The effect of lifestyle on primary dysmenorrhea

Finžgar, Monika (author), Gošnak Dahmane, Raja (author), Poljšak, Borut (author), Starc, Andrej (author)

Introduction: Dysmenorrhea, also known as painful periods, is a common gynaecological diagnosis faced by most women of fertile age. Dysmenorrhea is still a misunderstood condition and most women accept it as a normal part of their menstrual cycle. The pain has a strong impact on well-being and can severely affect quality of life. Methods: An online questionnaire was administered to female subjects between May and July 2020. Shapiro-Wilk, Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used, non-paramedical statistical analyses using Spearman correlation coefficient. Statistical significance was set at p 0.05. Results: The sample consisted of 774 women. It can be seen that the respondents who have already given birth have statistically significantly less menstrual pain (MR = 270.36; VR = 67859.50) than the respondents who have not given birth (MR = 402.06; VR = 184545.50). On average, respondents who experience orgasm less than 1x/week (MR = 346.93) have the least menstrual pain, and respondents who experience orgasm daily or 4-6x/ week have the most menstrual pain (MR = 427.18). Respondents who go to bed at 1am or later have the highest mean pain response score (MR = 433.65) and the lowest among those who go to bed before 10pm (MR = 346.30). The highest mean menstrual pain response score is among respondents who have negative attitude towards menstruation (MR = 557.54) and the lowest is among respondents who have neutral attitude (MR = 268.82). Conclusions: The results confirm statistically significant relationships between sleep, sexuality, stress, menstrual perception and menstrual pain.

• Language: English
• Keywords: menstrual pain, lifestyle, dysmenorrhea, lifestyle factors
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: ZF - Faculty of Health Sciences
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Submitted for review: 22.06.2021
• Article acceptance date: 01.11.2021
• Publication date: 04.02.2022
• Year: 2022
• Number of pages: Str. 47-55
• Numbering: Vol. 8, no. 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-134846
• UDC: 618.175
• ISSN on article: 2459-5640
• DOI: 10.24141/1/8/1/5
• COBISS.SI-ID: 96372227
• Publication date in RUL: 04.02.2022

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Journal of applied health sciences
• Shortened title: J. appl. health sci.
• Publisher: Zdravstveno veleučilište
• ISSN: 2459-5640
• COBISS.SI-ID: 514542199

Secondary language

• Language: Croatian
• Title: Utjecaj načina života na primarnu dismenoreju

Abstract

Uvod: Dismenoreja, također poznata kao bolna menstruacija, uobičajena je ginekološka dijagnoza s kojom se susreće većina žena fertilne dobi. Dismenoreja je još uvijek neshvaćeno stanje i većina žena prihvaća je kao normalan dio menstruacijskog ciklusa. Bol ima snažan utjecaj na dobrobit i može ozbiljno utjecati na kvalitetu života. Metode: Ispitivanje je provedeno na ispitanicama putem online upitnika u periodu između svibnja i srpnja 2020. Primijenjeni su Shapiro-Wilkov, MannWhitneyjev i Kruskal-Wallisov test te neparamedicinska statistička analiza primjenom Spearmanova koeficijenta korelacije. Razina statističke značajnosti postavljena je na p = 0,05. Rezultati: Uzorak se sastojao od 774 žene. Ispitanice koje su već rodile statistički značajno manje osjećaju menstruacijske bolove (MR = 270,36; VR = 67 859,50) od ispitanica koje nisu rađale (MR = 402,06; VR = 184 545,50). U prosjeku najmanje bolne menstruacije imaju ispitanice koje dožive orgazam manje od jedanput tjedno (MR = 346,93), a najbolnije menstruacije imaju ispitanice koje doživljavaju orgazam svaki dan ili četiri do šest puta tjedno (MR = 427,18 ). Ispitanice koji odlaze na spavanje u jedan sat ujutro ili kasnije imaju najveću srednju vrijednost osjećaja jačine boli (MR = 433,65), a najnižu one koje odlaze na spavanje prije 22 sata (MR = 346,30). Najvišu srednju vrijednost osjećaja jačine menstruacijske boli imaju ispitanice koje imaju negativan stav prema menstruaciji (MR = 557,54), a najnižu ispitanice s neutralnim stavom (MR = 268,82). Zaključci: Rezultati potvrđuju statistički značajnu vezu između sna, seksualnosti, stresa, menstrualne percepcije i menstruacijske boli.

• Keywords: menstrualne bolečine, življenjski slog, dismenoreja, dejavniki življenjskega sloga