Study, 2023
Does PMS affect sleep quality?
Yes. Women with PMS had worse sleep quality, including taking longer to fall asleep and feeling tired during the day. The more severe the PMS symptoms, the worse the sleep problems.
What they did
Researchers asked 252 nursing students in Turkey to fill out questionnaires about PMS symptoms and sleep quality.
What they found
79.3% had pain during menstruation. Among those with PMS, 56% had appetite changes and 50.8% had bloating. Women with more severe PMS symptoms had worse sleep quality overall.
What it means for you
If you have PMS, it may affect how well you sleep at night and how tired you feel during the day. However, this study does not tell us whether sleep problems cause PMS or PMS causes sleep problems.
252
nursing students studied
79.3%
with menstrual pain
56%
with PMS had appetite changes
About the study
- Original title
- Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinde Premenstrual Sendrom İlişkili Faktörlerin Belirlenmesi ve Uyku Kalitesi ile İlişkisinin İncelenmesi
- Authors
- Esra Özer, Gülten Güvenç
- Journal
- TOGÜ Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi
- Year
- 2023
- Study design
- Study
- What was tested
- None
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.52369/togusagbilderg.1208964