Influencia de la actividad física en el síndrome premenstrual en estudiantes de Odontología de la Universidad Nacional de Loja

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a gynecological problem that affects a large number of women of reproductive age, however, it is underdiagnosed and undertreated; the symptoms can affect the quality of life and interfere with personal and academic relationships, being one of the non-pharmacological alternatives the practice of physical activity. The present study was carried out in dental students from first to tenth cycle of Universidad Nacional de Loja, whose data obtained will allow informing and promoting the practice of physical activity in the students, helping to reduce premenstrual symptoms. The research was quantitative, relational and transversal; its specific objectives were: to establish the prevalence of premenstrual syndrome according to age, to classify premenstrual syndrome according to the intensity of the symptomatology, to identify the level of physical activity and to relate it to the intensity of premenstrual symptomatology. The universe consisted of 163 students and a sample of 143 who met the inclusion criteria. Through the investigation, it was obtained that premenstrual syndrome predominates in 18 to 21 years of age with 50%, 64% corresponded to moderate SPM and 60% of the participants presented a high level of physical activity. When associating the high level of physical activity with the intensity of PMS, the value obtained was p=0.00, less than the significance level of 0.05, concluding that there is a statistically significant relationship between the high level of physical activity and PMS

• Hovedforfatter: Karen Gabriela Bravo Aguilar (author)
• Format: bachelorThesis
• Sprog: spa
• Udgivet: 2023
• Fag: MEDICINA; MENSTRUACIÓN; FASE LÚTEA; ACTIVIDAD FÍSICA
• Online adgang: https://dspace.unl.edu.ec/jspui/handle/123456789/27368