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Bryant, Maria. "Effects of nutrient intake on premenstrual symptoms." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.406255.
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Ryan, Maree Carol. "Effects of premenstrual symptoms on young female singers." University of Sydney, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1432.
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Master of MusicThroughout the 20th Century, female operatic singers in most of the major European opera houses were given “grace days” (where they were not required to sing) in recognition of the effect of hormonal changes on the singing voice. Financial constraints in professional companies have resulted in a reduction of such considerations, but to date, there has been no systematic study of the effects of hormonal fluctuations on the quality of the female singing voice, or of its potential adverse effects on the vocal apparatus for singers who are affected by pre-menstrual syndrome. This study investigated the effects of hormonal fluctuations on young professional female classical singers. Female and male professional singers in training (students) at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney, were asked to participate as volunteers in the study by keeping daily diaries. The female singers kept a diary for two separate months beginning on the first day of menstruation, in which they recorded their daily basal temperature, mood, voice state and physical well being. The male control subjects kept daily diaries for one month. Acoustic analysis of two vocal samples taken during the second month, on days 1 and 14 of the cycle, were completed on the six most severely affected female subjects, who were identified through their diary ratings of changes in vocal quality during menstruation. The selected students assessed their own vocal samples, presented in random order, to determine whether they could reliably identify which of their samples were affected by menstruation. Vocal staff at the Conservatorium (pedagogues), who were blind to the purpose of the study, also assessed recordings presented randomly. Results indicated that self-perceived vocal quality varied over the course of the menstrual cycle, particularly during the first seven days of the cycle, that negative changes in mood affected the voice, and that fatigue, effort, hoarseness, weakness & peak performance were the most frequently affected vocal states. A surprising finding was that male self-perceived voice quality also varied over the course of one month of diary keeping. There was no consistent change in direction of scores during menstrual and non-menstrual phases. Five of the six most affected singers correctly identified their performance during menstruation but pedagogues were not consistently able to do so.. These results indicate that perceived quality of the voice through changes in the menstrual cycle may not be as obvious to a highly trained observer even though they were reliably perceived by the singer. This study demonstrates that menstruation has a discernible impact on the self-perception of female singers’ vocal quality and implies that the premenstrual or menstrual female may not feel able to present her peak performance at these times of hormonal fluctuation. Further detailed research in this area may be warranted on a larger scale to elaborate a more precise clinical management of the problem.
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Ryan, Maree. "Effects of premenstrual symptoms on young female singers." Connect to full text, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1432.
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Thesis (M. Mus. (Perf.)) -- University of Sydney, 2006.Title from title screen (viewed September 4, 2008). Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music (Applied Research in Music Performance), Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney. Includes tables, diagrs. and graphs. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print form.
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Walker, Anne Elizabeth. "The relationship between premenstrual symptoms and the ovarian cycle." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/19377.
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Hulstein, Pamela Lou. "Premenstrual Symptoms and Academic Stress in Emerging Adulthood Women." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/196113.
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Premenstrual symptoms are a universal event during a woman's reproductive life but little is known about the experience of emerging adulthood women aged 18-25 years. The purpose of this study was to determine feasibility of daily symptom data collection via an electronic diary and to examine the relationship between premenstrual symptom perception, severity and distress with academic stress. This sample consisted of 50 women with a mean age of 20(±.9) years living in campus housing of a private undergraduate rural college. Results determined it is feasible to utilize an electronic diary for daily prospective symptom and academic demand data collection. Surprisingly, in this sample of healthy undergraduate women, there were significantly higher numbers of symptoms perceived (7.16±3.8 follicular and 6.18±3.3 luteal, p=.001 and higher distress (.39±.3 follicular and .31±.3 luteal, p=.003) in the follicular phase than in the luteal phase. Academic stress findings indicated mild stress as measured by the Student-life Stress Inventory (Gadzella, 1991) and students overall perceived stress levels fell in the minimal to mild range. The academic demand component of academic stress measured daily frequency and distress associated with assignments, papers, projects/presentation and time studying. Within the follicular phase number of assignments due was significantly correlated to symptom perception and distress (.31, .37, respectively) and the number of projects/presentations due was correlated to symptom distress (.25) at p<.05. There were significant correlations between follicular phase symptom perception and distress, and luteal phase symptom distress with academic demand distress for assignments, papers, projects/presentations and time studying, indicating a relationship between distress components of symptom experience and some components of academic stress. These premier results about the relationship between symptom distress and academic stress warrants further exploration and development of a clearer conceptual definition of academic stress and clear and consistent operationalization of this phenomena.
