The Effect of Mindful-START on Quality of Life in Adolescents Who Have Primary Dysmenorrhea

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10.2991/ahsr.k.200204.061How to use a DOI?

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mindfulness, dysmenorrhea, pain, quality of life, school

Abstract

Dysmenorrhea can cause women unable to do activities normally and need medication or special treatment. Dysmenorrhea complaints are related to repeated absenteeism at school or in the workplace so that they can interfere with productivity. Despite its high prevalence, primary dysmenorrhea is often treated poorly and is even ignored by health professionals, researchers, and women who may accept it as a normal part of the menstrual cycle. Although primary dysmenorrhea is not lifethreatening, it can have a negative impact on quality of life. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of Mindful-START on the quality of life in adolescents who experience primary dysmenorrhea. This study uses an experimental design with a randomized pre-test and a 2x posttest with control group design. 40 respondents in the intervention group were divided into 4 groups doing Mindful-START exercises 6 times in three weeks. Quality of life was measured using the PedsQL Generic Core Scales Version 4.0 questionnaire for children aged 8-18 years. The subject’s experience in undergoing mindful-START training interventions was explored by the interview method. Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon test. Significant differences were found between pre- and posttest scores for the respondent that received the intervention (p= 0.001). Posttest scores were significantly higher than pretest scores, suggesting that the intervention was successful. MindfulSTART is expected to be one of the treatments that do not provide side effects and can help reduce menstrual stress and menstrual pain to improve the quality of life in adolescents with primary dysmenorrhea.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yuniar Ika Fajarini
AU  - Annastaia Ediati
AU  - Akbar Amin Abdullah
AU  - Noor Pramono
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/02/10
TI  - The Effect of Mindful-START on Quality of Life in Adolescents Who Have Primary Dysmenorrhea
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Community Health (ICCH 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 289
EP  - 293
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.200204.061
DO  - 10.2991/ahsr.k.200204.061
ID  - Fajarini2020
ER  -