Authors
1 PhD Scholar, Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Nitte Usha Institute of Nursing Sciences (NUINS), Mangalore, Karnataka
2 Department of OBG Nursing, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Nitte Usha Institute of Nursing Sciences (NUINS), Mangalore, Karnataka, India
3 Department of OBG, KS Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte (Deemed to be) University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
4 HOD, Department of Community Health Nursing, Nitte Usha Institute of Nursing Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
5 HOD, Department of Mental Health Nursing, Nitte Usha Institute of Nursing Sciences, Mangalore,
Abstract
Relaxation therapy (RT) is considered to be helpful in the management of symptoms of premenstrual
syndrome (PMS). This systematic review (SR) was conducted to find the impact of RT on PMS
management, which could be utilized in clinical and community populations. Five major databases
like Google Scholar, PubMed, ResearchGate, Scopus, and Web of Science were used as search
engines. The Joanna Briggs Institute checklist is used to analyze the quality of articles selected
for this review. Only 35 different studies among 71 relevant articles which focused on the topic
were selected for this SR. All of the 35 different trials reported that the selected RTs, namely Laura
Mitchell, Jacobson, Benson, relaxation unnamed, yoga, aerobic exercise, and massage, significantly
decreased PMS. The outcome of this SR suggests that the selected seven RTs effectively relieve
PMS and ensure a productive life for all reproductive women.
Keywords
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