Korean J Women Health Nurs.  2013 Jun;19(2):119-128. 10.4069/kjwhn.2013.19.2.119.

The Relationship between Life Style, Menstrual Attitude and Premenstrual Syndrome in Nursing Students

• Song JE
• Chae HJ
• Jang WH
• Park YH
• Lee KE
• Lee SH
• Jang HA
• Jeon JH
• Jung MS

• KMID: 2308276
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2013.19.2.119

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify the relationships between life style, menstrual attitude and premenstrual syndrome in nursing students.
METHODS
The study participants were 246 nursing students of a university in Gyeunggi province. Data were collected by a self-administered questionnaire from May to June, 2012. Collected data were analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 20.0 program with descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient, t-test, one-way ANOVA and Scheffe test.
RESULTS
Students who had undesirable alcohol habits (r=.15, p=.020) and negative menstrual attitude (r=.17, p=.009) experienced more a severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Students with dysmenorrhea had more severe PMS (F=12.41, p<.001) and a negative menstrual attitude (F=6.18, p<.001).
CONCLUSION
These finding suggest that PMS would be alleviated by nursing interventions to improve alcohol habits and decrease negative menstrual attitudes, and nursing interventions for dysmenorrhea would be helpful in PMS management in nursing students. Further studies on the development of nursing interventions related to these factors are needed for PMS management.

Keyword

Premenstrual syndrome; Life style; Menstruation; Attitude

MeSH Terms

Dysmenorrhea
Female
Humans
Life Style
Menstruation
Premenstrual Syndrome
Surveys and Questionnaires
Students, Nursing

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