Naslov
USE AND ABUSE OF ANALGESICS IN WOMEN DURING THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE

Autori
Vranjić Ivica, Degmečić Dunja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
2nd SaMED - International medical students Congress Sarajevo / - , 2016, 120-120

Skup
2nd SaMED - International medical students Congress Sarajevo

Mjesto i datum
Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina, 04.02.2016. - 07.02.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
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Ključne riječi
abuse ; addiction ; analgesics ; dysmenorrhea

Sažetak
INTRODUCTION: While dysmenorrhea represents a very common helath problem across the entire world which is normaly taken care of by the use of analgesics, certain behavioral patterns have been described in women during the menstrual cycle. AIM:The objectives of this research were to establish the frequency of analgesic use for relieving menstrual pain, study mood changes related to the use of analgesics and examine the possible occurrence of psychological addiction to analgesics. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The research was conducted as a cross-sectional study.The participants were 130 female students of the University of Josip Juraj Strossmayer Osijek. The data were collected by using an anonymous questionnaire which included questions about demographic characteristics, habits related to the use of analgesics, mood changes during menstrual pain and mood changes related to the use of analgesics. The questionnaire also included 4 questions which represented an adjusted CAGE questionnaire to evaluate clinical signs of addiction to analgesics. RESULTS:It was found that the prevalence of dysmenorrhea was 87.7% and that 90% of the participants used analgesics to relieve the menstrual pain. The use of analgesics depended on the intensity of the pain and that most of the participants used analgesics in case when the pain was severe and not subsiding. The pain subsided completely in 57.3% of the participants, whereas the rest claimed that the pain was still present but easier to bear. The results indicated mood changes during menstrual pain in 64.6% of the participants and the fact that most of the participants felt better after the use of analgesics. In case there was no access to analgesics, 60.8% of the participants felt worse. CONCLUSION:It was found that most of the participants did not consult their doctor about dysmenorrhea and, at the same time, used analgesics that were not prescribed by a physician. Theresults of the CAGE questionnaire did not show any single case which could confirm clinicalindications to analgesic addiction. Behavioral and emotional changes are most likely a result of theagony caused by the pain.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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