Investigation of young people's experience in dysmenorrhea

Abstract Investigation of Young People's Experience in Dysmenorrhea This research was carried out to investigate the primary dysmenorrhea experiences of young people according to Kolcaba's Comfort Theory and to determine the methods of coping with dysmenorrhea by using quantitative an qualitative methods. The study was conducted between 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 academic year in Balıkesir with the students of nursing department between March 01, 2015 and March 01, 2018 and the data were collected by using an introductory form and semi-structured interview form. Firstly, quantitative data were collected in order to identify young people with primary dysmenorrhea. In the quantitative data collection phase, it was aimed to reach the whole of the universe (n = 451) without going to the sample selection and 363 students (80.48%) were found in the school on the day of the survey. At the qualitative data stage, primary dysmenorrhea was detected. When the data reached the saturation point, the qualitative data collection phase was terminated (n = 14). After collecting quantitative data, SPSS 15.0 program was entered and ratio (percentage), mean standard deviation analyzes were performed. Interviews with young people in the qualitative data section were recorded on a digital voice recorder. The audio recordings were written without any changes and then has been cheked again by listening. In the analysis of written documents, content analysis, inductive and deductive category creation techniques were used to create codes and categories. As a result of the quantitative data; The mean age of the students was 20.01 ± 1.6, the mean menarch age was 13.13 ± 1.11 and the mean pain severity was 5.93 ± 2.70. 71 of the students (19.6%) stated that his mother and 71 (19.6%) sisters had dysmenorrhea and 144 students (39.7%) had concentrated on the lower abdomen and groin during the menstruation. As a result of the qualitative data in the study, the effects of dysmenorrhea on total comfort; physical effects of dysmenorrhea, sociocultural effects of dysmenorrhea, psychospritual effects of dysmenorrhea, environmental variables in dysmenorrhea, variables affecting dysmenorrhea, health promotion behaviors. When dysmenorrhea was examined according to individual comfort dimensions, it was observed that the effect of pain was mostly seen in relief dimension. As a result of research findings, it is thought that young people need counseling about health promotion behaviors towards dysmenorrhea. It was thought that giving counseling to young people about dysmenorrhea, dysmenorrhea physiology, dysmenorrhea and health promotion behaviors would contribute to the development of women's health.. Keywords; adolescent; dysmenorrhea; menstruatıon.