Non-randomised trial, 2022
Does group counseling improve quality of life and reduce PMS symptoms?
Yes. Group counseling improved overall quality of life and some specific areas immediately after treatment, with improvements lasting one month later.
What they did
120 university students with PMS were divided into two groups: one received 6 group counseling sessions and one received no treatment. Quality of life and symptom severity were measured before, immediately after, and one month after treatment.
What they found
The counseling group showed improvements in overall quality of life and some domains (p<0.005) compared to control. One month later, improvements were seen in two domains (p<0.005) and some premenstrual symptoms were clearly improved (p<0.005).
What it means for you
Group counseling can help university students with PMS improve quality of life and reduce symptoms. Main limits: quasi-experimental design, limited to students only, no details on which domains improved most.
120
University students in study
6
Number of counseling sessions
<0.005
P-value for improvements
About the study
- Original title
- Quality of life and symptom severity in premenstrual syndrome: a quasi-experimental study
- Authors
- Zohre Safaian, Mehri Kohan, Seyed Mehdi Hoseinifard et al.
- Journal
- Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing
- Year
- 2022
- Study design
- Non-randomised trial
- Participants
- 120
- What was tested
- 6 group counseling sessions
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.17665/1676-4285.20226559
Original abstract
Objective: The current study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of group counseling on quality of life and symptom severity among university students with Premenstrual Syndrome. Method: After filling in PSST and participating in SCID-CV, 120 students answered the demographic and WHOQOL questionnaires. Using classified random sampling, they were divided into control and intervention groups. The Intervention Group participants attended six group counseling sessions. They post-tested at two moments (immediate post-test and after one month). Results: The results of the immediate post-test indicated improvements in overall quality and in some domains (p<0.005) in the Intervention Group, and the second post-test showed an improvement in two of the domains (p<0.005). One month later, some symptoms were clearly improved in the Intervention Group (p<0.005). Conclusion: Group counseling improved the students' quality of life and severity of the Premenstrual Syndrome symptoms.
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