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title: Is the Italian version of a PMS screening tool reliable for identifying women who need treatment?
description: Yes. The Italian version of the Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool is reliable and valid for screening women for PMS and PMDD.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/assessment-of-premenstrual-symptoms-validation-of-the-italian-version-of-the-2021/
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Survey study, 2021

# Is the Italian version of a PMS screening tool reliable for identifying women who need treatment?

Yes. The Italian version of the Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool is reliable and valid for screening women for PMS and PMDD.

 Moderate study design

520 women over 18 years old, mean age 23.6 years, in Italy

## What they did

Translated a screening questionnaire for PMS and PMDD from English to Italian, then tested it with 520 women aged over 18 (average age 23.6) to check whether it works well and gives consistent results.

## What they found

Of the 520 women, 337 (64.8%) had no or mild symptoms, 158 (30.4%) screened positive for moderate or severe PMS, and 23 (4.4%) screened positive for PMDD. The tool showed very good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha 0.89) and good test-retest reliability (Spearman's correlation 0.80).

## What it means for you

Doctors in Italy can use this questionnaire as a reliable way to screen women for PMS and PMDD. This validation applies only to Italian speakers and only tested the screening tool itself, not any treatments.

64.8%

no or mild premenstrual symptoms

30.4%

moderate or severe PMS

4.4%

PMDD

## About the study

Original title Assessment of premenstrual symptoms: validation of the Italian version of the Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool Authors Pacitti F, Iorio C, Riccobono G et al. Journal Rivista di psichiatria Year 2021 Study design Survey study Participants 520 What was tested None Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.1708/3681.36672](https://doi.org/10.1708/3681.36672)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Quality of life and daily functioning](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-quality-of-life/)

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