Effect of Relaxation Guided Imagery on Premenstrual Syndrome in Adolescent
Abstract: Menstruation is a
periodical bleeding according to its cycle. Menstrual pain is a painful feeling
during menstruation at the lower region that accompanying menstruation, before,
or after menstruation. Guided Imagery relaxation is a common method which is
the utmost method especially for patients experiencing pain. Therefore a study to
examine the effect of relaxation therapy in relieving pain is required. This
study was to examine the discrepancy of menstrual pain level before and after
guided imagery relaxation performed. This quasi experiment with pre and
posttest control group design was to investigate the effect of a guided imagery
relaxation therapy on the menstrual pain. Data were analyzed by Mann-Whitney
test with significant threshold set to 0.05. Results indicated that the
experiment group experienced menstrual pain score mean 2.6 0.5, while in the
control group 4.6 0.6. It concluded that guided imagery relaxation effect on
menstrual pain.
Keywords: Pre-Menstrual
Syndrom;Relaxation;Guided Imagery
Penulis: Hanna Sriyanti
Saragih, Hotma Sauhur Hutagaol
Kode Jurnal: jpkeperawatandd160427
