Effectuality of Aerobic Exercise in Alleviating Signs and Symptoms of PCOS Among Female Nursing Students at Selected Nursing College of Hubballi, Karnataka

Abstract

Introduction: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a common multifaceted disorder found among females of the reproductive age. The disease is on its rise because of lifestyle and environmental changes occurring with modernization. Prevalence of PCOS is highly variable ranging from 2.2% to 26% globally. In India the prevalence was reported 9.13% and 22.5% by Rotterdam’s criteria and androgen excess society criteria respectively. Aerobic Exercise increases energy expenditure and physical activity in PCOS have shown to have a good impact on improving the anthropometric measurements such as body mass index, waist circumference, and metabolic parameters such as total cholesterol, IR, and lipid profile thus reducing metabolic syndrome and other risk factors associated with PCOS such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular and infertility. Statement of Problem: “Effectuality of aerobic exercise in alleviating signs and symptoms of PCOS among female nursing students at selected nursing college of Hubballi.” Objectives: To assess the signs and symptoms of nursing students with PCOS in both the experimental and control group. To evaluate the effectiveness of aerobic exercise in alleviating signs and symptoms PCOS among nursing students with PCOS in experimental group. To compare the post-test scores regarding signs and symptoms of PCOS of nursing students in experimental and control group. To find out an association between pre-test scores of experimental group with their selected socio-demographical variables. To find out an association between pre-test scores of control group with their selected socio-demographical variables. Methodology: A study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness aerobic exercise in alleviating signs and symptoms of PCOS among nursing students of selected Nursing College, Hubballi. The research design used for the study was Quasi-experimental; Pre-Test, Post- Test Control Group Design. The setting of the study was KLES’s Institute of Nursing Sciences, Vidyanagar, Hubballi and SVP MVP Institute of Nursing Sciences, Hubballi. Results: Revealed that in experimental group, majority of subjects 9(60%) had moderate PCOS symptoms, 6(40%) had severe menstrual symptoms in pre-test, where as in post test 9(60%) had mild PCOS symptoms and 6(40%) had moderate PCOS symptoms. In control group, majority of the subjects 10(66%) severe PCOS symptoms and 5(34%) had moderate PCOS symptoms in pre test, where as in post-test all of the subjects 15(100%) had moderate PCOS symptoms. In Experimental Group The calculated value of paired ‘t’ value (tcal= 13.62)* was greater than the tabulated value (ttab=2.14). Hence H1 was accepted. In Control Group. The calculated value of paired ‘t’ value (tcal= 9.81)* was greater than the tabulated value (t tab=2.14). Hence H2 was accepted. The calculated unpaired ‘t’ value for experimental and control group t cal value (8.00)* was greater than the ttab value (2.043). This indicates that the mean reduction in PCOS symptom scores of nursing students in the experimental group who have practiced aerobic exercises was higher than those in the control group Hence H3 was accepted. There was no statistical association between pre test PCOS symptom scores of the subjects in experimental group and their selected demographic variables Hence H4 was rejected. There was no statistical association between pre-test PCOS symptom scores of the subjects in control group and their selected demographic variables. Hence H5 was not accepted. Conclusion: Therefore, the study concluded that, the overall pre-test PCOS score was moderate to severe. The post-test scores of nursing students who performed aerobic exercise showed significant reduction in signs & symptoms of PCOS. There was no significant association between the pre test hemoglobin level of subjects and their selected demographic variable. Keywords: PCOS, Aerobic exercise, nursing students, experimental group, control group.