The Effect of the Menstrual Belt Stress Ball on Pain in Women With Dysmenorrhea

This study will be conducted as a randomized controlled quasi-experimental study to determine the effect of hot massage menstrual belt and stress relief ball application on pain intensity in women with dysmenorrhea. The study will include 105 women with dysmenorrhea (midwife, nurse, doctor, cleaning staff, secretary) who meet the inclusion criteria. Female participants between the ages of 18-45 will be randomly divided into three groups as experimental group 1 (n=35), experimental group 2 (n=35) and control group (n=35) by envelope method. Data will be collected using Informed Consent Form, Descriptive Information Form, Visual Pain Scale (VAS), Dysmenorrhea Impact Scale-Revised Short Form (DIS-R) and Menstrual Symptoms Scale. Descriptive Information Form, Visual Pain Scale (VAS), Dysmenorrhea Impact Scale-Revised Short Form (DIS-R) and Menstrual Symptom Scale will be applied to the three groups before the application. During the application, experimental group 1 will be given a menstrual belt with electric waist heating and vibration for 20 minutes. Experimental group 2 will be given a stress-relieving squeezing ball to feel its soft structure for the same period of time.The third group was determined as the control group and no application will be made. After the application, the participants will be asked to rate their pain intensity using the Visual Pain Scale (VAS) and record their pain scores.