Survey study, 2011
What are the most common perimenstrual symptoms?
The most common pattern was a combination of mood changes, pain, digestive problems, and loss of normal functioning.
What they did
Descriptive survey of 2,758 female nursing students in southern Taiwan. Students answered questions about menstrual symptoms and cramps.
What they found
The most frequently reported perimenstrual symptom was a combination of four symptom categories: mood change, pain, gastrointestinal disturbance, and decline in functional ability.
What it means for you
These four symptoms often occur together in women with perimenstrual symptoms, which could help healthcare providers recognize the condition. This was only nursing students in one region of Taiwan, so results may not apply to all women. The study did not have a comparison group.
2,758
female nursing students surveyed
About the study
- Original title
- Perimenstrual syndrome: nursing diagnosis among Taiwanese nursing students
- Authors
- Cheng HF
- Journal
- International journal of nursing terminologies and classifications : the official journal of NANDA International
- Year
- 2011
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 2,758
- What was tested
- None
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-618x.2011.01185.x
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