Survey study, 2021
Is regular exercise linked to less severe PMS?
Yes. Girls who exercised regularly had milder PMS symptoms compared to girls with low activity. However, this is an observational study, so we cannot say exercise directly causes milder PMS.
What they did
Researchers surveyed 122 teenage girls about their exercise habits and PMS symptoms. They used a questionnaire to measure both exercise activity level and PMS severity, then looked for connections between the two.
What they found
Girls with low exercise activity were more likely to have severe PMS symptoms, with 45.1% having severe symptoms. Girls with adequate exercise had milder PMS, with 45.0% having moderate rather than severe symptoms. A clear link was found between more exercise and milder PMS.
What it means for you
Girls who exercise regularly may experience less severe PMS. The main limit is that this is a survey in one Indonesian school, so we cannot conclude that exercise causes milder PMS or that findings apply to all girls.
122
teenage girls surveyed
45.1%
with low exercise had severe PMS
45.0%
with adequate exercise had moderate PMS
About the study
- Original title
- Hubungan Aktivitas Olahraga dengan Kejadian Premenstrual Syndrome pada Remaja Putri
- Authors
- Azizah Al Ashri Nainar, Juwita Sari, Hikmah Hikmah
- Journal
- Prosiding Simposium Nasional Multidisiplin (SinaMu)
- Year
- 2021
- Study design
- Survey study
- What was tested
- None (observational study of exercise habits)
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.31000/sinamu.v2i0.3572
Original abstract
Premenstrual syndrome adalah suatu kumpulan – kumpulan gejala berupa gangguan fisik biasanya muncul selama satu minggu sebelum datangnya haid dan menghilang ketika setelah haid. Premenstrual syndrome dapat diatasi dengan melakukan olahraga yang terstruktur dan berkesinambungan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan aktivitas olahraga dengan premenstrual syndrome. Jenis penelitian ini menggunakan descriptive correlation dengan desain cross sectional. Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner aktivitas olahraga dengan jumlah 6 item petanyaan. Premenstrual syndrome dengan jumlah 10 item pertanyaan. Sampel berjumlah 122 responden yang diambil dengan tekhnik probability sampling. Dari penelitian ini didapatkan hasil analisis bivariat diketahui bahwa siswi dengan premenstrual syndrome dengan gejala berat dengan aktivitas olahraga kurang sebanyak 37 responden (45,1%). Dibandingkan siswi dengan aktivitas olahraga cukup dengan premenstrual syndrome gejala sedang sebanyak 18 responden (45.0%). Uji normalitas Kolmogorov-smirnov tekhnik analisis menggunakan uji Chi square hasil uji statistik didapatkan nilai P-value < 0,05 (0,000). Kesimpulan dalam penelitian ini terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara hubungan aktivits olahrga dengan premenstrual syndrome pada remaja putri. Saran kepada pihak sekolah SMPN 12 Kota Tangerang untuk memberikan informasi siswi bahwa melakukan aktivitas olahraga dan mengurangi gejala Premenstrual syndrome.
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