Premalatha, A (2010) A study to assess the effectiveness of acupressure on dysmenorrhea among adolescent girls (12-16 years) studying in sakthi higher secondary school, Nachimuthupuram, Erode (dt). Masters thesis, College of Nursing, Dharamarathnakara Dr.Mahalingam Institute of Paramedical Sciences and Research, Erode.
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Abstract
A study to assess the effectiveness of acupressure on dysmenorrhea among adolescent girls (12-16 years) studying in sakthi higher secondary school, Nachimuthupuram, Erode (Dt). OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY : 1. To assess the level of menstrual pain among experimental and control group. 2. To compare the level of pain before and after applied acupressure among experimental and control group. 3. To evaluate the acupressure for dysmenorrhea among adolescent girls. 4. To find out association of level of pain between control group and experimental group with selected demographic variables. MAJOR FINDING OF THE STUDY : The study reveals that the maximum demographic variables in the age group of 15-16 years 56% and most of the students attained menarche 13-14 years 48%, and the education of mother mostly from higher secondary 68%, monthly income of the parents are mostly from 3001-5000 are 56% and most of the students coming from village are 68%, most of the students are having headache during menstruation 24%. The descriptive statistics of the maximum, mean, standard deviation and mean percentage of pain score. In control group of mean, Standard Deviation and mean percentage score regarding pain score of first day shows that the mean score (8.99± 0.98) 35.6 % of the total score was observed during pre test. The mean score (7.840.98) 31.36 % of the total score was observed during post test. Further the difference in mean percentage of scores show that percentage was more or less equal and very less on both days among the control group. In experimental group of mean, Standard Deviation and mean percentage score regarding pain score of first day shows that the mean score (8.99± 1.15) 35.6 % of the total score was observed during pre test. The mean score (6.441.02) 25.76% of the total score was observed during post test. Further the difference in mean percentage of scores show that percentage was more or less equal and very less on both days among the experimental group. ± In control group the pretest score was severe level of pain 14(56%), worst pain 11(44%), the post score was as the same way 15(60%) and 10(40%) and in experimental group in pretest severe 7(28%), in worst 18(72%). It shows the effectiveness of acupressure on dysmenorrhoea.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Dysmenorrhoea ; Acupressure ; Adolescent Girls. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ramakrishnan J |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Feb 2018 10:26 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Feb 2018 12:04 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/5613 |
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