-regulation model on menstrual distress in adolescents: a protocol of a randomized controlled trial

Asgari, Somayeh; Alimoardi, Zainab; Soleimani, Mohammad Ali; Allen, Kelly‐Ann; Bahrami, Nasim

doi:10.1186/s13063-020-04629-z

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“…It also seems that socio-cultural and geographical differences play a role in this difference (25, 30). Similar to the present study in other studies in Iran and other countries, dysmenorrhea has been reported as the most common menstrual disorder (36)(37)(38) and this rate in studies has varied from 56% to 82% (1, 6, 9, 11-13, 23, 32). Due to the effects of dysmenorrhea on students' poor performance in school, it is important to pay attention to its risk factors (9).…”

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Menstrual Cycle Disorders and their Relationship with Body Mass Index (BMI) in Adolescent Girls

Bahadori,

Sahebazzamani,

Ghasemzadeh

et al. 2023

J Obstet Gynecol Cancer Res

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Background & Objective: Menarche is an important stage in the development of girls which can predict the adolescent's puberty process and fertility onset. The changes in menstrual cycle have health consequences not only in adolescence but also over the lifecourse. Childhood obesity as a common health problem has been observed in both developed and developing countries, and its prevalence is continuing to increase. The aim of this study was to identify menstrual patterns and related disorders and also to investigate the relationship between menarche age, menstrual disorders, and (BMI) in high school girls in Urmia. Materials & Methods:In this cross-sectional study, 716 adolescent girls aged 14-18 years were selected with multistage sampling from high schools of Urmia (Sept 2012 to Dec 2013). Participants completed the questionnaire of menstrual pattern characteristics including age at menarche, menstrual cycle length, dysmenorrhea, and the need for pain relief. BMI percentile was calculated and obesity was determined using the CDC's 2000 BMI-for-age growth charts. Results:The results showed that the average of age, BMI, and menarche age were: 15.66±1.019 year, 22.05±3.91 kg/m2 and 12.87±0.98 year, respectively. The prevalence of overweight and obesity were 13.7% and 8.4%, respectively. A large majority of the subjects (76.1%) had a normal, healthy weight. There was a significant association between BMI and the duration of flow, menarche age, menstruation flow, and pain severity (P<0.05). Conclusion:Based on the results, planning and intervention for decreasing the BMI in high school girls can help reduce menstrual disorders. Future studies are required to confirm and complete our results.

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Menstrual Cycle Disorders and their Relationship with Body Mass Index (BMI) in Adolescent Girls

Bahadori,

Sahebazzamani,

Ghasemzadeh

et al. 2023

J Obstet Gynecol Cancer Res

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“…(Bernardi et al, 2017) mention that there is a need for education on effective therapeutic interventions to improve the quality of life during the menstrual period. (Asgari et al, 2020) reports that the severity of menstrual symptoms can be reduced by psycho-educational interventions. As many young women suffer from discomfort during menstruation, it is hoped that more non-drug methods will be developed to reduce the symptoms.…”

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Menstruation, Hygiene Practice and Menstrual Distress in Female Undergraduate Students

Kido

Hirai

Kasai

et al. 2022

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Background: Currently, there is no up-to-date survey on actual menstruation, including recent changes in the amount of menstrual blood loss in women as the age of the first menstruation decreases in Japan. Also, few study has examined whether temperature in clothing reflecting with basal body temperature and other factors are related to menstruation-associated symptoms. Purpose: The study aimed to determine the actual menstruation, the change in the number of sanitary napkins and menstrual distress during one menstrual cycle, and the predictive factors of menstrual distress. Methods: The samples were eight university students over the age of 20. This study was conducted from the end of June to the end of September 2020. They were asked to undertake the following: menstrual cycle, length of menstruation; the amount of menstrual blood loss; changing sanitary napkins; the Japanese version of the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (J-MDQ). The J-MDQ consists of 47 questions answered on a scale of 0 to 3, with a higher score indicating more severe menstruation-related symptoms, within a week before, during and a week after menstruation. Multiple liner regression and Friedman test were conducted as statistical analysis. Results: The volume of menstrual blood loss increased drastically on the second day of the menstruation, and rapidly decreased from the third day. Napkin changing was also most frequent on the second day, however there is no correlation between the volume of menstrual blood and the number of times changing sanitary napkins after the second day of menstruation. The total J-MDQ during menstruation was significantly higher than pre and after menstruation (P<0.05). The duration of blood flow were associated with J-MDQ. Conclusions: Appropriate changing sanitary napkins needs to be recommended to improve for vulvar hygiene. The menstrual distress was highest during menstruation.

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“…Since every woman’s menstrual cycle starts from adolescence and it is easier to institutionalize healthy health behaviors at this age, and considering the significance of maintaining the health of adolescent girls and the harmful effects of PMS on the various functions of students, especially on their academic performance [ 4 ], as well as considering that there is a widespread gender inequality in medical research, which leads to a lack of research on menstrual problems and women’s health issues in general [ 13 , 14 ], the present study investigates the effect of educational intervention based on the Health Belief Model on the lifestyle related to premenstrual syndrome and reduction of its symptoms among the first-grade high school girls.…”

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Evaluating the effect of educational intervention based on the health belief model on the lifestyle related to premenstrual syndrome and reduction of its symptoms among the first-grade high school girls

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Introduction A healthy lifestyle can reduce the rate and symptoms of premenstrual syndrome. Thus, the present study evaluates the effect of educational intervention based on the Health Belief Model on the lifestyle related to premenstrual syndrome and reduction of its symptoms among the first-grade high school girls. Methods This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 80 first-grade high school girls. They were divided into two intervention and control groups (40 people in each group). The data collection tools included the participants’ demographic information questionnaire, premenstrual symptoms screening tool, and a researcher-made questionnaire based on the constructs of the health belief model about PMS and the behaviors reducing its symptoms. Data were collected in two phases (before and three months after the educational intervention) via WhatsApp. Educational sessions were held in the form of four 45-min sessions for intervention group subjects regarding PMS and the behaviors that reduce its symptoms during one month via WhatsApp. Results According to the results of this study, the mean scores of knowledge about PMS and health belief model constructs (including perceived susceptibility), perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived self-efficacy, cues to action, lifestyle/behaviors that reduce PMS symptoms) and the percentage of people who did not have PMS symptoms or had a mild type of PMS increased significantly after implementing the educational intervention in the intervention group compared to before the intervention and compared to the control group. Also, the perceived barriers construct score PMS decreased significantly. Conclusions The health belief model education focused on a healthy lifestyle was effective in reducing PMS symptoms. It is recommended to use the educational intervention designed in this study, along with other health care in schools and during puberty as an easy, low-cost, and effective intervention.

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The effect of psychoeducational intervention, based on a self-regulation model on menstrual distress in adolescents: a protocol of a randomized controlled trial

Cited by 12 publications

References 29 publications

Menstrual Cycle Disorders and their Relationship with Body Mass Index (BMI) in Adolescent Girls

Menstrual Cycle Disorders and their Relationship with Body Mass Index (BMI) in Adolescent Girls

Menstruation, Hygiene Practice and Menstrual Distress in Female Undergraduate Students

Evaluating the effect of educational intervention based on the health belief model on the lifestyle related to premenstrual syndrome and reduction of its symptoms among the first-grade high school girls

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