جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه "premenstrual syndrome" در نشریات گروه "پزشکی"

During the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing students were at risk of corona anxiety due to their close relationship with COVID-19 patients. On the other hand, premenstrual syndrome (PMS) has a significant impact on the academic progress and efficiency of students. The study aimed to investigate the relationship between Corona anxiety and PMS symptoms in nursing students of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This is a descriptive- correlational study. Sampling was done in the form of a census from female students of the school of Nursing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data was collected using the demographic characteristics form, the anxiety scale of corona disease and premenstrual symptoms screening questionnaire. The date was statistically analyzed using SPSS version 25 software.‎

A total of 416 nursing students with an average age of 21.59 ± 2.46 participated in the study. Among them (42%) 176 people had PMS with an average age of 20.9±8.7. The average anxiety of Corona was 9.05 ± 7.33. The result of Spearman's correlation test showed a direct and weak correlation between Corona anxiety and the severity of PMS (r=0.238, p<0.001).

A significant relationship was observed between Corona anxiety and the severity of PMS symptoms. So, with increasing anxiety, PMS symptoms were also higher. Due to its impact on students' learning in this period, it is necessary to apply suitable interventions and further investigations for this group regarding the specific factors affecting the severity of the symptoms of this syndrome.

The inevitable and heavy consequences of mood disorders and their recurring nature and heavy costs have caused this disorder to be considered among debilitating disorders and specialists pay special attention to the care and treatment of this disorder. Also, in recent years, more attention has been paid to psychotherapies, especially psychosocial interventions, along with drug therapy. Among these interventions, which are also based on the family, is the psychological education of the family. Mood disorders can cause changes in people's behavior and affect their ability to deal with usual activities such as work environment and living environment. Mood disorders are a major problem in public health and psychiatry due to their chronicity and recurring nature. Many factors can cause mood disorders in women. Premenstrual symptoms are a set of physical, psychological, emotional, and behavioral symptoms that occur periodically in the luteal phase of menstruation and significantly recede in the remainder of the cycle. It has been stated that premenstrual syndrome is a disease with a thousand faces; because doctors have attributed more than 150 symptoms to this disease. The symptoms of this disorder in women are different and this problem makes the diagnosis difficult. Worse, the pattern of this disease may change according to different months of the year and the age of the patient. Heartburn, mood instability, irritability, depression, nervous tension, tendency to cry, anxiety, headache, strong desire to eat sweets, increased appetite, heart palpitations, weakness, dizziness and fainting, weight gain, thirst, hot flashes, swelling of hands and feet, Swelling and tenderness of the breasts, feeling of swelling and bloating of the abdomen, joint and muscle pain, poor memory, insomnia, etc. are very common symptoms of this disease. Mood disorders include a wide group of disorders. That morbid (pathological) mood and disturbances related to it constitute their predominant clinical appearance, therefore this research aimed to compare the effectiveness of meta-diagnostic treatment and cognitive-behavioral therapy on premenstrual symptoms of women suffering from mood disorders in Isfahan City.

The present study was a semi-experimental design of pre-test-post-test type with the control group and follow-up period. The independent variables of the present study were two methods of meta-diagnostic treatment and cognitive-behavioral therapy, and the dependent variables of the study were premenstrual symptoms, which were investigated in the community of women suffering from mood disorders in Isfahan City. The research population in this study consisted of all women with mood disorders in Isfahan city. In this study, 45 women with mood disorders referred to specialized clinics in Isfahan city in 1400, who qualified for the inclusion criteria and did not meet the exclusion criteria, were selected purposefully and divided into three groups (2 experimental groups and one control group). Patient information was collected through demographic information, mood disorder screening questionnaire, and premenstrual symptoms questionnaire. Treatment protocols included cognitive behavioral therapy (Hazelt-Stevens) and metadiagnostic therapy (Barlow et al., 2011).

The results showed that meta-diagnostic and cognitive-behavioral therapy had a significant effect on premenstrual symptoms in women with mood disorders in Isfahan City, but the findings did not show a significant difference between these two treatment groups on premenstrual symptoms. So cognitive behavioral therapy was significantly more effective than transdiagnostic treatment of women suffering from mood disorders in Isfahan City.

The results of this study show that both meta-diagnostic therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce premenstrual symptoms in women with disorders. Be effective. However, cognitive behavioral therapy is recommended as a more effective method. This finding emphasizes the importance of using methods focused on cognition and behavior to manage mood disorders and can be used in treatment planning. be placed Studies have shown that women who suffer from PMS and PMD usually do not seek medical treatment. And in many cases, they don't get a proper answer even if they prefer. Also, researchers have concluded that drug treatments do not have much effect and long-term effectiveness on the psychological symptoms of this disorder. Considering the side effects of drug treatments, it is recommended to use them only in severe cases or in cases where the patient has not responded to other treatments; therefore, non-pharmacological treatments have been the focus of researchers in women suffering from menstrual disorders. Integrated meta-diagnostic treatment due to the limitation of existing specific cognitive-behavioral treatments and for people with emotional disorders, especially It is designed for mood and anxiety, and it uses the same treatment principles and protocols for all types of these disorders. The aforementioned treatment is a transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral therapy focused on emotion; in this treatment, by emphasizing emotions and the adaptive and functional nature of emotions, we try to identify and correct non-adaptive efforts to regulate experiences. It becomes exciting. Also, integrated meta-diagnostic treatment has been able to have a positive effect on women's premenstrual symptoms in some studies.

