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title: How can we measure premenstrual tension syndrome more accurately?
description: Researchers developed two rating tools based on 42 women with severe premenstrual tension syndrome: a 36-item questionnaire women fill out and a 10-item scale
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/the-premenstrual-tension-syndrome-1964/
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Study, 1964

# How can we measure premenstrual tension syndrome more accurately?

Researchers developed two rating tools based on 42 women with severe premenstrual tension syndrome: a 36-item questionnaire women fill out and a 10-item scale for doctors and researchers to use.

 Early or limited evidence

42 women with severe premenstrual tension syndrome who were well at other times

## What they did

Collected data from 42 women who had severe premenstrual tension syndrome but were well at other times, then created two measurement tools from this data.

## What they found

Two new rating scales were developed: a 36-item self-report questionnaire for women and a 10-item scale for therapists or researchers.

## What it means for you

These tools may help doctors and researchers measure premenstrual tension syndrome better and compare treatments more fairly. However, the study was small, and it's unclear how well these scales work when tested more widely.

42

Women studied

36

Items in self-report questionnaire

10

Items in researcher scale

## About the study

Original title THE PREMENSTRUAL TENSION SYNDROME Authors KELLNER R Journal The British journal of clinical practice Year 1964 Study design Study What was tested None Read the paper [doi.org/10.1097/00006254-196304000-00031](https://doi.org/10.1097/00006254-196304000-00031)

## Topics

[Migraine](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-migraine/)[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Anxiety and tension](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-anxiety/)[Pain and headache](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-pain/)

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