Clinical Trial: The Effect of Acupressure and Mindfulness to Cope With Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) on PMS and Quality of Life

Study Status: Active, not recruiting
Recruit Status: Active, not recruiting
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: The Effect of Acupressure and Mindfulness to Cope With Premenstrual Syndrome on Premenstrual Symptoms and Quality of Life

Brief Summary: The research was carried out to determine the effect of acupressure and mindfulness practice to cope with premenstrual syndrome on premenstrual symptoms and quality of life. The sample of the study consisted of a total of 270 students, 90 of which were acupressure, 90 mindfulness and 90 control groups. In the study, data were collected with the Participant Information Form, PMSS and WHOQOL-BREF. The acupressure group was asked to apply acupressure two days a week for 12 weeks, a total of 24 times. In the mindfulness group, 8 weeks of Conscious Awareness Stress Reduction Program was applied, after which the students were asked to practice mindfulness for 3 cycles. Students in both experimental groups were asked to stop the practices after acupressure and mindfulness practices. PMSS and WHOQOL-BREF were applied to both experimental and control groups as an intermediate test 12 weeks after the pre-test and a post-test 24 weeks later.