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title: Does a Persian version of a PMS screening tool work well for Iranian women?
description: Yes, the translated screening tool reliably identified PMS in 30.7% and PMDD in 12.9% of Iranian university students, with good reliability and validity score
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/the-iranian-version-of-the-premenstrual-symptoms-screening-tool-psst-a-2013/
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# Does a Persian version of a PMS screening tool work well for Iranian women?

Yes, the translated screening tool reliably identified PMS in 30.7% and PMDD in 12.9% of Iranian university students, with good reliability and validity scores. It can be used to detect these conditions in Iranian women.

 Moderate study design

925 female university students aged 18 and over in Tehran, Iran

## What they did

Translated a PMS screening tool (PSST) from English to Persian using standard back-translation. Gave it to 925 female university students aged 18 and over in Tehran. Tested reliability through internal consistency and content validity.

## What they found

Of 925 students, 284 (30.7%) met criteria for PMS and 119 (12.9%) for PMDD. The tool had satisfactory internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha 0.93) and desirable content validity (CVR 0.7, CVI 0.8).

## What it means for you

The Persian version of this screening tool is reliable and valid for identifying PMS and PMDD in Iranian women. This is useful for research and clinical practice in Iran but does not directly tell us about causes or treatments for PMS.

925

female university students

30.7%

met criteria for PMS

12.9%

met criteria for PMDD

## About the study

Original title The Iranian version of the Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool (PSST): a validation study Authors Hariri FZ, Moghaddam-Banaem L, Siah Bazi S et al. Journal Archives of women's mental health Year 2013 Study design Survey study Participants 925 What was tested Validation of a PMS screening tool (PSST) in Persian Read the paper [doi.org/10.1007/s00737-013-0375-6](https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-013-0375-6)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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