Assessment of Dysmenorrhea using WaLIDD Score Instruments on Nursing Students
Abstract
Dysmenorrhea or menstrual pain is pain or cramps in the lower abdomen that occurs during menstruation in some women, experienced primarily at ages 18-25 years, ending at around the age of 40. The impact of dysmenorrhea can affect nursing students’ performance during class, causing concentration difficulties, anxiety, and psychological stress. The variety of respondents’ characteristics caused the different capacities to adapt to the dysmenorrhea sign and symptoms. Menstrual pain can be measured by the WaLIDD score, which consists of Working ability, location, intensity, and day of pain. This cross-sectional study identified the level of dysmenorrhea using the WaLIDD Score Instrument. This research was carried out starting October 11, 2021, with nursing student respondents from the 2019 and 2020 batches. The population in this study was 313 nursing students. The accidental sampling technique was used in this study, and as many as 180 female students who met the inclusion criteria participated. The analysis of 91 female students who experienced severe dysmenorrhea showed that most female students had severe dysmenorrhea based on the WaLIDD Score table. As many as 80 (44.4%) female students felt that, at the time of dysmenorrhea, their activities were disrupted. 64 (35.6% ) female students felt pain in four locations during dysmenorrhea. 83 (46.1%) female students at the time of dysmenorrhea felt the intensity was excruciating. 71 (39.4%) of female students felt dysmenorrhea for 1-2 days. Adolescent and young adult women often experience severe dysmenorrhea. Female students stated that dysmenorrhea constantly interfered with work activities, and many had more than four locations of pain.
Keywords: Assessment, Dysmenorrhea, WaLIDD Score, Nursing Students
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