--- title: Does an electronic booklet help women improve their self-care and manage PMS symptoms better? description: Yes. After using an electronic booklet about PMS, women had fewer unhealthy habits and reported clear changes in their physical, behavioral, and emotional res url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/effect-of-electronic-booklet-use-on-self-care-for-premenstrual-syndrome-among-2022/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Does an electronic booklet help women improve their self-care and manage PMS symptoms better? Survey study, 2022 # Does an electronic booklet help women improve their self-care and manage PMS symptoms better? Yes. After using an electronic booklet about PMS, women had fewer unhealthy habits and reported clear changes in their physical, behavioral, and emotional responses to PMS. Moderate study design 300 university students in Egypt with PMS. ## What they did Researchers gave 300 university students in Egypt an electronic booklet about PMS self-care and measured changes in their habits and how they managed symptoms. ## What they found Before using the booklet, 66% of women had unhealthy habits related to PMS. After using the booklet, only 10.7% had unhealthy habits. The women reported clear changes in physical symptoms, behaviors, and emotional responses after reading the booklet. ## What it means for you Teaching women about PMS self-care through an electronic booklet can help them manage symptoms and develop healthier habits. However, the study did not include a control group of women who did not receive the booklet, so we cannot be certain the booklet itself caused the improvements. 66% Women with unhealthy habits before using the booklet 10.7% Women with unhealthy habits after using the booklet 300 Number of women studied ## About the study Original title Effect of Electronic Booklet use on Self Care For premenstrual syndrome among Students in Banha University Authors Aya Mohammed Abdel Mageed, Aziza Tosson Labib, Nagia Ezzat Journal Egyptian Journal of Health Care Year 2022 Study design Survey study Participants 300 What was tested Electronic booklet about PMS self-care. Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.21608/ejhc.2022.272611](https://doi.org/10.21608/ejhc.2022.272611) Original abstract Background: PMS is very common among female university students that may cause in physical and psychological problems. The most important ways that can help females in self- care to manage PMS symptoms is to increase full awareness to alleviate PMS.. The study aimed to: Evaluate the effect of electronic booklet use on self-care among university students regarding premenstrual syndrome in Banha University. Research design: A Quasi experimental research design was used to conduct the study. Setting: study was conducted at faculty of Education and faculty of Arts Banha university, Sample: A multi stage sample technique was used to recruit students suffering from PMS according to certain criteria and only 300 students out of 405 met the research critetia from the selected faculties. Tools: 1) Structured interviewing questionnaire sheet 2) questionnaire sheet about premenstrual syndrome experience among study sample 3) students Management of premenstrual syndrome. Results: Findings of the present study showed that about 66% of the studied females had unhealthy habits pre intervention compared to 10.7% had unhealthy habits after using electronic booklet. There was highly statistically significant difference between total physical changes, total behavioral changes, and total psychological changes after using electronic booklet (p<0.001).Recommendation: Health education programs regarding PMS and other menstrual problems could be included in the curriculum of secondary schools Further study: A similar study can be replicated on large sample size of populations and wider geographic scope to emphasize conclusion. Reproduced under CC-BY. ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Psychotherapy, counselling and education](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-psychotherapy/) 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 Systematic review, 2025 Does teaching adolescent girls about their menstrual cycle and health help reduce period pain and PMS? Non-randomised trial, 2026 Do dietary changes or sun exposure reduce PMS symptoms in adolescent girls? Survey study, 2026 Is academic stress linked to PMS severity in university students? Survey study, 2026 How common is PMDD among female medical students and what triggers it? 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