Survey study, 2025
Do younger and middle-aged women experience different premenstrual symptoms and quality of life?
Younger and middle-aged women experience significantly different symptom severity and quality of life impacts. This is low-strength evidence from a small community study in India.
What they did
Researchers compared 65 young and 65 middle-aged women in Kerala, assessing their premenstrual symptoms and quality of life using two standard questionnaires.
What they found
Symptom severity differed significantly between age groups (p<0.05). Quality of life scores in physical, psychological, and social domains differed significantly (p<0.05). A weak negative correlation was found between symptom severity and social domain quality of life (p<0.05). Menstrual cycle regularity was associated with symptom severity in both groups (p<0.05).
What it means for you
Age affects symptom severity and quality-of-life impact. The study is small, conducted in one Indian community, and cross-sectional, so findings may not apply to other regions or populations.
130
Women studied
3
Quality-of-life domains measured
<0.05
P-value for all significant findings
About the study
- Original title
- Severity of Premenstrual Symptoms and its Impact on Quality of Life among young and Middle-aged women – A Community Based Comparative Study
- Authors
- Jisha Joseph, Athulya kishnamani, Befi Benny et al.
- Journal
- A and V Pub International Journal of Nursing and Medical Research
- Year
- 2025
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 130
- What was tested
- Comparison of symptom severity and quality of life between age groups
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.52711/ijnmr.2025.28
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