A potential relation between premenstrual symptoms and subjective perception of health and stress among college students: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background A majority of women from all cultures and socioeconomic levels experience myriad symptoms known as premenstrual syndrome during the days prior to menstruation. The present study investigated commonly reported symptoms in the premenstrual phase among college students. The authors...
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doaj-bc1cfa2799434256a03e5d7ad0a6ee3c2020-11-25T03:58:31ZengBMCBioPsychoSocial Medicine1751-07592019-10-011311910.1186/s13030-019-0167-yA potential relation between premenstrual symptoms and subjective perception of health and stress among college students: a cross-sectional studyTamaki Matsumoto0Miho Egawa1Tetsuya Kimura2Tatsuya Hayashi3Health Education Course, Department of Education, Faculty of Education, Shitennoji UniversityDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of MedicineGraduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe UniversityCognitive and Behavioral Science, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto UniversityAbstract Background A majority of women from all cultures and socioeconomic levels experience myriad symptoms known as premenstrual syndrome during the days prior to menstruation. The present study investigated commonly reported symptoms in the premenstrual phase among college students. The authors further scrutinized potential factors, including subjective perceptions of health, which may be related to the premenstrual-symptom constellation. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey, which included 200 participants (mean age: 19.8 ± 0.1 years old). The subjects completed a rating of their premenstrual experiences relative to 46 symptoms in eight categories of the self-reporting menstrual distress questionnaire (MDQ) to evaluate the prevalence and severity of premenstrual symptoms. The participants also answered a standardized health questionnaire regarding subjective perceptions of health, self-rating stress, lifestyle, and demographic variables. Results Regardless of severity, the 10 symptoms most often occurring among the participants included skin disorders, irritability, fatigue, mood swings, general aches and pains, lowered school or work performance, backache, painful breasts, weight gain, and swelling. Stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed subjective perception of health (β = 0.28; p < 0.001) and self-rating stress (β = 0.18; p = 0.008) as the factors most strongly related to the MDQ total scores. In addition, the 19 women who evaluated themselves as “unhealthy and stressed” had greater prevalence of severe or extremely severe physical (general aches and pains) and psychosocial symptoms (confusion, lowered school or work performance, decreased efficiency, loneliness, anxiety, restlessness, mood swings, and depression), compared to the healthy and non-stressed women. Conclusions The present study indicates the prevalence of premenstrual symptoms, regardless of severity and number, among college students and suggests that negative subjective perceptions of health and stress may be related to the intensity of premenstrual symptomatology.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13030-019-0167-yPremenstrual syndromeSubjective healthSelf-rating stressMenstrual distress questionnaireCollege students |
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Tamaki Matsumoto Miho Egawa Tetsuya Kimura Tatsuya Hayashi A potential relation between premenstrual symptoms and subjective perception of health and stress among college students: a cross-sectional study BioPsychoSocial Medicine Premenstrual syndrome Subjective health Self-rating stress Menstrual distress questionnaire College students |
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A potential relation between premenstrual symptoms and subjective perception of health and stress among college students: a cross-sectional study |
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A potential relation between premenstrual symptoms and subjective perception of health and stress among college students: a cross-sectional study |
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A potential relation between premenstrual symptoms and subjective perception of health and stress among college students: a cross-sectional study |
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A potential relation between premenstrual symptoms and subjective perception of health and stress among college students: a cross-sectional study |
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A potential relation between premenstrual symptoms and subjective perception of health and stress among college students: a cross-sectional study |
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potential relation between premenstrual symptoms and subjective perception of health and stress among college students: a cross-sectional study |
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BioPsychoSocial Medicine |
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Abstract Background A majority of women from all cultures and socioeconomic levels experience myriad symptoms known as premenstrual syndrome during the days prior to menstruation. The present study investigated commonly reported symptoms in the premenstrual phase among college students. The authors further scrutinized potential factors, including subjective perceptions of health, which may be related to the premenstrual-symptom constellation. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey, which included 200 participants (mean age: 19.8 ± 0.1 years old). The subjects completed a rating of their premenstrual experiences relative to 46 symptoms in eight categories of the self-reporting menstrual distress questionnaire (MDQ) to evaluate the prevalence and severity of premenstrual symptoms. The participants also answered a standardized health questionnaire regarding subjective perceptions of health, self-rating stress, lifestyle, and demographic variables. Results Regardless of severity, the 10 symptoms most often occurring among the participants included skin disorders, irritability, fatigue, mood swings, general aches and pains, lowered school or work performance, backache, painful breasts, weight gain, and swelling. Stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed subjective perception of health (β = 0.28; p < 0.001) and self-rating stress (β = 0.18; p = 0.008) as the factors most strongly related to the MDQ total scores. In addition, the 19 women who evaluated themselves as “unhealthy and stressed” had greater prevalence of severe or extremely severe physical (general aches and pains) and psychosocial symptoms (confusion, lowered school or work performance, decreased efficiency, loneliness, anxiety, restlessness, mood swings, and depression), compared to the healthy and non-stressed women. Conclusions The present study indicates the prevalence of premenstrual symptoms, regardless of severity and number, among college students and suggests that negative subjective perceptions of health and stress may be related to the intensity of premenstrual symptomatology. |
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Premenstrual syndrome Subjective health Self-rating stress Menstrual distress questionnaire College students |
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