This article was originally published as: Premenstrual syndrome and management behaviours in Turkey
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Abstract
Objective: To reveal the ways women experience their symptoms of premenstrual syndrome and how they cope with these symptoms.
Design: This is a descriptive study using the Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS) to measurement. This scale is 5‑point Likert‑type and consisting of 44 items.
Setting: This study focused on the experience of menstruation cycles within a group of women aged between 15‑49 years who attended the Yenişehir primary care centre in Turkey.
Subject: This descriptive study was carried out on 379 women who experienced menstruation between May and December 2006.
Result: The research data were collected by means of an introductory form and premenstrual syndrome scale. Among participants, 79% experienced moderate to high levels of PMS symptoms. The average scores of the subscales were highest regarding sleep changes, pain, fatigue and irritation.
Conclusion: There were limited numbers of women who used management methods oriented to PMS symptoms and these methods were mostly ineffective.
Authors
- Sibel Öztürk
- Derya Tanrıverdi
- Behice Erci
Keywords
premenstrual syndrome, PMS, management, women
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