Primary Dysmenorrhea
Conditions
Keywords
Dysmenorrhea, Academic performance
Brief summary
Pain is an unpleasant sensation that negatively affects individual experiencing it, depending on its quality, intensity, location, and duration. One of the causes of pain among females is dysmenorrhea. Dysmenorrhea is defined as pain during menstruation. A significant population of females experience mild, moderate or severe pain during menstruation. Primary dysmenorrhea is defined as dysmenorrhea with the absence of any organic pathology starting 6-12 months after the menarche and frequently continuing till menopause, while secondary dysmenorrhea results from gynecologic problems such as adenomyosis, endometriosis, uterine fibroid and others.
Detailed description
In the world, the estimated prevalence of dysmenorrhea ranges from 45% to 93% of women of reproductive age, with adolescents having the highest rates of dysmenorrhea. Studies suggest that approximately 140 million hours are lost annually from school or work owing to dysmenorrhea. It is a leading cause of recurrent short-term school absenteeism, lack of concentration, no active participation, inability to do homework, failure in an exam, and limitation of activity. An estimated 15% of adolescent females describe their pain as severe, impacting their quality of life. These adolescents can miss 1 to 3 days of school per menstrual cycle. Studies have noted that dysmenorrhea can lead to lower academic performance (AP) and poor quality of sleep, resulting in mood changes, such as anxiety and depression
Interventions
Data will be collected through Self-Administered will be distributed to the students after informed consent from participants, The questionnaire is divided into five sections: - 1. The first section: Information on socio demographic and lifestyle, The survey consisted of inquiries as (sex, age, , marital status, residence, physical exercise, drinking cofee ….) 2. The second section: Including Information on menstrual history: \- Age at menarche, the regularity of menses, the presence of dysmenorrhea or not……etc. 3. The third section: The WaLIDD questionnaire, namely (Working ability, Location, Intensity, Days of pain) The forth section: The validated dysmenorrhea and AP impact questionnaire in English was used for the survey The last section is named "DysmenQoL questionnaire" (dysmenorrhea and quality of life) . and it is represented by 20 statements about the negative effects of dysmenorrhea on quality of life
Sponsors
Sohag University
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
19 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* • Undergraduate females from the 3 selected faculties in Sohag University
Exclusion criteria
* • Students who will refuse to participate in this study. * Pregnant females \\ females with amenorrhea. * Females with gynecological problems as adenomyosis, uterine fibroids and others to exclude secondary dysmenorrhea
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The WaLIDD questionnaire | December 2027 | The WaLIDD questionnaire contains 4 questions : Working ability = 0: never, 1: sometimes, 2: regularly, 3: always; Location = 0: none, 1: 1 location. 2: 2-3 locations, 3: 4 locations; Intensity = 0: never, 1: sometimes, 2: regularly, 3: always; Day of Pain = 0: none, 1: 1-2 days, 2: 3-4 days, 3: more than 5 days So, Each of the four questions is scored from 0 to 3 Total score: The total score ranges from 0 to 12 The interpretation of the WaLIDD questionnaire is as follows: 0 = No Dysmenorrhea 1-4 = Mild Dysmenorrhea 5-7 = Moderate Dysmenorrhea 8-12 = Severe Dysmenorrhea |
| "DysmenQoL questionnaire" (dysmenorrhea and quality of life) | December 2027 | it is represented by 20 statements about the negative effects of dysmenorrhea on quality of life (effects on health and feelings, relationships with family members or friends, couple relationships and professional activity). It consists of twenty statements ,the participants give a score from 1 to 5 for each statement: 1-"Never"; 2-"Few cases"; 3-"Sometimes"; 4-"Most of the time" ; 5-"Every time". We calculate the sum of the scores for each statement and we call it "DysmenQoL score" whose value could vary between 20 and 100. So, high scores indicate low quality of life. The DysmenQoL questionnaire proved to be a reliable and valid method for evaluating the impact of dysmenorrhea on the quality of life. |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
CONTACTAmira Fayez, Ass.lecturer
CONTACTShimaa Harris, lecturer
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAmira Fayez Shenouda, Ass lecturer
Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University
Outcome results
None listed