Interview study, 2025
Does sleep quality affect how severe PMS symptoms are?
Yes. Poor sleep was linked to more severe PMS symptoms, including anger, anxiety, mood changes, and fatigue.
What they did
Cross-sectional study where 252 women from health centers in Iran completed questionnaires about sleep quality and PMS symptoms.
What they found
49.4% had severe PMS, 21.9% had moderate PMS, and 28.7% had mild PMS. Poor sleep quality was significantly linked with anger, anxiety, crying, depressed mood, and fatigue.
What it means for you
Sleep appears important for PMS management. However, this study only shows association, not whether improving sleep reduces PMS. The study was also limited to one province in Iran.
49.4%
women with severe PMS
21.9%
women with moderate PMS
28.7%
women with mild PMS
About the study
- Original title
- Association between sleep quality and premenstrual syndrome in young women in a cross-sectional study
- Authors
- Mighani S, Taghizadeh Shivyari F, Razzaghi A et al.
- Journal
- Scientific reports
- Year
- 2025
- Study design
- Interview study
- Participants
- 252
- What was tested
- None - study observed existing sleep quality
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-90581-4
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