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. 2020 Aug 1;17(15):5570. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17155570

Table 3.

Method of pain management chosen by women with dysmenorrhea according to pain intensity (VAS) and grade of dysmenorrhea (Andersch and Milsom scale).

Method of Pain Management Pain Intensity VAS Grade of Dysmenorrhea
Mild
n (%)		 Moderate
n (%)		 Severe
n (%)		 p-Value a 0
n (%)		 1
n (%)		 2
n (%)		 3
n (%)		 Total n
(%)		 p-Value a
Acupressure No 14 (6.3%) 59 (26.7%) 148 (67%) 0.480 2 (0.9%) 76 (34.4%) 130 (58.8%) 13 (5.9%) 221 (98.7%) 0.556
Yes 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 3 (2%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 3 (2.3%) 0 (0%) 3 (1.3%)
Acupuncture No 14 (6.3%) 59 (26.5%) 150 (67.3%) 0.784 2 (0.9%) 76 (34.1%) 132 (59.2%) 13 (5.8%) 223 (99.6%) 0.876
Yes 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.7%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.8%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%)
Relaxation No 13 (6.9%) 49 (26.1%) 126 (67%) 0.642 2 (1.1%) 64 (34%) 111 (59%) 11 (5.9%) 188 (83.9%) 0.937
Yes 1 (7.1%) 10 (27.8%) 25 (69.4%) 0 (0%) 12 (33.3%) 22 (61.1%) 2 (5.6%) 3 (16.1%)
Antalgic Position No 11 (6.4%) 47 (27.3%) 114 (66.3%) 0.803 2 (1.2%) 64 (37.2%) 98 (57%) 8 (4.7%) 172 (76.8%) 0.147
Yes 3 (5.8%) 12 (23.1%) 37 (71.2%) 0 (0%) 12 (23.1%) 35 (67.3%) 5 (9.6%) 52 (23.2%)
Massages No 12 (6.9%) 51 (29.1%) 112 (64.0%) 0.120 2 (1.1%) 67 (38.3%) 98 (56%) 8 (4.6%) 175 (78.1%) 0.034 *
Yes 2 (4.1%) 8 (16.3%) 39 (79.6%) 0 (0%) 9 (18.4%) 35 (71.4%) 5 (10.2%) 49 (21.9%)
Musicotherapy No 14 (6.5%) 56 (26.2%) 144 (67.3%) 0.698 2 (09%) 73 (31.4%) 126 (58.9%) 13 (6.1%) 214 (95.5%) 0.814
Yes 0 (0%) 3 (30%) 7 (70%) 0 (0%) 3 (30%) 7 (70%) 0 (0%) 10 (4.5%)
Watch TV No 13 (6.2%) 57 (27.3%) 139 (66.5%) 0.493 2 (1%) 71 (34%) 124 (59.3%) 12 (5.7%) 209 (93.3%) 0.983
Yes 1 (6.7%) 2 (13.3%) 12 (80%) 0 (0%) 5 (33.3%) 9 (60%) 1 (6.7%) 15 (6.7%)
Listen to Music No 13 (6.2%) 57 (27.3%) 139 (66.5%) 0.493 2 (1%) 66 (34%) 114 (58.8%) 12 (6.2%) 194 (86.6%) 0.857
Yes 1 (6.7%) 2 (13.3%) 12 (7.9%) 0 (0%) 10 (33.3%) 19 (63.3%) 1 (3.3%) 30 (13.4%)
Aromatherapy No 14 (6.4%) 57 (25.9%) 149 (67.7%) 0.521 2 (0.9%) 73 (33.2%) 132 (60%) 13 (5.9%) 220 (98.2%) 0.375
Yes 0 (0%) 2 (50%) 2 (50%) 0 (0%) 3 (75%) 1 (25%) 0 (0%) 4 (1.8%)
TENS No 14 (6.3%) 59 (26.3%) 151 (67.4%) - 2 (0.9%) 76 (33.9%) 133 (59.4%) 13 (5.8%) 224 (100%) -
Yes 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Local Heat No 11 (6%) 49 (26.6%) 124 (67.4%) 0.925 2 (1.1%) 64 (34.8%) 109 (59.2%) 9 (4.9%) 184 (82.1%) 0.544
Yes 3 (7.5%) 10 (25%) 27 (67.5%) 0 (0%) 12 (30%) 24 (60%) 10 (30.8%) 40 (17.9%)
Consume Alcohol No 14 (6.5%) 57 (26.5%) 144 (67%) 0.672 2 (0.9%) 74 (34.4%) 128 (59.5%) 11 (5.1%) 215 (96%) 0.184
Yes 0 (0%) 2 (22.2%) 7 (77.8%) 0 (0%) 2 (22.2%) 5 (55.6%) 2 (22.2%) 9 (4%)
Cannabis No 14 (6.3%) 58 (26.0%) 151 (67.4%) 0.245 2 (0.9%) 76 (34.1%) 132 (59.2%) 13 (5.8%) 223 (99.6%) 0.876
Yes 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%)
Breathing Exercises No 14 (6.3%) 59 (26.5%) 150 (67.3%) 0.784 2 (0.9%) 76 (34.1%) 132 (59.2%) 13 (5.8%) 223 (99.6%) 0.876
Yes 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%)
Evening Primrose Oil No 14 (6.3%) 59 (26.3%) 151 (67.4%) - 2 (0.9%) 76 (33.9%) 133 (59.4%) 13 (5.8%) 224 (100%) -
Yes 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Corset No 14 (6.3%) 58 (26.0%) 151 (67.4%) 0.245 2 (0.9%) 76 (33.9%) 132 (59.2%) 13 (5.8%) 223 (99.6%) 0.876
Yes 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%)
Meditation No 14 (6.3%) 59 (26.5%) 150 (67.3%) 0.245 2 (0.9%) 75 (33.6%) 133 (59.4%) 13 (5.8%) 223 (99.6%) 0.582
Yes 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%)
Exercise No 13 (5.8%) 59 (26.3%) 151 (67.4%) 0.001 * 2 (0.9%) 75 (33.6%) 133 (59.4%) 13 (5.8%) 223 (99.6%) 0.582
Yes 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%)
Sexual Relations No 13 (5.8%) 59 (26.3%) 151 (67.4%) 0.001 * 2 (0.9%) 75 (33.6%) 133 (59.4%) 13 (5.8%) 223 (99.6%) 0.582
Yes 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%)

a Chicuadrado test, * p < 0.05, (TENS): Transcutaneus Electrical Nervious Stimulation.