Survey study, 2024
Does teaching about PMS help students learn?
Yes. After the teaching programme, students' knowledge scores more than doubled.
What they did
60 nursing students in India were taught about PMS and its management. Their knowledge was tested before and after the teaching.
What they found
Knowledge scores went up from an average of 5.32 before teaching to 12.6 after teaching.
What it means for you
Teaching helps nursing students learn about PMS and how to manage it. The study was small, at only one college, and measured knowledge not actual symptom relief. There was no control group without teaching for comparison.
60
nursing students
5.32
knowledge score before teaching
12.6
knowledge score after teaching
About the study
- Original title
- Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Premenstrual Syndrome and its Management among Nursing College Students
- Authors
- T. Kumudha
- Journal
- International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management
- Year
- 2024
- Study design
- Survey study
- What was tested
- Structured teaching programme on PMS and its management
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.52711/2454-2652.2024.00034
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