Polycystic ovary syndrome is one of the most common endocrine disorders, whose symptoms usually begin immediately after the first menstrual period. Previous studies found a significant relationship between dysmenorrhea, premenstrual syndrome and polycystic ovary syndrome. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of chamomile on dysmenorrhea and premenstrual syndrome in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.

This clinical trial was conducted on 70 patients diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome based on Rotterdam criteria referring to a clinic in Mashhad. Patients were randomly assigned to two groups. The first group received two 500 mg chamomile capsules per day and the second group received two placebo capsules per day for three months. The response to treatment in premenstrual syndrome, dysmenorrhea and oligomenorrhea was evaluated using the Visual Analogue Scale and DSM-IV premenstrual syndrome diagnosis questionnaire.

The mean age of the patients in the intervention group was 25.43±5.58 and in the placebo group was 28.06±5.71 years. The rate of improvement in women with premenstrual syndrome (16.6%), dysmenorrhea (50%) and oligomenorrhea (26.7%) was higher in chamomile group compared to placebo. There was no statistically significant difference in body mass index between the chamomile group (25.17±4.95) and the control group (25.57±6.7).

Based on the results of this study, chamomile improved the symptoms of oligomenorrhea in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome and showed positive effects on dysmenorrhea and premenstrual syndrome. Therefore, chamomile can be used as a simple, low-cost therapy in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome patients.

Premenstrual syndrome is a set of symptoms that affect the quality of life, family relationships and social functioning of women. One of the recommended methods to control symptoms is lifestyle modification, which is emphasized by Persian medicine. Motivational interviewing helps to modify lifestyle by creating self-care behaviors. The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of motivational interview with the content of principles of Hefz – Alsehe in Persian medicine on premenstrual physical and psychological symptoms.

A randomized controlled trial was started on 21/01/2022 in selected medical centers in Zanjan. 50 women who had premenstrual symptoms after obtaining written informed consent were divided into two intervention (25) and control (25) groups with random allocation. The intervention was five individually and virtually sessions of motivational interviews based on the principles of Hefz-Alsehe in Persian medicine. Control group did not receive any intervention. The premenstrual symptoms screening tool was completed by the participants in three stages before the intervention, immediately after the intervention and three months follow-ups. Data were analyzed by independent t-test, chi- squared test, repeated measurement test and Benferroni's post hoc test in SPSS.

In the intervention group, the mean changes (standard deviation) of psychological symptoms in pre-test 22.57(8.053), post-test 16.95(7.406) and follow-up 11.67(5.893) and the effect of symptoms on daily life activities the pre-test 10.05(2.356), post-test 5.24(2.624) and follow-up 4.52(2.694) with (P<0.01) was significant. Changes in physical symptoms were not significant.

According to the findings of the study, motivational interview focused on some principles of Hefz – Alsehe in Persian medicine can be used to improve the psychological symptoms of PMS and the impact of symptoms on daily life activities.

 Pproviding physical and mental health for women is one of the important factors in the stability of family and society. In this regard, one of the psychosomatic issues is premenstrual syndrome. This research was conducted to investigate the structural pattern of cognitive emotion regulation based on psychological capital with the mediating role of marital satisfaction in women with premenstrual syndrome.

 The current research was of a correlational design using structural equations. The statistical population included all women with premenstrual syndrome, who visited the family planning midwifery clinic in Kermanshah in 2018-2019. Three hundred and eighty women were selected by the convenience sampling method. The research tools included Grenfsky's emotional regulation questionnaire, Luthans' psychological capital, and Inrich's marital satisfaction questionnaires. Data were analysed by Spearman's correlation method by SPSS-21 and LISREL software.

 The results of this study showed that there is a significant direct relationship between cognitive-emotional regulation strategies and psychological capital (GFI=0.92; AGFI=0.88; RMSEA=0.052) as well as psychological capital directly and indirectly through the mediation of marital satisfaction (GFI=0.92; AGFI=0.88; RMSEA=0.052) and (RMSEA=0.062) can Predict the cognitive regulation of emotion.

