Survey study, 2018
Does premenstrual syndrome increase stress in nursing students?
Yes. Women nursing students with PMS had significantly higher stress levels than those without PMS.
What they did
Cross-sectional survey of 60 nursing students at a university from April to July 2018. Students filled out questionnaires about PMS symptoms (47 questions) and daily life stress (50 questions) using a 5-point scale.
What they found
Students with PMS had significantly higher stress scores than students without PMS. The study found that PMS affects physical activity, emotions, and behavior in ways that increase stress in nursing students.
What it means for you
PMS may increase life stress for nursing students. However, the study only included students at one university in one discipline, so findings may not apply to other groups of women. As a cross-sectional study, we cannot tell if PMS causes stress or stress makes PMS worse.
60
nursing students surveyed
75%
of women experience PMS
April-July 2018
study period
About the study
- Original title
- The effect of Premenstrual syndrome on Stress of Women Nurising Students
- Authors
- Shim-Hoon PARK
- Journal
- The Association of Korea Counseling Psychology Education Welfare
- Year
- 2018
- Study design
- Survey study
- What was tested
- None - no intervention or treatment was tested
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.20496/cpew.2018.5.3.5
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