The effect of listening to music and drawing on coping with dysmenorrhea complaints in nursing students: randomized controlled trial

Abstract Aim To examine the effect of listening to music and drawing on coping with dysmenorrhea complaints of nursing students. Methods The study was a double-blind, three parallel-group randomized controlled trial conducted between August 2023 and May 2024 at Bartın University, Faculty of Health S...

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Main Authors: Burcu Küçükkaya, Şükran Başgöl
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description Abstract Aim To examine the effect of listening to music and drawing on coping with dysmenorrhea complaints of nursing students. Methods The study was a double-blind, three parallel-group randomized controlled trial conducted between August 2023 and May 2024 at Bartın University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing. Ninety-six dysmenorrheic nursing students with regular menstrual cycles were included in the study and randomly assigned to three groups as drawing, music and control groups. Visual Analog Scale (100mmVAS of pain), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Menstrual Symptoms Scale (MSS) were applied to the students at baseline, 1st and 2nd months. The interventions were as follows: the music group listened to a 29-minute and 32-second song three days before menstruation and on the first day of menstruation in the third month composed by Juan Sebastian Martin-Saavedra, while the drawing group created art for the same duration. The pain scores, perceived stress, and menstrual symptoms were measured in all groups after the interventions. Results Pretest, 1st and 2nd months 100mmVAS of pain score averages were 7.16 ± 1.99, 7.16 ± 1.99 and 7.50 ± 1.98 for the control group, 7.22 ± 1.64, 4.84 ± 1.80 and 2.13 ± 1.45 for the music group and 6.69 ± 1.80, 5.09 ± 1.55 and 2.91 ± 1.33 for the drawing group, respectively. Pretest, 1st and 2nd months PSS score averages were 28.75 ± 3.71, 29.09 ± 3.87 and 30.03 ± 4.16 for the control group, 29.91 ± 3.98, 14.06 ± 4.06 and 3.59 ± 3.82 for the music group and 27.38 ± 3.63, 18.13 ± 5.60 and 8.34 ± 5.46 for the drawing group, respectively. Pretest, 1st and 2nd months MSS score averages were 79.25 ± 15.41, 88.00 ± 20.08 and 90.66 ± 19.13 for the control group, 85.41 ± 10.77, 62.41 ± 15.23 and 34.00 ± 12.62 for the music group and 80.69 ± 11.07, 65.53 ± 15.37 and 47.31 ± 15.11 for the drawing group, respectively. Mean menstrual pain intensity, mean perceived stress level, and mean menstrual symptoms level in the art and music group decreased significantly at 1st and 2nd months post-intervention (p < .001). A significant increase in score levels was observed in the control group. Conclusions Both art and music practices are effective in significantly reducing menstrual pain, perceived stress, and menstrual symptoms in nursing students with dysmenorrhea. It is important to include listening to music and drawing on women’s health and disease nursing practices to control menstrual pain, perceived stress, and menstrual symptoms in dysmenorrhea. Clinical trials registration number https://clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT06027489; registered August 30, 2023.
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spelling doaj-art-5939839a6a3e4d7e9c407fd5cb9767b72025-08-20T02:12:03ZengBMCBMC Women's Health1472-68742024-10-0124111610.1186/s12905-024-03398-0The effect of listening to music and drawing on coping with dysmenorrhea complaints in nursing students: randomized controlled trialBurcu Küçükkaya0Şükran Başgöl1Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department, Division of Gynecology and Obstetrics Nursing, Bartın UniversityFaculty of Health Sciences, Midwifery Department, Ondokuz Mayis UniversityAbstract Aim To examine the effect of listening to music and drawing on coping with dysmenorrhea complaints of nursing students. Methods The study was a double-blind, three parallel-group randomized controlled trial conducted between August 2023 and May 2024 at Bartın University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing. Ninety-six dysmenorrheic nursing students with regular menstrual cycles were included in the study and randomly assigned to three groups as drawing, music and control groups. Visual Analog Scale (100mmVAS of pain), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Menstrual Symptoms Scale (MSS) were applied to the students at baseline, 1st and 2nd months. The interventions were as follows: the music group listened to a 29-minute and 32-second song three days before menstruation and on the first day of menstruation in the third month composed by Juan Sebastian Martin-Saavedra, while the drawing group created art for the same duration. The pain scores, perceived stress, and menstrual symptoms were measured in all groups after the interventions. Results Pretest, 1st and 2nd months 100mmVAS of pain score averages were 7.16 ± 1.99, 7.16 ± 1.99 and 7.50 ± 1.98 for the control group, 7.22 ± 1.64, 4.84 ± 1.80 and 2.13 ± 1.45 for the music group and 6.69 ± 1.80, 5.09 ± 1.55 and 2.91 ± 1.33 for the drawing group, respectively. Pretest, 1st and 2nd months PSS score averages were 28.75 ± 3.71, 29.09 ± 3.87 and 30.03 ± 4.16 for the control group, 29.91 ± 3.98, 14.06 ± 4.06 and 3.59 ± 3.82 for the music group and 27.38 ± 3.63, 18.13 ± 5.60 and 8.34 ± 5.46 for the drawing group, respectively. Pretest, 1st and 2nd months MSS score averages were 79.25 ± 15.41, 88.00 ± 20.08 and 90.66 ± 19.13 for the control group, 85.41 ± 10.77, 62.41 ± 15.23 and 34.00 ± 12.62 for the music group and 80.69 ± 11.07, 65.53 ± 15.37 and 47.31 ± 15.11 for the drawing group, respectively. Mean menstrual pain intensity, mean perceived stress level, and mean menstrual symptoms level in the art and music group decreased significantly at 1st and 2nd months post-intervention (p < .001). A significant increase in score levels was observed in the control group. Conclusions Both art and music practices are effective in significantly reducing menstrual pain, perceived stress, and menstrual symptoms in nursing students with dysmenorrhea. It is important to include listening to music and drawing on women’s health and disease nursing practices to control menstrual pain, perceived stress, and menstrual symptoms in dysmenorrhea. Clinical trials registration number https://clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT06027489; registered August 30, 2023.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-024-03398-0Coping behaviorDrawingDysmenorrheaMenstrual painMusicNursing students
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The effect of listening to music and drawing on coping with dysmenorrhea complaints in nursing students: randomized controlled trial
BMC Women's Health
Coping behavior
Drawing
Dysmenorrhea
Menstrual pain
Music
Nursing students
title The effect of listening to music and drawing on coping with dysmenorrhea complaints in nursing students: randomized controlled trial
title_full The effect of listening to music and drawing on coping with dysmenorrhea complaints in nursing students: randomized controlled trial
title_fullStr The effect of listening to music and drawing on coping with dysmenorrhea complaints in nursing students: randomized controlled trial
title_full_unstemmed The effect of listening to music and drawing on coping with dysmenorrhea complaints in nursing students: randomized controlled trial
title_short The effect of listening to music and drawing on coping with dysmenorrhea complaints in nursing students: randomized controlled trial
title_sort effect of listening to music and drawing on coping with dysmenorrhea complaints in nursing students randomized controlled trial
topic Coping behavior
Drawing
Dysmenorrhea
Menstrual pain
Music
Nursing students
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-024-03398-0
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