Indian Journal of Science and Technology

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Background/Objectives: Dysmenorrhea and premenstrual syndrome (PMS) can effecton the women’s quality of life. The purpose of this study was to identify effects of the balance taping therapy on dysmenorrhea and PMS. Methods/Statistical Analysis: This study was a pretest-posttest design with a nonequivalent control group. A total participants were 51 female university students, 26 female were assigned as an experimental group and 25 female were assigned as a control group. The experimental group received balance taping therapy and the control group received none. Data were analyzed by SPSS 20.0 win program using technical statistics, independent t-test, x2test, and ANCOVA. Findings: The experimental group identify significant decrease in dysmenorrheal (F=16.50, p<.001) and PMS (F=11.04, p=.002) compared with the control group. The experimental group was lower level of dysmenorrheal (F=16.50, p<.001)and PMS (F=13.95, p<.001) than the control group. Improvements/Applications: The balance tapping therapy is an effective intervention for dysmenorrhea and PMS. Therefore, balance tapping therapy has proven to be an effective nursing intervention for dysmenorrhea and PMS.

Keywords

Balance Tapping Therapy, Dysmenorrhea, Premenstrual Syndrome.
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