Relationship Between Physical Activity Levels and Insomnia in Females with Primary Dysmenorrhea

Abdelaziz, Asmaa Adel; Kamal, Dalia Mohamed; Shehata, Mai Mohamed Ali; ElEbrashy, Mariam Hossam

doi:10.21608/ejptr.2025.394106.1044

Relationship Between Physical Activity Levels and Insomnia in Females with Primary Dysmenorrhea

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Document Type : Cross-sectional studies

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¹ Physiotherapist at General Authority for Health Insurance-Cairo (Ministry of Health), Egypt.

² Department of Physical Therapy for Women’s Health, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.

³ Department of Physical Therapy for Women’s Health, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Badr University in Cairo, Egypt.

10.21608/ejptr.2025.394106.1044

Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to explore the relationship between insomnia and physical activity levels in females with symptomatic versus asymptomatic primary dysmenorrhea (PD).
Materials and Methods: This study was conducted on one hundred and fifty females recruited from social media platforms and subdivided into two equal groups: Group A (symptomatic): 75 females who reported moderate to severe dysmenorrhea (WaLIDD score=5-12), while Group B (asymptomatic): 75 females who reported mild or no dysmenorrhea (WaLIDD score=0–4). The WaLIDD score was utilized to evaluate PD symptoms, the Insomnia Severity Index was utilized to measure insomnia, and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (Short form) was utilized to determine physical activity levels.
Results: The findings showed no statistically significant correlation between any of the studied variables in either group. In Group A, there were no significant correlations between dysmenorrhea and insomnia (r = 0.158, P = 0.176), dysmenorrhea and physical activity (r = -0.097, P = 0.405), or physical activity and insomnia (r = 0.021, P = 0.858). Similarly, in Group B, there were no significant correlations between dysmenorrhea and insomnia (r = -0.064, P = 0.580), dysmenorrhea and physical activity (r = 0.082, P = 0.485), or physical activity and insomnia (r = -0.141, P = 0.229).
Conclusions: There were no significant correlations between insomnia, physical activity levels, and dysmenorrhea severity in both symptomatic and asymptomatic PD groups.

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