Non-randomised trial, 2026
Can teaching girls about distraction help them manage PMS better?
Yes, after a teaching program about distraction activities, girls showed higher knowledge scores (50.9% to 82.1%) and greater use (56.07% to 80.73%). However, there was no control group to compare against.
What they did
60 adolescent girls at one school in Rajkot City, India received a structured teaching program about using distraction activities (diversional therapy) to manage premenstrual syndrome. Knowledge and practice were measured before and after.
What they found
Mean knowledge scores increased from 5.09 (50.9%) before teaching to 8.21 (82.1%) after, a gain of 3.12 points. Mean practice scores increased from 5.607 (56.07%) before to 8.073 (80.73%) after, a gain of 2.466 points.
What it means for you
Teaching adolescent girls about distraction activities can increase how much they know about and actually use these strategies for managing PMS. Main limitations: no control group or randomization, study was at only one school, and the scoring scale basis is unclear.
60
adolescent girls
50.9% to 82.1%
knowledge increase
56.07% to 80.73%
practice increase
About the study
- Original title
- A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme regarding knowledge of diversional therapy on quality of life in premenstrual syndrome among adolescent girls in selected school of Rajkot City, Gujarat
- Authors
- Priyaben D Dadhaniya, Meenakshi Thakur
- Journal
- International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing
- Year
- 2026
- Study design
- Non-randomised trial
- What was tested
- Structured teaching program about distraction activities for PMS
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.33545/26642298.2026.v8.i4a.258
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