Survey study, 2026
Is there a good way to measure menstrual symptoms in teenage girls?
Yes. Researchers developed a 12-item scale to measure menstrual symptoms in teenage girls. When different people used it to rate responses, they showed very strong agreement.
What they did
Researchers created a 12-item questionnaire to measure menstrual symptoms in teenage girls. They tested it with 253 girls in schools in Wardha, India. The scale covers negative feelings, activity changes, physical symptoms, mood changes, concentration, water retention, and PMDD.
What they found
When two independent raters assessed responses using the scale, they showed very strong agreement on all areas. Agreement levels were: physical symptoms (0.998), emotional symptoms (0.987), concentration and behavior (0.95), negative symptoms (0.962), PMDD (0.997), and combined symptoms (0.996).
What it means for you
This scale appears reliable for measuring menstrual symptoms in teenage girls. Different raters get similar results, meaning the tool is dependable. However, researchers need to test it with girls of different ages.
253
Teenage girls studied
12
Items in the symptom scale
About the study
- Original title
- Development and Validation of a Comprehensive Menstrual Symptom Scale for Assessing and Grading Menstrual Issues among Adolescent Schoolgirls
- Authors
- Bali N. Thool
- Journal
- Journal of Obstetric and Gynaecological Practices POGS
- Year
- 2026
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 253
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.5005/jogyp-11012-0073
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