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The Prevalence, Management and Impact of Dysmenorrhea on Medical Students’ Lives—A Multicenter Study

Introduction: Dysmenorrhea is defined as the presence of painful menstruation, and it affects daily activities in different ways. The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence and management of dysmenorrhea and to determine the impact of dysmenorrhea on the quality of life of medical students...

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Autores principales: Sima, Romina-Marina, Sulea, Mihaela, Radosa, Julia Caroline, Findeklee, Sebastian, Hamoud, Bashar Haj, Popescu, Mihai, Gorecki, Gabriel Petre, Bobircă, Anca, Bobirca, Florin, Cirstoveanu, Catalin, Ples, Liana
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8775858/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35052320
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10010157
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author Sima, Romina-Marina
Sulea, Mihaela
Radosa, Julia Caroline
Findeklee, Sebastian
Hamoud, Bashar Haj
Popescu, Mihai
Gorecki, Gabriel Petre
Bobircă, Anca
Bobirca, Florin
Cirstoveanu, Catalin
Ples, Liana
author_facet Sima, Romina-Marina
Sulea, Mihaela
Radosa, Julia Caroline
Findeklee, Sebastian
Hamoud, Bashar Haj
Popescu, Mihai
Gorecki, Gabriel Petre
Bobircă, Anca
Bobirca, Florin
Cirstoveanu, Catalin
Ples, Liana
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description Introduction: Dysmenorrhea is defined as the presence of painful menstruation, and it affects daily activities in different ways. The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence and management of dysmenorrhea and to determine the impact of dysmenorrhea on the quality of life of medical students. Material and methods: The study conducted was prospective, analytical and observational and was performed between 7 November 2019 and 30 January 2020 in five university centers from Romania. The data was collected using an original questionnaire regarding menstrual cycles and dysmenorrhea. The information about relationships with family or friends, couples’ relationships and university activity helped to assess the effects of dysmenorrhea on quality of life. The level of significance was set at p < 0.05. Results: The study comprised 1720 students in total. The prevalence of dysmenorrhea was 78.4%. During their menstrual period, most female students felt more agitated or nervous (72.7%), more tired (66.9%), as if they had less energy for daily activities (75.9%) and highly stressed (57.9%), with a normal diet being difficult to achieve (30.0%). University courses (49.4%), social life (34.5%), couples’ relationships (29.6%), as well as relationships with family (21.4%) and friends (15.4%) were also affected, depending on the duration and intensity of the pain. Conclusion: Dysmenorrhea has a high prevalence among medical students and could affect the quality of life of students in several ways. During their menstrual period, most female students feel as if they have less energy for daily activities and exhibit a higher level of stress. The intensity of the symptoms varies considerably and, with it, the degree of discomfort it creates. Most student use both pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods to reduce pain (75.7%). University courses, social life, couples’ relationships, as well as relationships with family and friends are affected, depending on the duration and intensity of the pain.
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spelling pubmed-87758582022-01-21 The Prevalence, Management and Impact of Dysmenorrhea on Medical Students’ Lives—A Multicenter Study Sima, Romina-Marina Sulea, Mihaela Radosa, Julia Caroline Findeklee, Sebastian Hamoud, Bashar Haj Popescu, Mihai Gorecki, Gabriel Petre Bobircă, Anca Bobirca, Florin Cirstoveanu, Catalin Ples, Liana Healthcare (Basel) Article Introduction: Dysmenorrhea is defined as the presence of painful menstruation, and it affects daily activities in different ways. The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence and management of dysmenorrhea and to determine the impact of dysmenorrhea on the quality of life of medical students. Material and methods: The study conducted was prospective, analytical and observational and was performed between 7 November 2019 and 30 January 2020 in five university centers from Romania. The data was collected using an original questionnaire regarding menstrual cycles and dysmenorrhea. The information about relationships with family or friends, couples’ relationships and university activity helped to assess the effects of dysmenorrhea on quality of life. The level of significance was set at p < 0.05. Results: The study comprised 1720 students in total. The prevalence of dysmenorrhea was 78.4%. During their menstrual period, most female students felt more agitated or nervous (72.7%), more tired (66.9%), as if they had less energy for daily activities (75.9%) and highly stressed (57.9%), with a normal diet being difficult to achieve (30.0%). University courses (49.4%), social life (34.5%), couples’ relationships (29.6%), as well as relationships with family (21.4%) and friends (15.4%) were also affected, depending on the duration and intensity of the pain. Conclusion: Dysmenorrhea has a high prevalence among medical students and could affect the quality of life of students in several ways. During their menstrual period, most female students feel as if they have less energy for daily activities and exhibit a higher level of stress. The intensity of the symptoms varies considerably and, with it, the degree of discomfort it creates. Most student use both pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods to reduce pain (75.7%). University courses, social life, couples’ relationships, as well as relationships with family and friends are affected, depending on the duration and intensity of the pain. MDPI 2022-01-14 /pmc/articles/PMC8775858/ /pubmed/35052320 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10010157 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/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 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Sulea, Mihaela
Radosa, Julia Caroline
Findeklee, Sebastian
Hamoud, Bashar Haj
Popescu, Mihai
Gorecki, Gabriel Petre
Bobircă, Anca
Bobirca, Florin
Cirstoveanu, Catalin
Ples, Liana
The Prevalence, Management and Impact of Dysmenorrhea on Medical Students’ Lives—A Multicenter Study
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title_short The Prevalence, Management and Impact of Dysmenorrhea on Medical Students’ Lives—A Multicenter Study
title_sort prevalence, management and impact of dysmenorrhea on medical students’ lives—a multicenter study
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8775858/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35052320
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10010157
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