Study, 2021
Is PMS linked to how women feel about their health?
Yes. Women with higher PMS symptoms reported worse health perception. The higher the PMS symptoms, the worse women felt about their overall health.
What they did
Seven hundred sixteen university students completed surveys about PMS symptoms and how they felt about their own health between January and March 2020. Researchers looked for connections between PMS symptom severity and health perception.
What they found
About 60.3% of students experienced PMS. Students with higher PMS symptoms had lower health perception scores. The study found that as PMS symptoms increased, health perception decreased.
What it means for you
Higher PMS symptoms are linked to worse perceptions of overall health. Better management of PMS might improve how women feel about their health generally. The study only looked at university students in one country, so results may not apply to all women.
716
university students
60.3%
students with PMS
About the study
- Original title
- PREMENSTRUAL SENDROM İLE SAĞLIK ALGISI ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİ
- Authors
- Hacer Ataman, Kübra Tan
- Journal
- Izmir Democracy University Health Sciences Journal
- Year
- 2021
- Study design
- Study
- What was tested
- None - observational study
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.52538/iduhes.1028435