Non-randomised trial, 2021
Does a combination of exercise, ginger milk, and massage help premenstrual syndrome?
Yes, the combination of exercise, ginger milk, and effleurage massage reduced premenstrual syndrome in the group that received it. The study did not provide specific details about how much symptoms improved.
What they did
A quasi-experimental study where 38 girls received exercise, ginger milk, and effleurage massage while 38 other girls did not. Researchers measured premenstrual symptoms before and after.
What they found
The girls who received the combination showed an effect on their premenstrual syndrome. The study did not report specific details about the magnitude of improvement.
What it means for you
A combination of exercise, ginger milk, and massage might help with PMS. The main limitation is that the results were not reported in detail, making it unclear how much improvement actually occurred.
38
girls in intervention group
38
girls in control group
About the study
- Original title
- The Effect of Youth's Healthy Packages on Premenstrual Syndrome
- Authors
- Sri Mulyati, Ida Widiawati
- Journal
- Technium Romanian Journal of Applied Sciences and Technology
- Year
- 2021
- Study design
- Non-randomised trial
- Participants
- 38
- What was tested
- Exercise, ginger milk, and effleurage massage
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.47577/technium.v3i2.2481
Original abstract
Abstract— Most women of reproductive age have premenstrual symptoms which consist of emotional and physical symptoms. Many factors can affect PMS including physical activity, nutrition such as drinks containing calcium and ginger, massage and other factors. This study aims to determine the effect of a healthy package consisting of (exercise, giving ginger milk and effleurage massage) on premenstrual syndrome. The design of this study was a quasi-experimental pre-post with control group. The research variables were measured in 2 groups, There are the intervention group and the control group. The number of samples in this study consisted of 38 girls in the intervention group and 38 girls in the control group with simple random sampling. The analysis used univariate (frequency distribution) and bivariate (T Test, Chi-Square). The results showed that there was an influence between the effect of a healthy adolescent package (consisting of exercise, giving ginger milk and eflleurage massage) on premenstrual syndrome. Keywords— Pre Menstrual Syndrome, Exercise, Ginger Milk, Eflleurage Massage
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