Examination of the Effect of the Pandemic on Physical Activity and Dysmenorrhea

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2023Author
Tuğyan Ayhan, DenizYıldız, Ayşegül
Bektaş, Gülşah
Büyükturan, Buket
Büyükturan, Öznur
Varol, Sezen
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Tuğyan Ayhan D., Yıldız A., Bektaş G., Büyükturan B., Büyükturan Ö., Varol S. Examination of The Effect of the Pandemic on Physical Activity and Dysmenorrhea. Turk J Health S. 2023;4:1:17-21Abstract
Abstract
Background: Dysmenorrhoea releated with body mass index -less than 20 kg/cm2, smoking, early menarche,
longer menstrual cycles, irregular menstrual flow and a family history of dysmenorrhea. On the other hand, the
relationship between physical activity level and dysmenorrhea is still controversial.
Purpose of the study: This study aimed to examinate of the effect of the pandemic on physical activity and
dysmenorrhea together.
Results: Individuals’ severity of dysmenorrhea, menstrual symptoms, physical activity levels were assessed
with “Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)’’, “Menstruation Symptom Questionarre (MSQ)”, “International Physical
Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)”, respectively. Moreover; BMI was calculated. Assessments were carried out
twice, before -during the pandemic. The VAS value was 6.23 ± 1.78 before the pandemic, it was 7.20 ± 1.63
during the pandemic. The IPAQ score was 1274.67 ± 1232.26 before the pandemic, it was 902.74 ± 892.33
during the pandemic. While the changes in VAS (t: -3.549, p: 0.001) and IPAQ (t: 2.543, p: 0.013) values before
and during the pandemic were statistically significant MSQ (t: -.781, p: 0.437) and BMI (t: -.938, p: 0.351)
changes were not statistically significant.
Conclusion: When the severity of dysmenorrhea and physical activity levels were compared with before the
pandemic, a decrease in the level of physical activity and an increase in the severity of dysmenorrhea were
found statistically significant during the pandemic (p<0.05). Although there was an increase in BMI and
menstrual symptoms this increase wasn’t statistically significant (p> 0.05).
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Turkish Journal of Health and SportVolume
4Issue
1URI
https://tjhealthsport.org/?mod=makale_tr_ozet&makale_id=64690https://doi.org/10.29228/tjhealthsport.64690
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12695/2138