Survey study, 2024
Does PMS reduce how well nurses perform their clinical work?
Yes. Nurses with more severe PMS had significantly lower clinical performance scores. PMS predicted 26.5% of differences in how well nurses performed.
What they did
Cross-sectional study of 318 female nurses in public hospitals in Sanandaj, Iran. Researchers used questionnaires to measure PMS symptoms and evaluated clinical performance using structured assessments.
What they found
The average PMS score was 30.8 ± 11.45 (indicating severe PMS). Average clinical performance score was 45.78 ± 35.29 (indicating average performance). PMS had a significant negative correlation with clinical performance and all its components. PMS predicted 26.5% of the differences in clinical performance scores. For each unit increase in PMS score, clinical performance decreased by 0.396 standard deviations after adjusting for other factors.
What it means for you
PMS appears to significantly reduce work performance in nurses. Managing PMS symptoms could help improve workplace efficiency. The study was limited to nurses in one Iranian city, so results may not apply to other occupations or countries. Cross-sectional design shows association but does not prove that PMS causes reduced performance.
318
Nurses studied
26.5%
Percentage of performance differences predicted by PMS
30.8
Average PMS score (severe)
About the study
- Original title
- The predictive role of common symptoms of premenstrual syndrome in the clinical practice of nurses: a cross-sectional study
- Authors
- Khazdoozi P, Javanmardifard S, Keshtkaran Z
- Journal
- BMC nursing
- Year
- 2024
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 318
- What was tested
- None. Observational study.
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-02280-6
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