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Mallia, Catriona. "The epidemiology and management of premenstrual symptoms in the community." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2015. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=229392.
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Introduction Most women of reproductive age experience premenstrual symptoms before menstruation. Community-based research investigating the prevalence and management of problematic premenstrual symptoms (the premenstrual syndrome or 'PMS') is sparse, especially in the United Kingdom. This study aimed to assess the epidemiology and management of premenstrual symptoms in the community, and identify factors associated with symptom experiences. Methods A systematic review was conducted to identify population-based studies reporting PMS prevalence. In 2014 and 2015 a postal questionnaire was sent to 3,534 women aged 18-50, registered with 20 Scottish general practices. Results Twenty-six population-based studies were included in the systematic review. These reported widely differing prevalences, depending on the definitions of PMS used. The corrected response rate from the survey was 32.1%. Over 95% of women experienced at least one symptom in the previous 12 months. The most frequent moderate to severe symptoms were abdominal cramps: 44.0%; abdominal bloating: 40.9%; irritability: 40.7%; fatigue or lack of energy: 37.6%; and mood swings: 36.8%. The criteria for premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and moderate to severe PMS were met by 4.4% and 8.3% of women, respectively; 53.1% reported experiencing PMS, with 10.7% rating this as severe to extreme. Common management strategies used included over-the-counter medication; heat application; exercise; and relaxation or rest. Lifestyle and psychological strategies were more frequently reported than prescribed treatments. The most common associations with different symptom experiences (i.e. moderate to severe PMS/PMDD, self-identified minimal/mild PMS, and self-identified moderate to extreme PMS) related to smoking, self-assessed general health and self-reported current illness/condition. Illness perceptions related to emotional representations and consequences were associated with each of the symptom experiences examined. Current use of most management strategies, a wish for more support from different sources and frequent contact with healthcare professionals were associated with PMS/PMDD and self-identified moderate to extreme PMS.
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Elcock, Maryellen. "Life style risk factors for physical and emotional premenstrual symptoms /." For electronic version search Digital dissertations database. Restricted to UC campuses. Access is free to UC campus dissertations, 2002. http://uclibs.org/PID/11984.
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Haywood, Annette. "Postnatal distress and premenstrual symptoms : an examination of links and vulnerabilities." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.414679.
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Klatzkin, Rebecca R. Girdler Susan S. "Histories of depression, allopregnanolone responses to stress, and premenstrual symptoms in women." Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006. http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/etd,682.
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Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006.Title from electronic title page (viewed Oct. 10, 2007). "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Psychology (Biological Psychology)." Discipline: Psychology; Department/School: Psychology.
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Pisano, Bonnie S. "Late luteal phase dysphoric disorder symptoms (PMS) among women presenting for counseling services." Virtual Press, 1990. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/720149.
