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Efficacy of self‐care measures for perimenstrual syndrome (PMS)
Author(s) -
Kirkpatrick Mary K,
Brewer Jo Ann,
Stocks Barbara
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1990.tb01814.x
Subject(s) - test (biology) , medicine , physical therapy , paleontology , biology
More than 90% of women are affected by one or more of the signs and symptoms of perimenstrual syndrome (PMS), which causes disruptions at work and in family relations and can be economically costly Self‐care measures relating to lifestyle modifications, most particularly nutrition and exercise, can be helpful in preventing and/or alleviating the number and seventy of symptoms This quasi‐experimental study of a pre‐test and post‐test design showed a statistically significant increase in self‐care measures for PMS with a significant decrease in symptoms, thus impacting on the control of PMS