The Relationship between Life Style, Menstrual Attitude and Premenstrual Syndrome in Nursing Students.
10.4069/kjwhn.2013.19.2.119
- Author:
Ju Eun SONG
1
;
Hyun Ju CHAE
;
Woo Hee JANG
;
Yeon Hui PARK
;
Kang Eun LEE
;
Sun Hee LEE
;
Han A JANG
;
Ji Hye JEON
;
Min Sun JUNG
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Premenstrual syndrome;
Life style;
Menstruation;
Attitude
- MeSH:
Dysmenorrhea;
Female;
Humans;
Life Style;
Menstruation;
Premenstrual Syndrome;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Students, Nursing
- From:Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing
2013;19(2):119-128
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
