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Non-randomised trial, 2020

Does meditation reduce premenstrual pain in teenage girls?

Yes. Meditation reduced premenstrual pain by an average of 5 points (p=0.0001).

Early or limited evidence 20 teenage girls aged 16-18 with premenstrual syndrome

What they did

Pre-post design study with 20 teenage girls aged 16-18 who had premenstrual syndrome. Girls received meditation therapy and pain intensity was measured before and after.

What they found

Pain intensity decreased by an average of 5 points after meditation therapy, with statistical significance of p=0.0001.

What it means for you

Meditation appears to help reduce premenstrual pain in teenage girls. However, the study had only 20 girls with no control group, so we cannot be certain the improvement was from meditation itself rather than time passing or simply paying attention to the pain. The study suggests meditation can be done at home daily without side effects.

20

Girls in the study

5 points

Average decrease in pain intensity

0.0001

P-value for significance

About the study

Original title
Pengaruh Terapi Komplementer “Meditasi” terhadap Penurunan Intensitas Nyeri Premenstrual Syndrom pada Remaja Putri Usia 16-18 Tahun di Kelompok Remaja Desa Jatinom Blitar
Authors
Levi Tina Sari, Ervi Suminar
Journal
Jurnal Ners dan Kebidanan (Journal of Ners and Midwifery)
Year
2020
Study design
Non-randomised trial
Participants
20
What was tested
Meditation therapy
Open access
Yes
Original abstract

Menstruasi adakalanya disertai dengan ketidaknyamanan yang disebut dengan sindrom pre menstruasi seperti gejala fisik, psikologi dan emosional yang terkait dengan perubahan hormonal. Sindrom pre menstruasi dapat dicegah dengan berbagai terapi, salah satunya terapi komplementer, salah satunya adalah meditasi. Design penelitian yang digunakan adalah pre eksperimen dengan pendekatan pre-post design, sampel penelitian berjumlah 20 reponden, Analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini termasuk analisis univariat menggunakan frekuensi distribusi dan analisis bivariat menggunakan pasangan uji-t sampel. Hasil penelitian menunjukan terdapat kenaikan mean antara sebelum dan sesudah sebesar 5 poin, dan ρvalue=0.0001 < α 0.05 maka terdapat pengaruh terapi komplementer “meditasi” terhadap penurunan intensitas nyeri pre menstrual sindrom. Pada dasarnya pemberian terapi meditasi ini dapat memberikan kondisi yang rileks dimana pada kondisi rileks semua system tubuh akan bekerja dengan baik dan pada kondisi ini hipotalamus akan meyesuaikan dan terjadinya penurunan aktifitas sistem saraf simpatis dan menigkatkan aktifitas sistem parasimpatis. Terapi meditasi dilakukan bisa setiap hari di jam senggang dan tidak mempunyai efek samping. Menstruation is sometimes accompanied by discomfort called pre-menstrual syndrome such as physical, psychological and emotional symptoms associated with hormonal changes. Pre menstrual syndrome can be prevented by various therapies, one of which is complementary therapy, one of which is meditation. The research design used was pre-experimental with a pre-post design approach, the study sample numbered 20 respondents, data analysis used in this study included univariate analysis using frequency distribution and bivariate analysis using paired t-test samples. The results showed there was an increase in the mean between before and after by 5 points, and ρvalue = 0.0001 <α 0.05 then there was the effect of complementary therapy "meditation" on the decrease in the intensity of pre menstrual pain syndrome. Basically, giving this meditation therapy can provide a relaxed condition where in a relaxed condition all body systems will work well and in this condition the hypothalamus will adjust and decrease the activity of the sympathetic nervous system and increase the activity of the parasympathetic system. Meditation therapy can be done every day at leisure and has no side effects.

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