ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2023
Effectiveness of a school-based health education program to improve the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome in high school girls in Ilam.
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- Effectiveness of symptom map-based education in the management of premenstrual syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of computer-based stress inoculation training (SIT) counseling approach on anxiety, depression, and stress of students with premenstrual syndrome.BMC public health · 2024Trial
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- Prediction premenstrual syndrome (PMS) with anxiety, and depression in female students.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder: Symptoms severity, functional impairment, and associated factors: A Saudi cross-sectional study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- Identifying predictors of formal help-seeking for premenstrual symptoms: A machine learning analysis of symptom, functional impairment and barriers data.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
- Identification of emotion schemes in women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) using an emotion-focused therapy (EFT) approach: A qualitative study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe premenstrual syndrome happens periodically and affects both the individual and family. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the health education program on reducing premenstrual syndrome in high school girls in Ilam. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis experimental study was conducted in girls' high schools in Ilam, in 2017-2018. In total, 120 students were enrolled in the study (intervention group = 61 and control group = 59) and selected through convenience sampling. In this study, a standard Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool (PSST) was used to diagnose students with premenstrual syndrome or Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). The educational program for the intervention group was held in four sessions of 30 min for 4 consecutive weeks. The obtained data were analyzed by the SPSS statistical software at a significance level of less than 0.05.
resultsThe results showed a significant difference in the proportion of cases with moderate and severe PMS and PMDD between intervention and control groups in follow-up (
conclusionsAccording to the results, the educational program can be recommended as an effective intervention for girls with moderate-to-severe premenstrual symptoms and premenstrual dysphoric disorder.
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