The Effects of an Educational Program for Premenstrual Syndrome on Women of Korean Industrial Districts

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find an intervention that will help alleviate women's signs and discomforts associated with premenstrual syndrome (PMS). As the social activities of women increase, eliminating PMS becomes increasingly important for many Korean women. A possible health care countermeasure for PMS is to assess PMS at an early stage; clarify the premenstrual signs, symptoms, and tensions; and afterward alleviate the premenstrual signs and discomforts. Related educational programs have been found to be effective interventions. Studies in Korea until now generally have focused on premenstrual signs and discomforts. This study, in contrast, was carried out in order to find women who have physical, mental, emotional, and behavioral discomforts due to PMS, then to provide them with an educational program, and eventually to establish an intervention that would help alleviate their premenstrual signs and discomforts.

The effect of cognitive behavioural psycho‐education on premenstrual syndrome and related symptoms

“…The results of this study indicate education regarding PMS and related subjects can change self‐care skills, which were supported by studies of Taylor (1999), Chau & Chang (1999) and that of Min (2002). All these studies aimed to assess the effectiveness of similar interventions through educational or CBT on PMS and related symptoms.…”

Effect of an educational program on adolescent premenstrual syndrome: lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake

“…Several previous reports have noted the beneficial effects of educational programs on premenstrual symptoms. 9 , 10 The present study differs from these studies because we showed education had a preventative effect on PMS/PMDD progression.…”

“…Disasters such as major earthquakes cannot be predicted, so it is necessary to explore preventive measures for PMS/PMDD on a routine basis. Several previous studies have noted the beneficial effects of educational programs on PMS/PMDD, 9 , 10 but there are few data about whether educational programs can prevent disaster-induced PMS/PMDD. This study used data from our previous school-based study to further investigate the effect of educational programs on PMS/PMDD.…”

Aspects of Mental Health Care in the Gynecological Setting

“…Furthermore graded activity, especially aerobic exercise and fitness training, seem to have a beneficial effect on premenstrual symptoms [25,26]. Two controlled trials demonstrated a significant decrease inpremenstrual symptoms in a group of women with PMS who had received an educational program combining psychoeducation about basic menstrual cycle physiology and a session of training in self-care behaviors [27,28].…”