Survey study, 1999
Does education about PMS help reduce symptoms in teenage girls?
Yes. Girls who received education about PMS reported significantly lower symptom scores 3 months later, while girls in the control group showed no change.
What they did
Researchers divided 94 schoolgirls aged 14 to 18 from four Hong Kong schools into an education group and a control group. The education group received a PMS education program. Knowledge and symptom scores were measured right after the program and again 3 months later.
What they found
Right after the education program, girls in the education group had significantly higher knowledge scores. Three months later, they reported significant reductions in total PMS scores and in scores for three specific symptom types. The control group's PMS scores did not change.
What it means for you
Education about PMS may help reduce how severe symptoms feel. However, the study was small and only included girls from one country, so results may not apply everywhere.
94
schoolgirls studied
14-18
age range
3 months
follow-up period
About the study
- Original title
- Effects of an educational programme on adolescents with premenstrual syndrome
- Authors
- Chau JP, Chang AM
- Journal
- Health education research
- Year
- 1999
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 94
- What was tested
- Educational program about PMS
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1093/her/14.6.817
Topics
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