Non-randomised trial, 2017
Does guided imagery relaxation reduce menstrual pain?
Yes. Guided imagery relaxation significantly reduced menstrual pain in the treatment group compared to the control group.
Moderate study design Teenage girls
What they did
Quasi-experimental study comparing teenage girls who received guided imagery relaxation with a control group. Menstrual pain was measured before and after.
What they found
Treatment group's average menstrual pain level was 2.6 ± 0.5. Control group's average menstrual pain level was 4.6 ± 0.6. The difference was statistically significant.
What it means for you
Guided imagery relaxation appears to be an effective way to reduce menstrual pain in teenage girls. The abstract does not provide the sample size or how many cycles were tracked.
2.6 ± 0.5
treatment group pain level
4.6 ± 0.6
control group pain level
About the study
- Original title
- PENGARUH RELAKSASI GUIDED IMAGERY PADA GANGGUAN PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROM (PMS) REMAJA PUTRI
- Authors
- Hanna Sriyanti Saragih
- Journal
- Jurnal Penelitian Kesehatan "SUARA FORIKES" (Journal of Health Research "Forikes Voice")
- Year
- 2017
- Study design
- Non-randomised trial
- What was tested
- Guided imagery relaxation
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.33846/sf.v8i2.53