Survey study, 2018
Is stress linked to PMS?
No, this study found no significant connection between stress levels and PMS symptoms. However, the result was based on a single small group, so other studies may find different results.
What they did
Researchers asked 93 medical students to complete questionnaires about their stress levels and PMS symptoms in October and November 2014.
What they found
There was no significant relationship between stress and PMS (p = 0.231).
What it means for you
This suggests stress may not be as important a cause of PMS as some people think. The main limit is that this was a small study of just one group of students at one university.
93
medical students
0.231
p-value
About the study
- Original title
- Hubungan stres terhadap Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) pada mahasiswi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Tarumanagara Angkatan 2011
- Authors
- Desintha Cristy Nindi R, Susy Olivia Lontoh
- Journal
- Tarumanagara Medical Journal
- Year
- 2018
- Study design
- Survey study
- What was tested
- None
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.24912/tmj.v1i1.2515
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