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title: How do occupational stress and sleep quality relate to premenstrual syndrome in nurses?
description: Occupational stress increases PMS, and poor sleep quality partly explains this relationship. Sleep quality accounted for about half the connection between str
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# How do occupational stress and sleep quality relate to premenstrual syndrome in nurses?

Occupational stress increases PMS, and poor sleep quality partly explains this relationship. Sleep quality accounted for about half the connection between stress and PMS.

 Moderate study design

415 female clinical nurses in China

## What they did

A cross-sectional study of 415 female clinical nurses in China. Researchers measured occupational stress, sleep quality, and PMS symptoms using standardized scales, then analyzed how these factors relate to each other.

## What they found

Occupational stress positively predicted PMS (β = 0.176, p < 0.001). Sleep quality was significantly affected by occupational stress (β = 0.665, p < 0.001) and sleep quality in turn affected PMS (β = 0.261, p < 0.001). Sleep quality mediated 49.57% of the total effect between stress and PMS.

## What it means for you

This study shows that stress from nursing work increases PMS symptoms, and roughly half of this effect happens through poor sleep. If sleep can be improved, it might reduce the impact of work stress on PMS. The study was limited to nurses in China, so it may not apply to other groups.

415

clinical nurses studied

49.57%

of stress-PMS effect mediated by sleep

## About the study

Original title The association between occupational stress, sleep quality and premenstrual syndrome among clinical nurses Authors Wang X, Ge Y, Liu Y et al. Journal BMC nursing Year 2024 Study design Survey study Participants 415 What was tested None Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-02329-6](https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-02329-6)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Sleep and insomnia](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-sleep/)[Stress](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-stress/)[Work and productivity](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-work/)

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