The Impact of Music Therapy and Guided Imagery on Dysmenorrhea Pain

Abstract

One effective way to reduce the level of dysmenorrhea pain is by using Guided imagery and music therapy. Guided imagery and music therapy is a new thing that has been tried in reducing dysmenorrhea pain in adolescents, using music with calm and soft melodies can also be used as therapy to relax the mind so that it can be used as therapy to reduce dysmenorrhea pain. This study aims to determine the effect of guided imagery and music therapy on dysmenorrhea pain. This study uses a pre-experimental design research type with a one group pretest-posttest design approach. The sample in this study was 27 female students consisting of grades 8 and 9. The sampling technique used a purposive sample technique, namely by determining certain criteria. Data were collected using a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) pain measurement sheet, bivariate analysis using the Wilcoxon test with the help of SPSS. Based on the results of the study, it was found that the pre-test data contained 16 female students (59%) with moderate pain levels, and the post-test data obtained 19 female students (70%) with mild pain levels. From the results of the Wilcoxon analysis table, the sig value is 0.000 so that the hypothesis is accepted, meaning that there is an effect of guided imagery and music therapy on the level of dysmenorrhea pain.