The Effect of Dysmenorrhea Exercise on Reducing Menstrual Pain Felt by Adolescent Girls

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Title

The Effect of Dysmenorrhea Exercise on Reducing Menstrual Pain Felt by Adolescent Girls

Subject

menstrual pain,
dysmenorrhea,
exercise therapy

Description

Introduction: Dysmenorrhea can be overcome in one way, namely
dysmenorrhea exercise. This exercise is useful for improving blood flow
therefore it can increase the endorphins hormone through movements
that make you feel comfortable and relaxed. The purpose of this study was
to analyze the effect of dysmenorrhea exercise on reducing menstrual pain
felt by adolescent girls.
Methods: This study was pre-experimental research with one group
pretest-posttest design. The sampling technique used was total sampling
consisting of 35 adolescents girl with dysmenorrhea. Data was collected
using an instrument in the form of a numerical rating scale (NRS). This
research was conducted in January - March 2022 in the village of Jineng
Dalem Buleleng.
Results: The results of the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks statistical test in
adolescents who were given the intervention of dysmenorrhea exercise
therapy showed that there were no respondents who increased menstrual
pain. This shows that after the intervention, 35 respondents experienced a
decrease in menstrual pain. The statistical results obtained that the
calculated Z value is 5.189 > from the z table value of 1.960 with a p value
of 0.001 <0.05.
Conclusion: Therefore it can be concluded that there was an effect of
dysmenorrhea exercise on reducing menstrual pain felt by adolescent girls
in Jineng Dalem Village, Buleleng District. Based on the results of this study,

it is hoped that adolescents who experience dysmenorrhea can use non-
pharmacological therapies such as dysmenorrhea exercises to reduce

menstrual pain.

Creator

I Gusti Ayu Ratih Agustini1*

Source

https://doi.org/10.37363/bnr.2022.33114

Date

27 November 2022

Contributor

peri irawan

Format

pdf

Language

english

Type

text

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Citation

I Gusti Ayu Ratih Agustini1*, “The Effect of Dysmenorrhea Exercise on Reducing Menstrual Pain Felt by Adolescent Girls,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 14, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11452.