Survey study, 2022
Do stress, exercise, and diet affect PMS in teenagers?
No significant link was found between stress, exercise, diet, and PMS in this study of 70 nursing students. However, the study was small and only looked at one moment in time, so we cannot be confident in this result.
What they did
Cross-sectional survey of 70 nursing diploma students in Indonesia. They completed a Google Form questionnaire about stress levels, exercise, and diet. Researchers used statistical tests to look for connections between these factors and PMS.
What they found
55.7% had moderate PMS symptoms. 81.4% experienced moderate stress. 80% did enough exercise. 84.3% had an unhealthy diet. The statistical tests showed no significant link between stress (p=0.102), exercise (p=0.900), or diet (p=0.194) and PMS.
What it means for you
In this small group of nursing students, the expected connections between lifestyle and PMS were not found. This contradicts what many people expect. Because the study only looked at a snapshot in time and included just one type of student in Indonesia, we cannot be sure these results apply to all teenagers.
55.7%
experienced moderate PMS symptoms
81.4%
had moderate stress
84.3%
had unhealthy diet
About the study
- Original title
- FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI KEJADIAN PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME (PMS)
- Authors
- Hesty Fitria Wulandari, Entin Jubaedah
- Journal
- Jurnal Ilmiah PANNMED (Pharmacist Analyst Nurse Nutrition Midwivery Environment Dentist)
- Year
- 2022
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 70
- What was tested
- None. This was an observational study.
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.36911/pannmed.v17i3.1400
Original abstract
The percentage of PMS occurrence in Indonesia at the age of 16-45 years is 80-90%. Factors causing PMS occur because of stress levels, diet, and exercise activity experienced by adolescents. Therefore, one of the efforts to prevent the occurrence of PMS symptoms is by changing adolescent lifestyle. This study aims to determine the factors that influence PMS in adolescents.This research uses Cross Sectional. The sample of this study used a total sampling technique with consideration of inclusion and exclusion criteria, total of respondents in this study were 70 College Students Nursing Diploma III Poltekkes Kemenkes Tasikmalaya. Data collection using a questionnaire through Google form which was analyzed by Chi-Square test, Kruskall Wallis, Mann-Whitney.The results showed as many as 55.7% experienced moderate symptoms during PMS, experiencing moderate stress as much as 81.4%, doing enough exercise activity as much as 80%, and doing unhealthy diet as much as 84.3%. Based on the bivariate results the relationship between stress levels with PMS obtained p value 0.102 (p ? 0.05). For the relationship with exercise activity obtained p value 0.900 (p ? 0.05), and for the relationship with diet obtained p value 0.194 (p ? 0.05). So it can be concluded that there is no influence between stress level, exercise activity, and diet with the incidence of PMS in adolescents
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