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Prevalence, Wellbeing, and Symptoms of Dysmenorrhea among University Nursing Students in Greece

Dysmenorrhea (pain during menstruation) is one of the most common medical conditions among women of reproductive age. Dysmenorrhea has been studied around the world but not yet in Greece. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence, characteristics, and impact of dysmenorrhea on t...

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Autores principales: Vlachou, Eugenia, Owens, Dimitra Anna, Lavdaniti, Maria, Kalemikerakis, John, Evagelou, Eleni, Margari, Nikoletta, Fasoi, Georgia, Evangelidou, Eftychia, Govina, Ourania, Tsartsalis, Athanasios N.
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6473383/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30626091
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diseases7010005
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author Vlachou, Eugenia
Owens, Dimitra Anna
Lavdaniti, Maria
Kalemikerakis, John
Evagelou, Eleni
Margari, Nikoletta
Fasoi, Georgia
Evangelidou, Eftychia
Govina, Ourania
Tsartsalis, Athanasios N.
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Owens, Dimitra Anna
Lavdaniti, Maria
Kalemikerakis, John
Evagelou, Eleni
Margari, Nikoletta
Fasoi, Georgia
Evangelidou, Eftychia
Govina, Ourania
Tsartsalis, Athanasios N.
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description Dysmenorrhea (pain during menstruation) is one of the most common medical conditions among women of reproductive age. Dysmenorrhea has been studied around the world but not yet in Greece. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence, characteristics, and impact of dysmenorrhea on the wellbeing (exercising, and social and academic functioning) among nursing students in Greece. A cross-sectional study of 637 nursing students was conducted by administering a questionnaire at a university in Athens. The prevalence of dysmenorrhea was 89.2% and the rate of severe intensity was 52.5%. Factors that were associated with severe dysmenorrhea were family history (p = 0.02), early menarche (p = 0.05) and menstruation duration (p = 0.05). Women with moderate and severe pain reported using pain relievers (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), paracetamol etc., p < 0.0005). Finally, activities affected by severe pain were class attendance (p = 0.01), personal studying (p < 0.0005), exercising (p < 0.0005), and socializing (p < 0.0005). Exam attendance (p = 0.27) and clinical placement attendance (p = 0.48) were not affected by severe dysmenorrhea. Dysmenorrhea has a high prevalence among nursing students and seems to affect important aspects of wellbeing and academic performance when the pain intensity is severe. The present findings lay the foundation for further investigation of dysmenorrhea both in the Greek population and cross-culturally.
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spelling pubmed-64733832019-04-29 Prevalence, Wellbeing, and Symptoms of Dysmenorrhea among University Nursing Students in Greece Vlachou, Eugenia Owens, Dimitra Anna Lavdaniti, Maria Kalemikerakis, John Evagelou, Eleni Margari, Nikoletta Fasoi, Georgia Evangelidou, Eftychia Govina, Ourania Tsartsalis, Athanasios N. Diseases Article Dysmenorrhea (pain during menstruation) is one of the most common medical conditions among women of reproductive age. Dysmenorrhea has been studied around the world but not yet in Greece. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence, characteristics, and impact of dysmenorrhea on the wellbeing (exercising, and social and academic functioning) among nursing students in Greece. A cross-sectional study of 637 nursing students was conducted by administering a questionnaire at a university in Athens. The prevalence of dysmenorrhea was 89.2% and the rate of severe intensity was 52.5%. Factors that were associated with severe dysmenorrhea were family history (p = 0.02), early menarche (p = 0.05) and menstruation duration (p = 0.05). Women with moderate and severe pain reported using pain relievers (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), paracetamol etc., p < 0.0005). Finally, activities affected by severe pain were class attendance (p = 0.01), personal studying (p < 0.0005), exercising (p < 0.0005), and socializing (p < 0.0005). Exam attendance (p = 0.27) and clinical placement attendance (p = 0.48) were not affected by severe dysmenorrhea. Dysmenorrhea has a high prevalence among nursing students and seems to affect important aspects of wellbeing and academic performance when the pain intensity is severe. The present findings lay the foundation for further investigation of dysmenorrhea both in the Greek population and cross-culturally. MDPI 2019-01-08 /pmc/articles/PMC6473383/ /pubmed/30626091 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diseases7010005 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Owens, Dimitra Anna
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Fasoi, Georgia
Evangelidou, Eftychia
Govina, Ourania
Tsartsalis, Athanasios N.
Prevalence, Wellbeing, and Symptoms of Dysmenorrhea among University Nursing Students in Greece
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6473383/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30626091
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diseases7010005
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