Complementary Therapies and Factors Related to Dysmenorrhoea in Adolescents: A Bibliometric Analysis
Abstract
Complementary therapies for decreasing dysmenorrhoea and factors behind dysmenorrhoea in adolescents is not clear enough. Researchers need information about trends and novelties for the future research topic of complementary therapies and factors related to dysmenorrhoea in adolescents. Thus, the purpose of this study was to identify the complementary therapies for decreasing dysmenorrhoea and factors related to dysmenorrhoea in adolescents by analysing network visualisation, overlay visualisation and density visualisation on the topic through bibliometric analysis. The data sources used in this study were based on online searches via https://app.dimensions.ai/. The literature search used the stages following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) flowchart. Paper restricted in publications years 2014-2023, focus in the field of health sciences, nursing, public health, clinical sciences and publication type were included as criteria for inclusion in the study. The data were analysed using VOSviewer. After identifying the clusters, the types of complementary therapies that were able to reduce dysmenorrhoea were acupressure, acupuncture, calcium sufficiency, curcumin, yoga, aromatherapy, massage and physical activity. Moreover, factors related to dysmenorrhoea were HIV, reproductive coercion, reproductive health, oxytocin, prolactin, trauma, metformin, anxiety and breast cancer. Moreover, the newest topics that were being widely researched related to adolescent dysmenorrhoea were education, non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), prolactin and physical activity. On the other hand, topics that were rarely researched related to the topic of adolescent dysmenorrhoea were topics about sexual health, reproductive coercion, inflammation, curcumin and physical activity. Complementary therapies and factors that are still rarely studied offer potential novelty in results in future studies.
References
Dehnavi ZM, Jafarnejad F, Kamali Z. The effect of aerobic exercise on primary dysmenorrhea: A clinical trial study. J Educ Health Promot. 2018 Jan 10;7:3. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_79_17.
Çelik AS, Apay SE. Effect of progressive relaxation exercises on primary dysmenorrhea in Turkish students: A randomized prospective controlled trial. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2021 Feb;42:101280. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101280.
Samadipour E, Rakhshani MH, Kooshki A, Amin B. Local usage of Nigella Sativa oil as an innovative method to attenuate primary dysmenorrhea: a randomized double-blind clinical trial. Oman Med J. 2020 Sep 9;35(5):e167. doi: 10.5001/omj.2020.109.
Karout S, Soubra L, Rahme D, Karout L, Khojah HMJ, Itani R. Prevalence, risk factors, and management practices of primary dysmenorrhea among young females. BMC Women Health. 2021 Nov 8;21(1):392. doi: 10.1186/s12905-021-01532-w.
Jeon GE, Cha NH, Sok SR. Factors influencing the dysmenorrhea among Korean adolescents in middle school. J Phys Ther Sci. 2014 Sep;26(9):1337-43. doi: 10.1589/jpts.26.1337.
Pawestri P, Machmudah M, Rejeki S, Pranata S, Fitria SAN, Fitri ML, et al. Difference effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation therapy and endorphin massage therapy towards reducing menstrual pain intensity in adolescents. J Res Health. 2023;13(4):247-54. doi: 10.32598/JRH.13.4.2183.1.
Kazama M, Maruyama K, Nakamura K. Prevalence of dysmenorrhea and its correlating lifestyle factors in Japanese female junior high school students. Tohoku J Exp Med. 2015 Jun;236(2):107-13. doi: 10.1620/tjem.236.107.
Raisi Dehkordi Z, Rafieian-Kopaei M, Hosseini-Baharanchi FS. A double-blind controlled crossover study to investigate the efficacy of salix extract on primary dysmenorrhea. Complement Ther Med. 2019 Jun;44:102-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2019.04.002.
Bahrami A, Zarban A, Rezapour H, Agha Amini Fashami A, Ferns GA. Effects of curcumin on menstrual pattern, premenstrual syndrome, and dysmenorrhea: A triple-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Phytother Res. 2021 Dec;35(12):6954-62. doi: 10.1002/ptr.7314.
