Non-randomised trial, 2024
Does mindfulness training reduce PMS symptoms in young women?
Yes, significantly. Mindfulness training reduced total physical, behavioral, and psychological PMS symptoms from 77.1 to 45.6.
What they did
Quasi-experimental one-group pre-post study of 84 young women at a gynecology clinic in Egypt. Participants completed structured interviews, a modified PMS screening tool, and mindfulness questionnaire before and after mindfulness training.
What they found
PMS symptom scores decreased from 77.1±9.6 before training to 45.6±9.4 after training, a substantial reduction. Mindfulness scores increased significantly from 130.9±9.3 to 169.6±16.5. Improvements covered physical, behavioral, and psychological symptoms.
What it means for you
Mindfulness training appeared to substantially reduce PMS symptoms and increase mindfulness skills. Main limitation: no control group and no comparison to other treatments, so we cannot be certain mindfulness itself caused the improvement rather than placebo. Single clinic in one country.
84
women studied
45.6
PMS symptom score after training (down from 77.1)
169.6
mindfulness score after training (up from 130.9)
About the study
- Original title
- Effect of Mindfulness Training on Premenstrual Syndrome among Young Females
- Authors
- Sahar M. Yakout
- Journal
- Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal
- Year
- 2024
- Study design
- Non-randomised trial
- Participants
- 84
- What was tested
- Mindfulness training
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.21608/asnj.2024.320429.1907
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