Effects of self-management strategies on the self-efficacy and self-management behavior in female college students with primary dysmenorrhea
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2016.04.018
- VernacularTitle:自我管理策略对原发性痛经女大学生自我效能和自我管理行为的影响
- Author:
Juan TANG
;
Huilan XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Self-management strategies;
Primary dysmenorrhea;
Self-efficacy;
Self-management behavior
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2016;25(4):367-371
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the effects of self-management strategies on self-efficacy and selfmanagement behavior in female college students with primary dysmenorrhea.Methods Implementing the plan that the interventional group (n=195) received self-management strategies,while the control group (n =196) did not received any intervention.Followed up six months,the self-efficacy and self-management behaviors and Visual Analogue Scale/Score (VAS) of dysmenorrhea pain were compared between two groups before and after the intervention.Results At the 6th month of observation period,the scores of self-efficacy in the intervention group (2.61 ±0.48) were significantly improved compared with the baseline (2.37 ± 0.36) and the control group(2.43±0.46) (both P＜0.05).Besides taking medicine to alleviate dysmenorrhea,other items in the self-management behaviors were significantly higher than baseline and control group (both P＜ 0.05).The mean of dysmenorrhea pain VAS of 6th menstrual period in the intervention group was lower than baseline and the control group (P＜0.05).Conclusion The self-management strategies can effectively improve the self-efficacy and self-management behaviors among female college students,and alleviate the degree of dysmenorrhea pain.
