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title: Does PMS nutrition education help college students with PMS? | Niyora
description: Students who received 8 weeks of nutrition education showed significant increases in PMS knowledge and self health behavior compared to control students.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/the-effects-of-a-pms-nutritional-education-program-for-college-students-2006/
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Non-randomised trial, 2006

# Does PMS nutrition education help college students with PMS?

Students who received 8 weeks of nutrition education showed significant increases in PMS knowledge and self health behavior compared to control students.

 Early or limited evidence

56 nursing students (29 education group, 27 control)

## What they did

56 nursing students participated: 29 in an education group and 27 in a control group. The education group attended 8 weeks of PMS nutrition education with group and individual sessions. PMS knowledge, premenstrual symptoms, and self health behavior were measured before and after.

## What they found

After the intervention, the education group showed significant increases in PMS knowledge and self health behavior compared to the control group.

## What it means for you

Nutrition education can increase PMS knowledge and self-reported healthy behavior in nursing students. The study is short term and small. It does not report whether actual premenstrual symptoms decreased.

56

nursing students total

29

in education group

8 weeks

duration of program

## About the study

Original title [The effects of a PMS nutritional education program for college students] Authors Kim HW Journal Taehan Kanho Hakhoe chi Year 2006 Study design Non-randomised trial What was tested 8-week PMS nutritional education program Read the paper [doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2006.36.7.1164](https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2006.36.7.1164)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Psychotherapy, counselling and education](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-psychotherapy/)[Diet and nutrition](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-diet/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Stigma, attitudes and culture](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-stigma-culture/)

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