Randomised trial, 2014
Does teaching married men about PMS improve marital satisfaction?
Yes, when married men learned about PMS through pamphlets or text messages, both their knowledge and the couple's marital satisfaction increased significantly. Both methods worked equally well.
What they did
Experimental trial. 80 married couples were randomly assigned to receive education about PMS via either pamphlets or text messages. Knowledge and marital satisfaction were measured before and after training.
What they found
Men's knowledge about and practice of understanding PMS increased significantly. Couples' marital satisfaction increased significantly. There was no significant difference between the pamphlet and text message methods.
What it means for you
Educating partners about PMS can improve relationships. Both pamphlets and text messages are effective teaching tools. However, this study only tested married couples in Iran and did not compare education to no education.
80 couples
Sample size
2 methods
Pamphlet vs SMS
Sig. result
Knowledge and satisfaction increased
About the study
- Original title
- The effects of training married men about premenstrual syndrome by pamphlets and short messages on marital satisfaction
- Authors
- Morowatisharifabad MA, Karimiankakolaki Z, Bokaie M et al.
- Journal
- Health education research
- Year
- 2014
- Study design
- Randomised trial
- Participants
- 80
- What was tested
- Education about PMS via pamphlet or text message
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1093/her/cyu052
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