Abstract:

Objective: In this study, it was aimed to determine the relationship between nursing students' functional and emotional impact from dysmenorrhea and self-efficacy in clinical performance. Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted between 25 May and 24 June 2022. The population of the study consisted of 199 female students studying in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades of Department of Nursing, in the Faculty of Health Sciences,. 177 students who agreed to participate in the study were included in the sample of the study. Sociodemographic information form, Functional and Emotional Dysmenorrhea Scale and Clinical Performance Self-Efficacy Scale were used in the process of collecting the data. In the analysis of the data, percentage, mean, standard deviation and Pearson correlation analysis were used. Results: It was determined that irritability, low back pain and fatigue (26.9%, 26.3%, 20.2%) were among the complaints frequently encountered by the students during their menstrual period, 54.2% experienced pain in each menstrual period and 10.7% were diagnosed with dysmenorrhea. According to the results of the Pearson correlation analysis of the Functional and Emotional Dysmenorrhea Scale and the Clinical Performance Self-Efficacy Scale and its sub-dimensions, a weak and negative statistically significant relationship was found between them (p˂0.05). It was determined that as the students' level of functional and emotional exposure to dysmenorrhea increased, their self-efficacy perceptions regarding clinical performance decreased. Conclusion: In this study, it was determined that nursing students' level of being affected by dysmenorrhea negatively affected their self-efficacy perceptions in clinical performance. It is important to implement regulations such as menstrual leave practices for nursing students and health professionals in order not to affect the perception of self-efficacy in clinical performance due to dysmenorrhea.

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