Title

Impact of Qi Gong therapy for managing premenstrual syndrome among adolescent girls

Authors

Vaghela Payalben Tejmalji¹, B. Mahalakshmi^2,* & N. Siva Subramanian³

Affiliation

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Nootan college of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel university, Visnagar, Gujarat - 384315, India; ²Department of Pediatric Nursing, Nootan College of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat - 384315, India; ³Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Nootan College of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat - 384315, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Vaghela Payalben Tejmalji - E - mail: ptvaghela.fn@spu.ac.in

B. Mahalakshmi - E - mail: mb.fn@spu.ac.in

N. Sivasubramanian - E - mail: sn.fn@spu.ac.in

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received February 1, 2025; Revised February 28, 2025; Accepted February 28, 2025, Published February 28, 2025

Abstract

Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a prevalent condition among adolescent girls, causing significant physical and emotional distress. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the impact of Qi Gong therapy on alleviating PMS symptoms among adolescent girls in North Gujarat. A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design was implemented with 231 adolescent girls aged 13-17 years. Participants underwent a 4-week Qi Gong therapy program, with five 45-minute sessions weekly. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire and Modified PMS Scale, analysing pre- and post-intervention symptoms through descriptive statistics, paired t-tests and chi-square tests. The intervention significantly reduced PMS severity, with mild PMS cases increasing from 48 (20.78%) to 166 (71.86%) post-intervention. Paired t-tests revealed a highly significant mean difference in PMS scores (T = 12.251, p < 0.001).

Keywords

Premenstrual syndrome, Qi gong therapy, adolescent girls, non-pharmacological interventions, holistic health

Citation

Tejmalji et al. Bioinformation 21(2): 132-136 (2025)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.