Survey study, 2023
Are physical activity and anxiety linked to PMS during COVID-19?
The study found relationships between PMS and both lower physical activity and higher anxiety during the pandemic, but details about the strength of these links are limited.
What they did
Cross-sectional study conducted March-April 2022 in Indonesia. Researchers measured physical activity levels, anxiety symptoms, and PMS in midwives.
What they found
A relationship exists between PMS and physical activity. A relationship exists between PMS and anxiety. During the pandemic, low physical activity was reported in 39.62%, moderate activity in 29.75%, and active exercise in 30.63%.
What it means for you
The study suggests that physical activity and anxiety are linked to PMS during the pandemic. However, the abstract provides limited detail on how strong these relationships are or how many women were studied. Cannot determine from this information how much these factors contribute to PMS.
39.62%
with low physical activity during pandemic
29.75%
with moderate physical activity
30.63%
with active exercise
About the study
- Original title
- Determinan Premenstrual Syndrome Di Masa Pandemi Covid-19
- Authors
- Mutmainna Kamaruddin, Nasrayanti Nurdin, Sunarti Surnati
- Journal
- Jurnal JKFT
- Year
- 2023
- Study design
- Survey study
- What was tested
- None
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.31000/jkft.v8i1.8636
Original abstract
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) merupakan masalah kesehatan umum yang paling banyak dilaporkan oleh wanita usia reproduktif. Kejadian PMS di Indonesia bermacammacam, tergantung pada situasimya sendiri diberbagai daerah maupun provinsi juga mengalami peningkatan. Selama pandemi Covid-19 aktivitas fisik masyarakat yang rendah memiliki presentase 39,62%, presentase aktivitas fisik sedang 29,75% serta presentase aktivitas fisik aktif 30,63%. sehingga kebanyakan aktivitas dilakukan di dalamrumah. Kondisi tersebut dapat menyebabkan pola makan berubah saat pandemi Covid-19. Pola makan yang tidak teratur menyebabkan sindrom pramenstruasi. Tujuan sari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan aktivitas fisik dan kecemasan bidan dengan premenstrual syndrome dimasa pandemi covid-19 di UPT RSUD Lamaddukelleng. Jenis penelitian observasional dengan rancangan cross sectional study. Penelitian mulai dilakukan pada bulan Maret-April 2022 dengan sampel bidan di UPT RSUD Lamaddukelleng Sengkang Wajo. Teknik pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah teknik stratified total sampling melalui uji Chi Square Tes. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diperoleh bahwa ada hubungan antara premenstrual syndrome (PMS) dengan aktivitas fisik dan ada hubungan premenstrual syndrome (PMS) dengan kecemasan.
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