Ligita LO, Kumala M. [The relationship between calcium intake and the incidence of primary dysmenorrhoea in students at the Faculty of Medicine, Tarumanagara University class of 2016]. Tarumanagara Med J. 2020;2(2):337–42. doi: 10.37676/jnph.v11i2.5163. Indonesian.
Sandel N, Reynolds E, Cohen PE, Gillie BL, Kontos AP. Anxiety and mood clinical profile following sport-related concussion: from risk factors to treatment. Sport Exerc Perform Psycho.l 2017 Aug;6(3):304-23. doi: 10.1037/spy0000098.
Satsangi AK, Brugnoli MP. Anxiety and psychosomatic symptoms in palliative care: from neuro-psychobiological response to stress, to symptoms' management with clinical hypnosis and meditative states. Ann Palliat Med. 2018 Jan;7(1):75-111. doi: 10.21037/apm.2017.07.01.
Yildiz E, Acaroğlu R. The effect of massage and progressive relaxation exercises on pain intensity and menstrual symptoms in students with primary dysmenorrhea: a randomized controlled trial. Holist Nurs Pract. 2022 Sep-Oct 01;36(5):284-94. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000541.
Chellew K, Evans P, Fornes-Vives J, Pérez G, Garcia-Banda G. The effect of progressive muscle relaxation on daily cortisol secretion. Stress. 2015;18(5):538-44. doi: 10.3109/10253890.2015.1053454.
Sadeghi Aval Shahr H, Saadat M, Kheirkhah M, Saadat E. The effect of self-aromatherapy massage of the abdomen on the primary dysmenorrhoea. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2015 May;35(4):382-5. doi: 10.3109/01443615.2014.958449.
Wang G, Zhang Z, Sun J, Li X, Chu Y, Zhao D, et al. Abdominal massage: A review of clinical and experimental studies from 1990 to 2021. Complement Ther Med. 2022 Nov;70:102861. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2022.102861.
Yu A. Complementary and alternative treatments for primary dysmenorrhoea in adolescents. Nurse Pract. 2014;39(11):1–12. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2022.102861.
Wang D, Jiang Y, Feng J, Gao J, Yu J, Zhao J, Liu P, Han Y. Evidence for the use of complementary and alternative medicine for pelvic inflammatory disease: a literature review. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2022 Jan 19;2022:1364297. doi: 10.1155/2022/1364297.
Fogarty S, Smith CA, Hay P. The role of complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of eating disorders: A systematic review. Eat Behav. 2016 Apr;21:179-88. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2016.03.002.
Kafaei-Atrian M, Mirbagher-Ajorpaz N, Sarvieh M, Sadat Z, Asghari-Jafarabadi M, Solhi M. The effect of acupressure at third liver point on the anxiety level in patients with primary dysmenorrhea. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2016 Mar-Apr;21(2):142-6. doi: 10.4103/1735-9066.178233.
Laakkonen EK, Karppinen JE, Lehti S, Lee E, Pesonen E, Juppi HK, et al. Associations of sex hormones and hormonal status with arterial stiffness in a female sample from reproductive years to menopause. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2021 Nov 30;12:765916. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.765916.
Bougault V, Schiano-Lomoriello S, Castanier C, Buisson C, Ericsson M, Teulier C, et al. Physical activity and combined hormonal contraception: association with female students' perception of menstrual symptoms. Front Physiol. 2023 May 17;14:1185343. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1185343.
Koch MT, Carlson HE, Kazimi MM, Correll CU. Antipsychotic-related prolactin levels and sexual dysfunction in mentally ill youth: a 3-month cohort study. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2023 Sep;62(9):1021-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2023.03.007.
Szewczyk AK, Ulutas S, Aktürk T, Al-Hassany L, Börner C, Cernigliaro F, et al; European Headache Federation School of Advanced Studies (EHF-SAS). Prolactin and oxytocin: potential targets for migraine treatment. J Headache Pain. 2023 Mar 27;24(1):31. doi: 10.1186/s10194-023-01557-6.
Karayazi Atıcı Ö, Govindrajan N, Lopetegui-González I, Shemanko CS. Prolactin: A hormone with diverse functions from mammary gland development to cancer metastasis. Semin Cell Dev Biol. 2021 Jun;114:159-70. doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2020.10.005.
