--- title: Is a daily symptom tracker reliable for measuring PMS in Chinese women? description: Yes. The Daily Record of Severity of Problems showed good reliability and validity for tracking PMS symptoms in Chinese women, with stable measurements across url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/chinese-version-of-daily-record-of-severity-of-problems-reliability-and-validity-2013/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Is a daily symptom tracker reliable for measuring PMS in Chinese women? Survey study, 2013 # Is a daily symptom tracker reliable for measuring PMS in Chinese women? Yes. The Daily Record of Severity of Problems showed good reliability and validity for tracking PMS symptoms in Chinese women, with stable measurements across two cycles. Early or limited evidence 126 female nursing students in China ## What they did Validation study of a daily symptom tracking tool in China. 126 female nursing students completed daily ratings of their symptoms for 2 menstrual cycles, plus standard PMS and depression rating scales. ## What they found The daily symptom tracker showed high internal consistency and good test-retest reliability across the two cycles. Symptoms clustered into four main categories: mood, behaviour, pain, and physical symptoms. The tracker's results showed moderate correlations with established PMS and depression rating scales. ## What it means for you This daily tracking tool can reliably measure PMS symptoms in Chinese women and may be useful for diagnosis and research. The main limitation is the small, convenience sample of nursing students, so results may not represent all Chinese women. 126 nursing students 2 menstrual cycles tracked 4 symptom categories identified ## About the study Original title Chinese version of Daily Record of Severity of Problems: reliability and validity Authors Wu L, He Z, Zhao H et al. Journal Journal of advanced nursing Year 2013 Study design Survey study Participants 126 What was tested Testing of the Daily Record of Severity of Problems tracking tool Read the paper [doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06070.x](https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06070.x) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Menstrual cycle and mood](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-cycle-mood/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Anxiety and tension](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-anxiety/)[Pain and headache](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-pain/)[Major depressive disorder](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-major-depression/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/) Research tells you what helps on average. Niyora helps on the day it hits. Calm down, see it another way, and decide what to say, with a PMS and PMDD app built by a doctor. ## Related studies Study, 2026 What are premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder? Survey study, 2020 Can teaching about yoga techniques improve girls' knowledge about managing PMS? Survey study, 2020 Do negative attitudes about menstruation and suggestibility predict worse PMS pain and distress? Survey study, 2013 Can headaches happen in the middle of a woman's cycle? Survey study, 2013 Are premenstrual symptoms linked to how women experience their body? Survey study, 2011 Do all women experience mood changes the same way across their menstrual cycle? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