Study, 2021
Do complementary and alternative treatments help with PMS and period pain?
A review of 12 nursing studies found that most complementary and alternative treatments appeared to help reduce pain, stress, anxiety, and improve sleep and quality of life.
What they did
Researchers searched a Turkish database for graduate nursing theses on complementary and alternative treatments for PMS and period pain. They selected 12 studies for analysis.
What they found
The 12 theses tested various complementary and alternative approaches. Almost all found these treatments helped with the symptoms measured, including pain, stress, anxiety, sleep, and quality of life.
What it means for you
Complementary and alternative treatments may help PMS and period pain. However, this review looked only at nursing studies in Turkey, so results may not apply to other populations. The studies varied in quality and methods.
12
nursing studies analyzed
22
theses initially found
4
year period covered
About the study
- Original title
- Türkiye’de premenstrual sendrom ve dismenorenin yönetiminde kullanılan tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tedavilerin etkisini değerlendirmeye yönelik yapılan hemşirelik tezlerinin incelenmesi
- Authors
- Didem Şimşek Küçükkelepçe, Ayşegül Koçyiğit, Pelin Aygün
- Journal
- Anatolian Journal of Health Research
- Year
- 2021
- Study design
- Study
- What was tested
- Various complementary and alternative treatments
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.29228/anatoljhr.52204