Assistant professor Family medicine/ Department of Family and community medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. Family Medicine consultant, Women and Child's health specialist.
MD, Family Medicine Resident, University of Jordan Hospital, University of Jordan.
Afr Health Sci. 2022 Mar;22(1):80-87. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v22i1.10.
The main aim of this study was to explore the sources of consultation that women seek during premenstural syndrome (PMS), and to establish the association between the severity of PMS and how it affects the quality of life.
Cross sectional study of 179 female patients, using an Arabic validated version of the shortened premenstrual assessment form, and a 7-item quality of life questionnaire that was developed by the researchers. The questionnaire was tested for validity and reliability via a pilot study before the initiation of data collection. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 19.
179 women participated in the study, with more than half of them aged between 20-30 years old. PMS prevalence was 88%; patient's predominantly sought help from their relatives (51%), followed by physicians (34%). There was no association found between the severity of premenstrual symptoms and seeking consultation. PMS symptoms affected women's daily activities (p-value 0.039), their satisfaction with their general appearance (p-value 0.001) and weight (p-value 0.022), and affected their relationships with family members (p-value 0.001) and other people (p-value 0.002).
PMS is a common condition that affects women and their quality of life in several ways. Physicians and primary health care providers must be more vigilant in detecting the presence of PMS.
本研究的主要目的是探讨女性在经前期综合征（PMS）期间寻求咨询的来源，并确定 PMS 的严重程度与其对生活质量的影响之间的关系。
对 179 名女性患者进行横断面研究，使用阿拉伯文验证的缩短经前期评估表和由研究人员开发的 7 项生活质量问卷。在开始收集数据之前，通过试点研究对问卷进行了有效性和可靠性测试。使用 SPSS 版本 19 分析数据。
179 名女性参加了这项研究，其中一半以上年龄在 20-30 岁之间。PMS 的患病率为 88%；患者主要向亲属（51%）寻求帮助，其次是医生（34%）。经前期症状的严重程度与寻求咨询之间没有发现关联。PMS 症状影响了女性的日常活动（p 值 0.039）、对一般外貌的满意度（p 值 0.001）和体重（p 值 0.022），并影响了她们与家庭成员（p 值 0.001）和其他人（p 值 0.002）的关系。
PMS 是一种常见的病症，会以多种方式影响女性及其生活质量。医生和初级卫生保健提供者必须更加警惕地发现 PMS 的存在。