Chellappandi P, Vijayakumar CS. Bibliometrics, scientometrics, webometrics / cybermetrics, informetrics and altmetrics-an emerging field in library and information science research. Int J Educ. 2018:7(1):5–8. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.2529398.
Murugesu GV, Khalid SA, Shareef H. Bibliometric analysis on microbial fuel cell research trend in electronic engineering perspective. ASEANA Sci Ed J. 2022;2(2):1-10. Doi: https://doi.org/10.53797/aseana.v2i2.1.2022.
Syros A, Perez OF, Luxenburg D, Cohen JL, Swonger R, Huntley S. The most influential studies concerning revision shoulder arthroplasty research. J Orthop. 2022 Oct 4;34:349-56. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2022.09.019.
Pahwa B, Goyal S, Chaurasia B. Understanding anterior communicating artery aneurysms: A bibliometric analysis of top 100 most cited articles. J Cerebrovasc Endovasc Neurosurg. 2022 Dec;24(4):325-34. doi: 10.7461/jcen.2022.E2022.01.001.
Page MJ, McKenzie JE, Bossuyt PM, Boutron I, Hoffmann TC, Mulrow CD, et al. The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews. Syst Rev. 2021 Mar 29;10(1):89. doi: 10.1186/s13643-021-01626-4.
van Eck NJ, Waltman L. Software survey: VOSviewer, a computer program for bibliometric mapping. Scientometrics. 2010 Aug;84(2):523-38. doi: 10.1007/s11192-009-0146-3.
Rahmawati DT, Situmorang RB, Yulianti S. Pengaruh akupresur terhadap penurunan nyeri dysmenorhea. J Kebidanan Dan Kesehatan Trad. 2019;4(2):115–9. doi: 10.37341/jkkt.v4i2.123. Indonesian.
Sari AP, Usman A. Efektifitas terapi akupresur terhadap dismenore pada remaja. J Kedokt dan Kesehat. 2021;17:196–202. doi: 10.24853/jkk.17.2.196-202. Indonesian.
Li D, Yu D, Li Y, Yang R. A bibliometric analysis of PROTAC from 2001 to 2021. Eur J Med Chem. 2022 Dec 15;244:114838. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114838.
Bahrami A, Avan A, Sadeghnia HR, Esmaeili H, Tayefi M, Ghasemi F, et al. High dose vitamin D supplementation can improve menstrual problems, dysmenorrhea, and premenstrual syndrome in adolescents. Gynecol Endocrinol. 2018 Aug;34(8):659-63. doi: 10.1080/09513590.2017.1423466.
Veth VB, van de Kar MM, Duffy JM, van Wely M, Mijatovic V, Maas JW. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues for endometriosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev- 2023 Jun 21;6(6):CD014788. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014788.pub2.
Fauziyah Rahman S, Wisnu Hardi G, Artha Jabatsudewa Maras M, Rachmia Riva Y. Influence of curcumin and ginger in primary dysmenorrhoea: a review. Int J Appl Eng Res. 2020;15(7):634–8.
Apriyani DS Ningsih N, Sari RP. [The effect of the administration of tourism water drink (Curcuma Longa) on the scale of dysmenorrhea pain in adolescent women in Sukasari Village]. Nusant Hasana J. 2022;2(5):146–54. Indonesian.
Kim SD. Yoga for menstrual pain in primary dysmenorrhea: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2019 Aug;36:94-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.06.006.
Kirca N, Celik AS. The effect of yoga on pain level in primary dysmenorrhea. Health Care Women Int. 2023 May;44(5):601-20. doi: 10.1080/07399332.2021.1958818.
Ariningtyas N, Uluwiyatun U, Adhisty Y. Pengaruh aromaterapi lavender terhadap penurunan tingkat nyeri dysmenorrea pada siswi smk negeri 2 sewon bantul tahun 2017. J Kesehat Samodra Ilmu. 2019;10(2):204–15. Indonesian.
