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title: Does teaching married men about PMS improve marital satisfaction?
description: Yes, when married men learned about PMS through pamphlets or text messages, both their knowledge and the couple's marital satisfaction increased significantly
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/the-effects-of-training-married-men-about-premenstrual-syndrome-by-pamphlets-and-2014/
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Randomised trial, 2014

# Does teaching married men about PMS improve marital satisfaction?

Yes, when married men learned about PMS through pamphlets or text messages, both their knowledge and the couple's marital satisfaction increased significantly. Both methods worked equally well.

 Moderate study design

80 married couples in Yazd, Iran

## What they did

Experimental trial. 80 married couples were randomly assigned to receive education about PMS via either pamphlets or text messages. Knowledge and marital satisfaction were measured before and after training.

## What they found

Men's knowledge about and practice of understanding PMS increased significantly. Couples' marital satisfaction increased significantly. There was no significant difference between the pamphlet and text message methods.

## What it means for you

Educating partners about PMS can improve relationships. Both pamphlets and text messages are effective teaching tools. However, this study only tested married couples in Iran and did not compare education to no education.

80 couples

Sample size

2 methods

Pamphlet vs SMS

Sig. result

Knowledge and satisfaction increased

## About the study

Original title The effects of training married men about premenstrual syndrome by pamphlets and short messages on marital satisfaction Authors Morowatisharifabad MA, Karimiankakolaki Z, Bokaie M et al. Journal Health education research Year 2014 Study design Randomised trial Participants 80 What was tested Education about PMS via pamphlet or text message Read the paper [doi.org/10.1093/her/cyu052](https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyu052)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Menstrual cycle and mood](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-cycle-mood/)[Psychotherapy, counselling and education](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-psychotherapy/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)

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