Living with Restrictions. The Perspective of Nursing Students with Primary Dysmenorrhea
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Design
2.2. Research Team
2.3. Sampling Strategies and Participants
2.4. Data Collection
2.5. Focus Group Procedure
2.6. Data Analysis
2.7. Ethics and Quality Criteria
3. Results
3.1. Theme 1. Restrictions on Daily Activities and Sports
3.2. Theme 2. Academic Restrictions
3.3. Theme 3. Restrictions on Social and Sexual Relations
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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FG | FG Session 1: Duration (minutes) | FG Session 2: Duration (minutes) | Total duration FG Sessions (minutes) | Participants | Age, Mean |
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FG1 | 51 | 52 | 103 | 6 | 21.5 |
FG2 | 65 | 46 | 111 | 6 | 22 |
FG3 | 51 | 47 | 98 | 6 | 24 |
FG4 | 45 | 45 | 90 | 6 | 24 |
FG5 | 78 | 42 | 120 | 9 | 22.3 |
Research Area | Questions |
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Living with the pain of dysmenorrhea | What is most relevant to you about this pain? Could you explain your pain? |
Repercussions of pain: Daily activities | How does this pain affect you? What is most relevant regarding living with pain? |
Repercussions of pain: Nursing studies | Does the pain have any impact on academic performance? What is most relevant about the pain regarding your studies? |
Repercussions of pain: Relationships and family | Has the pain influenced your relationships? How about with your partner and the rest of the family? |
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Fernández-Martínez, E.; Abreu-Sánchez, A.; Velarde-García, J.F.; Iglesias-López, M.T.; Pérez-Corrales, J.; Palacios-Ceña, D. Living with Restrictions. The Perspective of Nursing Students with Primary Dysmenorrhea. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 8527. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228527
Fernández-Martínez E, Abreu-Sánchez A, Velarde-García JF, Iglesias-López MT, Pérez-Corrales J, Palacios-Ceña D. Living with Restrictions. The Perspective of Nursing Students with Primary Dysmenorrhea. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(22):8527. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228527
Chicago/Turabian StyleFernández-Martínez, Elia, Ana Abreu-Sánchez, Juan Francisco Velarde-García, María Teresa Iglesias-López, Jorge Pérez-Corrales, and Domingo Palacios-Ceña. 2020. "Living with Restrictions. The Perspective of Nursing Students with Primary Dysmenorrhea" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 22: 8527. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228527