Nurbaiti H, Priyono D, Harlia Putri T, Studi Keperawatan P. Aroma terapi menurunkan intensitas dismenorea primer pada remaja putri: literature review. Tanjungpura J Nurs Pract Educ. 2021;3(2):25–39. Indonesian.
Rejeki S, Yuliani Pratama F, Ernawati E, Yanto A, Soesanto E, Pranata S. Abdominal stretching as a therapy for dysmenorrhea. Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2021;9(G):180-3. doi: 10.3889/oamjms.2021.6711.
Valiani M, Ghasemi N, Bahadoran P, Heshmat R. The effects of massage therapy on dysmenorrhea caused by endometriosis. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2010 Fall;15(4):167-71.
Azza A, Yunitasari E, Triharini M, Susilo C, Pranata S, Machmudah M. A cultural nursing care model to prevent preeclampsia in the provision of basic services in eastern Indonesia. Africa J Nurs Midwifery. 2023;25(2):1-14. doi:10.25159/2520-5293/1390.
Millares Samperio M, Corrales Pardo A. Effects of physical exercise on primary dysmenorrhoea. Systematic review. MLS Sport Res. 2021;1(1):51–68.
Jang IA, Kim MY, Lee SR, Jeong KA, Chung HW. Factors related to dysmenorrhea among Vietnamese and Vietnamese marriage immigrant women in South Korea. Obstet Gynecol. Sci 2013 Jul;56(4):242-8. doi: 10.5468/ogs.2013.56.4.242.
King EM, Albert AY, Murray MCM. HIV and amenorrhea: a meta-analysis. AIDS. 2019 Mar 1;33(3):483-91. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002084.
Al Sas O, Santosa B, Suromo LB, Pranata S. The correlation between aminotransferase enzyme levels, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, absolute lymphocyte count and the severity of COVID-19. Scr Med. 2023 Sep;54(3):273-7. doi: 10.5937/scriptamed54-44627.
Wilson LC, Rademacher KH, Rosenbaum J, Callahan RL, Nanda G, Fry S, et al. Seeking synergies: understanding the evidence that links menstrual health and sexual and reproductive health and rights. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2021 Dec;29(1):1882791. doi: 10.1080/26410397.2021.1882791.
Mukhoirotin, Kurniawati, Fatmawati, DA. The investigation of IL-1β and oxytocin levels among teenager with primary dysmenorrhoea. IOP Conf Ser Earth Environ Sci. 2021;819: 012059. doi:10.1088/1755-1315/819/1/012059.
Liu N, Yang H, Han L, Ma M. Oxytocin in women's health and disease. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2022 Feb 15;13:786271. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.786271.
Sharma K, Upadhyay P, Yogi JP, Fiza B, Sinha M. Role of thyroid hormone and serum prolactin in patients of polycystic ovary syndrome, abnormal uterine bleeding and dysmenorrhea. Int J Med Res Prof. 2020 May;6(3);9-12. doi: 10.21276/ijmrp.2020.6.3.003.
Franchimont P, Dourcy C, Legros JJ, Reuter A, Vrindts-Gevaert Y, Van Cauwenberge JR, et al. Prolactin levels during the menstrual cycle. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 1976 Nov;5(6):643-50. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.1976.tb03867.x.
Pakpour AH, Kazemi F, Alimoradi Z, Griffiths MD. Depression, anxiety, stress, and dysmenorrhea: a protocol for a systematic review. Syst Rev. 2020 Mar 26;9(1):65. doi: 10.1186/s13643-020-01319-4.
Zhang H, Liu F, Huang Y, Liu W. The role of metformin in the management of endometriosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Trop J Pharm Res. 2023;22(5):1115–20. doi: 10.4314/tjpr.v22i5.26.
Olsson HL, Olsson ML. The menstrual cycle and risk of breast cancer: a review. Front Oncol. 2020 Jan 24;10:21. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.00021.
Kholisotin K, Helmawati H, Jennah M, Siami H. Pengaruh edukasi managemen nyeri non-farmakologi desminore terhadap pengetahuan remaja putri di smp nurul jadid. TRILOGI J Ilmu Teknol Kesehatan dan Hum 2021;2(3):207–13. doi: 10.33650/trilogi.v2i3.2769. Indonesian.
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).