 It can be said that psychological capital along with marital satisfaction can play an important role in the cognitive regulation of emotions in women with PMS. Therefore, by increasing psychological capital and marital satisfaction, it is possible to help improve emotional regulation in women with premenstrual syndrome

The present study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy and metacognition therapy on female students with premenstrual syndrome in Islamic Azad University, Durood branch.The present research is a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test study with a heterogeneous control group. The research population included all female students suffering from premenstrual syndrome in the Islamic Azad University of Dorud city in the academic year of 1400-1401 with the total number of 520 people, among whom 60 persons were selected by available sampling method and assigned randomly in three metacognitive, acceptance and commitment, and control groups. The tools of this research included premenstrual screening questionnaire by Steiner et al. (2003), Russell's Loneliness Scale (1996) and Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS) by Simmons and Gaher (2005) which were performed on the participants in three stages: pre-test, post-test and follow-up. The method of analysis of this research was analysis of variance test with repeated measurement using statistical software spss version 22. The results showed that the acceptance and commitment group and the metacognitive group significantly reduced the feeling of loneliness and distress tolerance compared to the control group, but of these two groups, the metacognitive group performed better than the acceptance and commitment one in the loneliness variable but there was no significant difference between the mentioned interventions in the variable of distress tolerance.

Premenstrual syndrome is one of the most important clinical problems in women's diseases. The significance of PMS due to its more prevalence in young girls requires a deeper study and finding their own experiences.

The present qualitative study was a phenomenological approach. The study population included premenstrual syndrome, 10 people were selected by targeted sampling method. Sampling continues until data saturation. The data analysis was designed with a descriptive study method.

In this study, 4 main themes and 12 sub-themes were identified, which were: Symptomatic experience of the syndrome (experience of behavioral, emotional and cognitive patterns, physical experience of the syndrome, temporal experience of the syndrome, perception of menstrual syndrome and control or non-control of the syndrome). Experiencing the socio-cultural dimension of the syndrome (accepting or rejecting the socio-cultural context and gender perspective on the syndrome), coping strategies with the experience of the syndrome (reviewing the experience of the syndrome, accepting or not accepting the syndrome, and understanding the meaning of the syndrome). Syndrome (desire to be alone and not communicating with others and the importance of communication experiences).

The results of this study can provide many practical and clinical implications for girls with PMS and this experience is a multidimensional and multifaceted phenomenon.

The aim of this study was to explain the modeling of premenstrual syndrome based on marital satisfaction and personality traits mediated by early maladaptive schemas. The research method is cross-sectional correlation. The statistical population of this study consisted of all married students of Tehran Azad University in 1399-1400, from which 400 people were selected by stepwise cluster sampling. In this study, the tools of premenstrual syndrome (Siah Baz et al., 2011), marital satisfaction (Enrich, 1998), neo-personality traits (Costa and McCray, 1992) and early maladaptive schemas (Young, 1988) were used, all of which had acceptable validity and reliability. SPSS-V23 and Amos-V8.8 software were used to analyze the data. Structural equation modeling was also used to answer the research hypotheses. Findings showed that the model has a good fit. The results also showed that marital satisfaction had a significant direct negative effect on premenstrual syndrome. Eagerness for new experiences, agreement and responsibility have had a significant direct negative effect on PMS. Neuroticism also had a significant negative direct effect on premenstrual syndrome. Marital satisfaction has had a direct negative effect on early maladaptive schemas. Eagerness for new experiences, agreement, and responsibility have had a significant direct negative effect on early maladaptive schemas. Neuroticism also had a significant negative direct effect on premenstrual syndrome. Early maladaptive schemas had a direct effect on premenstrual syndrome. This means that the level of premenstrual syndrome increases with the increase of early maladaptive schemas. Therefore, paying attention to the mentioned variables in prevention and designing more appropriate therapies will help researchers and therapists

 Premenstrual syndrome, by affecting different aspects of women's lives, needs to be controlled. Due to the lack of knowledge of the exact cause of this syndrome, several treatments have been proposed for it. One of the treatment methods is the use of aromatherapy, The present study was performed with aim to determine the effect of aromatherapy with geranium essential oil on premenstrual syndrome in students.

This clinical trial study was conducted in 2020 on 80 students with premenstrual syndrome in Gonabad University of Medical Sciences. The subjects were randomly divided into intervention and control groups. For the intervention group (5 days before menstruation), geranium essential oil and in the control group, a placebo (odorless sweet almond oil) was used. After two consecutive menstrual cycles, the post-test questionnaire was completed. Data were analyzed by SPSS statistical software (version 22) and chi-square, Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon tests. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.

There was no significant difference between the mean scores of the dimensions and the total score of the premenstrual syndrome questionnaire in the two intervention and control groups before the implementation of aromatherapy (p>0.05), while after the implementation of aromatherapy, there was a significant difference between the mean scores of the dimensions and the total score between the two groups, so that the intensity of the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome significantly decreased in the aromatherapy group (p<0.05).

Aromatherapy with geranium essential oil is effective in reducing the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome and its use is recommended as a complementary, cheap, non-invasive treatment with few side effects.