--- title: Does how symptoms change during a week affect how accurately women remember them? description: Yes. When symptoms were increasing or decreasing during the week, women's memories were less accurate than when symptoms stayed stable. url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/temporal-trends-in-symptom-experience-predict-the-accuracy-of-recall-pros-2013/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Does how symptoms change during a week affect how accurately women remember them? Survey study, 2013 # Does how symptoms change during a week affect how accurately women remember them? Yes. When symptoms were increasing or decreasing during the week, women's memories were less accurate than when symptoms stayed stable. Early or limited evidence 95 women with premenstrual symptoms ## What they did 95 women with premenstrual symptoms tracked anger, depression, fatigue, and pain daily for 4 weeks. They also completed 7-day recall reports at the end of each week. ## What they found Recall scores were consistently higher (worse) than daily scores. When symptoms had upward or downward trends, the gap between recalled and actual scores was larger and accuracy was lower. When symptoms stayed flat, recall was more accurate. ## What it means for you When women are asked to remember their symptoms from a week ago, accuracy depends on whether symptoms were stable or changing. This is important for how research studies should ask women about symptom changes. 95 women with premenstrual symptoms 4 weeks daily tracking period 7-day recall reporting period ## About the study Original title Temporal trends in symptom experience predict the accuracy of recall PROs Authors Schneider S, Broderick JE, Junghaenel DU et al. Journal Journal of psychosomatic research Year 2013 Study design Survey study Participants 95 What was tested None - observational study Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.06.006](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.06.006) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Irritability and anger](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-irritability-anger/)[Fatigue and energy](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-fatigue/)[Pain and headache](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-pain/) Research tells you what helps on average. Niyora helps on the day it hits. Calm down, see it another way, and decide what to say, with a PMS and PMDD app built by a doctor. ## Related studies Randomised trial, 2021 Does hypnotherapy reduce pain and emotional distress in women with PMDD? Randomised trial, 2018 Does swimming reduce premenstrual syndrome symptoms? Survey study, 2015 Is neck and shoulder pain common after birth, and what increases the risk? Survey study, 1982 How common are premenstrual symptoms in American women, and what factors affect them? Survey study, 2026 Does eating more ultra-processed food make PMS symptoms worse? Survey study, 2025 Can a plant-based supplement reduce PMS symptoms? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