Questionnaire Studies of Paramenstrual Symptoms

Richardson, John T. E.

doi:10.1111/j.1471-6402.1990.tb00003.x

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“…11 Furthermore, whereas retrospective assessments of PMS have been criticized for the potential for participants to inflate the severity of symptoms, these criticisms apply mainly to retrospective assessments that reflect an entire menstrual cycle or several cycles and rely solely on memory to differentiate between phases of the cycle. 48 The current study required women to recall symptoms over the past week and did not require women to recall over multiple phases of the cycle. However, we acknowledge the limitations associated with weekly reporting of perceived symptom severity.…”

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Perceived Stress and Severity of Perimenstrual Symptoms: The BioCycle Study

Gollenberg

Hediger

Mumford

et al. 2010

Journal of Women's Health

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Objective: To examine the longitudinal relation between perceived stress in the previous month and perimenstrual symptom severity across two cycles among regularly menstruating, healthy women (n ¼ 259). Methods: At baseline (11 days before the first cycle), participants completed the 4-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) for the previous month (first cycle exposure) and questionnaires on lifestyle factors. On cycle day 22 of a standardized 28-day cycle, participants again completed the PSS for the previous week (second cycle exposure) and each week rated the severity (none, mild, moderate, severe) of 17 psychological and physical symptoms (e.g., crying, cramping, pain). Mixed models estimated the association between perceived stress scores and number of moderate=severe symptoms and symptom severity scores, allowing both stress and perimenstrual symptoms to vary by cycle. Results: Adjusting for age, education, passive and active smoking, and waist=height ratio (WHtR), high stress (fourth quartile PSS) was associated with an increased risk of reporting !8 or more (OR 7.2,) and !5 (OR 2.5, 1.6-4.1) symptoms as moderate=severe during the perimenstrual period compared with lower stress (quartiles one, two, and three). Stress scores were positively ( p < 0.0001) associated with increased symptom severity scores for total, psychological, and physical symptoms. Conclusions: These analyses show that higher perceived stress precedes an increased severity of perimenstrual symptoms. Stress reduction programs may be an effective, nonpharmaceutical treatment for physical and psychological symptom relief.

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Section: Gollenberg Et Almentioning

confidence: 99%

Perceived Stress and Severity of Perimenstrual Symptoms: The BioCycle Study

Gollenberg

Hediger

Mumford

et al. 2010

Journal of Women's Health

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“…The majority of hormonal studies do not, however, use this definition. Most studies of premenstrual changes use a version of the Moos Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (Moos, 1968), despite the extensive criticisms of it (Parlee, 1974;Richardson, 1990). Although this has the advantage of introducing a degree of consistency into the research, the meaningfulness of the MMDQ score alone is dubious.…”

Section: Methodological Issues In Pms Researchmentioning

confidence: 97%

Premenstrual symptoms and ovarian hormones: A review

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1992

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

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Many women experience cyclical changes in well-being. In a small proportion cyclicallyoccurring negative changes are serious enough to interfere with daily activities and have bewme known as the premenstrual syndrome (PMS). The belief that the aetiology of premenstrual symptoms is ultimately hormonal, even if mediated through someother mechanism, has been a long-standing one in the literature on the subject. The area of research is reviewed, highlighting the problem of data interpretation. Methodological inconsistencies are common, for instance, variations in the definition and diagnosis of PMS and the endocrinological parameters assessed. This review suggests that the timing of any degree of premenstrual change is related to the ovarian cycle. However, the severity of symptoms experienced, which distinguishes the woman with PMS from one without the syndrome, does not appear to be related to any hormonal parameter so far assessed. Further investigations of the psychology of the menstrual cycle are needed before the aetiology of PMS will be determined.

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“…Richardson, 1990); positive changes, when they are studied, which is rarely, are also found (e.g. Warner and Bancroft, 1988).…”

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confidence: 94%