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ORIGINAL PAPER
Prevalence of primary dysmenorrhoea and its effect on instrumental activities of daily living among females from Pakistan
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University Institute of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, Pakistan
Submission date: 2020-09-01
Acceptance date: 2020-12-23
Publication date: 2021-12-06
Physiother Quart. 2021;29(4):65-69
KEYWORDS
dysmenorrhoeaprimary dysmenorrhoeainstrumental activities of daily livingWaLIDD scoreInstrumental Activities of Daily Living scalevisual analogue scale
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Painful periods is one of the utmost general gynaecological disorders of adolescence. Therefore, the main aim of the study was to identify the prevalence of primary dysmenorrhoea and its effect on instrumental activities of daily living among females from Pakistan.
Methods:
An observational cross-sectional study with a sample of 161 females was organized at University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, Pakistan, between October 2019 and March 2020. The participants’ age ranged between 18 and 36 years. Their body mass index was calculated through weight and height. The data were collected by using WaLIDD score (working ability, location, intensity, days of pain, dysmenorrhoea), visual analogue scale, and Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living scale. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to evaluate the correlation between different variables. The data were analysed with the SPSS statistical software, version 20.0.
Results:
Out of the 161 participants, 60.87% had moderate dysmenorrhoea, while mild and severe dysmenorrhoea was reported in 7.45% and 31.68%, respectively. Most females (62.11%) exhibited instrumental activities of daily living disability, while 37.89% had no disability. The results revealed that there were statistically significant associations between dysmenorrhoea and instrumental activities of daily living (p = 0.003). Significance was assumed at p < 0.05.
Conclusions:
Dysmenorrhoea had a statistically significant effect on instrumental activities of daily living (p = 0.003).
Painful periods is one of the utmost general gynaecological disorders of adolescence. Therefore, the main aim of the study was to identify the prevalence of primary dysmenorrhoea and its effect on instrumental activities of daily living among females from Pakistan.
Methods:
An observational cross-sectional study with a sample of 161 females was organized at University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, Pakistan, between October 2019 and March 2020. The participants’ age ranged between 18 and 36 years. Their body mass index was calculated through weight and height. The data were collected by using WaLIDD score (working ability, location, intensity, days of pain, dysmenorrhoea), visual analogue scale, and Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living scale. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to evaluate the correlation between different variables. The data were analysed with the SPSS statistical software, version 20.0.
Results:
Out of the 161 participants, 60.87% had moderate dysmenorrhoea, while mild and severe dysmenorrhoea was reported in 7.45% and 31.68%, respectively. Most females (62.11%) exhibited instrumental activities of daily living disability, while 37.89% had no disability. The results revealed that there were statistically significant associations between dysmenorrhoea and instrumental activities of daily living (p = 0.003). Significance was assumed at p < 0.05.
Conclusions:
Dysmenorrhoea had a statistically significant effect on instrumental activities of daily living (p = 0.003).
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