The Effect of Art on Premenstrual Syndrome Symptoms
Condition: Premenstrual Syndrome
MeSH terms: Syndrome; Premenstrual Syndrome
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      This study will be conducted to determine the effect of art therapy techniques on
      premenstrual syndrome symptoms.The study is a randomized controlled type study. The study
      will be conducted with 70 female students with premenstrual syndrome. In the study, which
      consists of two groups, experimental (n=35) and control (n=35), art therapy techniques will
      be applied to the students in the experimental group for 8 weeks. The control group will
      continue their routine coping habits. Both groups will be evaluated with the Premenstrual
      Syndrome scale at the end of the study, and the difference between the groups will be
      examined.
    

Detailed description: 
      First of all, ethics committee approval will be obtained by applying to the
      Non-Interventional Ethics Committee of the Rectorate of Kütahya Health Sciences University
      for the research. Then, written permission will be obtained from the Dean of the Faculty of
      Health Sciences of Kütahya Health Sciences University and the Department of Midwifery. In
      addition, written consent was obtained for the PMSS to be used in the research. At the first
      stage, the researcher will apply the research forms to all midwifery students willing to
      participate in the study without using any sampling method. The forms will be applied to
      volunteer and willing students after the lesson, in an appropriate classroom, by explaining
      the research and purpose. It is anticipated that the filling time of the forms will be 15-20
      minutes on average. Then, all data will be evaluated in the SPSS program and randomization
      will be provided among the students who meet the inclusion criteria. Participants will be
      evaluated in two groups. One of the groups is the study group, where artistic techniques will
      be applied, and the other group is the control group, which will continue their routine
      coping habits for PMS. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups using the
      www.randomizer.org program. Students in the study group (35) will do group work that will
      last for 30-35 minutes, one day a week, for 8 weeks, with the Artistic Techniques Education
      Directive prepared by the researcher holding a certificate on artistic techniques in parallel
      with the education they received. There is no intervention or therapy involved here. Art is
      used as an expressive technique, and these techniques enable students to better understand
      and interpret their own emotions at the end of their activity. The researcher will only apply
      the techniques and pose non-directive questions. At the same time, these techniques raise
      awareness. At the end of 8 weeks, students will be reassessed with PMSS. Students in the
      control group (35) will not be subjected to any application, and in parallel with the study
      group, they will be told to continue their routine habits regarding PMS. At the end of 8
      weeks, students will be reassessed with PMSS.
    

Intervention name(s): art therapy techniques
Intervention type(s): Behavioral
Intervention description(s): Art therapy is a method that allows individuals to increase their self-awareness and realize their emotions better through artistic techniques.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention model description: Randomized Controlled Study
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary purpose: Supportive Care
Keywords: Premenstrual Syndrome, Art, Women Health