Study, 2021
Can education help teenage girls manage mood changes during their period?
Researchers provided education about PMS to teenage girls to help them understand and manage mood changes, but the study does not report whether it actually improved their symptoms.
What they did
Researchers provided education and support to teenage girls about mood changes that happen during PMS.
What they found
The study describes providing education about PMS but does not report specific results, measurements, or whether symptoms improved.
What it means for you
Education about PMS may help teenage girls understand their mood changes during their cycle. However, this was a community education program, not a formal study with measured outcomes, so we cannot tell whether it actually helped reduce symptoms or improve wellbeing.
About the study
- Original title
- Perubahan Mood saat Premenstrual Syndrome pada Remaja Putri
- Authors
- Maylar Gurning, Dirgantari Pademme
- Journal
- Idea Pengabdian Masyarakat
- Year
- 2021
- Study design
- Study
- What was tested
- Education about PMS and mood changes
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.53690/ipm.v1i02.55
Original abstract
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a common cyclical disorder teenage girl, characterized by consistent physical and emotional symptoms. Symptoms are predictable and usually occur on a regular basis 7-10 days before menstruation and will disappear at the time of menstruation. The most common PMS symptoms experienced by women during premenstruation include feelings of irritability and anxiety when dealing with PMS, lack of energy or weakness and irritability. Therefore, providing education related to PMS can provide input and knowledge to young women during PMS. The method of implementing the service is by providing education and assistance to adolescents about mood changes that occur during the occurrence of Premenstrual syndrome (PMS), because providing education related to PMS can provide input and knowledge to young women during PMS.
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