Interview study, 2020
How does PMS affect women's daily lives and what helps them cope?
PMS causes physical symptoms, emotional problems, and family difficulties. Women cope by trying different activities and changing their environment.
What they did
Qualitative study with 14 college faculty and students aged 20-45. Researchers held focus group interviews lasting up to 45 minutes and asked women about their PMS experiences and how they cope.
What they found
Five main themes emerged: physical consequences, psychological problems, family and social consequences, distraction through activities, and environmental modifications. Most participants (12, or 70.58%) were aged 25-30.
What it means for you
PMS affects many parts of women's lives beyond just physical symptoms. Women find ways to cope that work for them, like distraction and environmental changes. This was a small qualitative study with 14 women, so findings may not represent all women's experiences.
14
participants
70.58%
were aged 25-30
5
main themes about PMS
About the study
- Original title
- A qualitative study to explore the experience of women regarding premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and how it affects the DLA and strategies used by them to overcome it
- Authors
- Asha Sreenivasan, Gauri Manohar, Priya V
- Journal
- International Journal of Advance Research in Nursing
- Year
- 2020
- Study design
- Interview study
- Participants
- 14
- What was tested
- None; study of experiences and coping strategies
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.33545/nursing.2020.v3.i2a.99
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