Survey study, 2026
Do nursing students with PMS experience excessive daytime sleepiness?
Yes, most experienced mild sleepiness (55.1%) and sleepiness increased with PMS severity. However, only 2 students had severe PMS, so we cannot be confident about that group.
What they did
Descriptive cross-sectional study of 296 female nursing students. Researchers measured PMS severity using the Shortened Premenstrual Assessment Form and daytime sleepiness using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale.
What they found
Most students had mild PMS (65.2%) and mild sleepiness (55.1%). A gradient pattern emerged, with higher sleepiness and greater severity among those with moderate PMS compared to mild PMS. All students with severe PMS (n=2) experienced daytime sleepiness. Affective symptoms were the most common PMS complaints.
What it means for you
Sleepiness appears linked to PMS severity in nursing students. However, the study is small and descriptive rather than explanatory. Only 2 students had severe PMS, which is too few to draw firm conclusions about that group. Nursing students face unique academic stressors, so results may not apply to all women.
55.1%
mild sleepiness
65.2%
mild PMS
296
students studied
About the study
- Original title
- Gambaran Excessive Daytime Sleepiness pada Mahasiswi Keperawatan dengan Premenstrual Syndrome
- Authors
- Afifah Nur Layla, Raini Diah Susanti, Iceu Amira DA
- Journal
- Malahayati Nursing Journal
- Year
- 2026
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 2
- What was tested
- None (descriptive study)
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.33024/mnj.v8i3.24536
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