Samadi Zeinab, Taghian Farzaneh, Valiani Mahboubeh
Department of Physical Education, School of Physical Education, Khorasgan Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2013 Jan;18(1):14-9.
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a combination of physical, psychological, or behavioral changes in the late secretary phase of menstrual cycle and interferes with interpersonal relationships or activities. The purpose was to assess the effects of 8 weeks of regular aerobic exercise on PMS in non-athlete girls.
This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 40 non-athlete girl students aged 18-25 years at Khorasgan Azad University, with a diagnosis of PMS. The instruments included personal information and a medical questionnaire, a form of premenstrual symptoms DSM-IV, the GHQ 28 questionnaire, and the Beck Depression and Anxiety questionnaire, and also, daily symptoms were recorded for 4 months (two courses before the training period and two during training). Individuals in the experimental group practiced aerobic exercise for 8 weeks, three sessions per week for 60 min. The subjects were evaluated during the first (the pre-test), second (the mid-test), and third menstrual period (the post-test). Statistical analysis used in this study is t-test and repeated measurement analysis of variance (ANOVA).
Results showed that the mean scores of PMS and symptoms declined after 8 weeks of training in the experimental group. The comparison of the two groups showed that the mean scores of PMS, for symptoms during and after exercise, were significantly different (P ≤ 0.001) and the percentages of scores PMS changes, physical, and psychological symptoms of experimental and control groups had a significant difference (P ≤ 0.001) after 8 weeks of training.
Overall, the findings showed that 8 weeks of aerobic exercise is effective in reducing the symptoms of PMS and can be used as a treatment.
经前综合征（PMS）是月经周期分泌期后期出现的身体、心理或行为变化的组合，会干扰人际关系或活动。目的是评估8周规律有氧运动对非运动员女孩经前综合征的影响。
本准实验研究在霍拉桑阿扎德大学对40名年龄在18 - 25岁、被诊断为经前综合征的非运动员女学生进行。所用工具包括个人信息和医学问卷、经前症状DSM - IV表格、GHQ 28问卷、贝克抑郁和焦虑问卷，并且记录4个月的日常症状（训练期前两个月经周期和训练期间两个月经周期）。实验组个体进行8周有氧运动，每周3次，每次60分钟。在第一个（预测试）、第二个（中期测试）和第三个月经期（后测试）对受试者进行评估。本研究使用的统计分析方法是t检验和重复测量方差分析（ANOVA）。
结果显示，实验组经过8周训练后，经前综合征及其症状的平均得分下降。两组比较表明，运动期间和运动后的经前综合征平均得分有显著差异（P≤0.001），训练8周后，实验组和对照组经前综合征得分变化、身体和心理症状的百分比有显著差异（P≤0.001）。
总体而言，研究结果表明8周有氧运动对减轻经前综合征症状有效，可作为一种治疗方法。