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Changes in mood, behavior, and physiology, beginning in the post-ovulatory phase of the menstrual cycle and ending with the onset of menstruation, have been called premenstrual syndrome, or PMS, and have been the focus of much investigation. Research to date has demonstrated greater emotional arousal and distress experienced by women during the luteal phase of the cycle as opposed to the follicular phase. This study collected descriptive profiles of current mood states, physiological symptoms, and menstrual cycle information from 62 women on the day on which they presented to a university counseling center for psychological services. It was hypothesized that a larger proportion of individuals would present on a walk-in basis for intake during the luteal phase of the cycle as opposed to the follicular phase. This hypothesis was tested with Chi-Square analysis of differences in frequency of subjects in each of the two phase groups. The second hypothesis was that individuals in the luteal phase would display higher levels of mood disturbance (as measured by the Profile of Mood States and the Beck Depression Inventory) and somatic symptomatology (as measured by the Menstrual Cycle Symptom Scale),than individuals in the follicular phase. This hypothesis was tested using multiple regression analysis, using affective and somatic variables as predictors of cycle day. Post hoc analyses for differences between menstrual phase groups on the affective variables were performed using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA).The results of this study indicated no relationship between menstrual cycle phase and self-presentation for counseling services. They also indicated no relationship between menstrual cycle day and either subjective distress or somatic symptomatology. Finally, with minor exceptions, no differences were found between menstrual cycle phase groups in their self-perceived distress or emotional states.Discrepancies between the results of this study and previous research were discussed. In particular, methodological differences (e.g., use of state vs trait measures of mood variables) highlight the poor design and generalizability of previous research. Suggestions for future studies were presented as well as limiting factors in this study. These include the need for a larger number of participants and the use of hematologic cross-checks to more precisely determine cycle phase. Investigations into the way in which menstrual cycle affects mood are warranted.Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
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Cariss, Margaret E. "A comparison of the changes in premenstrual symptoms and coping strategies following fluoxetine medication of cognitive behaviour therapy for premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)." Thesis, Open University, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.370041.
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Fridén, Cecilia. "Neuromuscular performance and balance during the menstrual cycle and the influence of premenstrual symptoms /." Stockholm, 2004. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2004/91-7349-996-X/.
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Christie, Samantha. "The effects of over-the-counter herbal extracts and essential micro-nutrients on premenstrual symptoms." Thesis, University of Reading, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.398397.
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Malone, Kathrynmay. "Menstrual Management: Strategies and Sources of Information in Adult Menstruators." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1623166026629723.
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Henz, Aline. "Diagnóstico da síndrome pré-menstrual : comparação de dois instrumentos - registro diário da intensidade dos problemas (DRSP) e instrumento de rastreamento de sintomas pré-menstruais (PSST)." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/139773.
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Introdução: O diagnóstico da Síndrome Pré-menstrual (SPM) é um desafio. O uso de questionários estruturados está bem estabelecido, e a ferramenta mais aceita é o DRSP, um questionário prospectivo auto preenchido por ao menos dois meses. O PSST é um questionário retrospectivo de autoaplicação, preenchido em um único momento. Objetivo: comparar estes dois instrumentos (PSST e DRSP) para o diagnóstico da SPM. Método: Um estudo transversal com 127 mulheres entre 20 a 45 anos com queixas de SPM. As mulheres foram avaliadas quanto ao peso, altura, Índice de Massa Corporal (IMC). Após exclusão de casos de depressão através do Prime-MD, as pacientes completaram o PSST e foram orientadas a preencherem o DRSP durante dois meses. A concordância entre os dois questionários foi avaliado pelo cálculo de Kappa (k) e valores do coeficiente PABAK. Resultados: Do total de mulheres que atenderam ao chamado, 282 (74%) preencheram os critérios de elegibilidade e responderam o PSST. Entre estas 282 mulheres, somente 127 (45%) completaram o questionário diário (DRSP) por dois ciclos. O percentual das mulheres com diagnóstico de SPM através do DRSP foi de 74,8%, e pelo PSST foi 41,7%. O percentual das mulheres com diagnóstico de TDPM pelo DRSP foi de 3,9%, e pelo PSST foi de 34,6%. Assim, verificou-se uma maior prevalência de SPM com o DRSP do que com o PSST. De outra parte a TDPM foi mais dignosticada pelo PSST do que com o DRSP. O número de pacientes consideradas “normais” foi semelhante com os dois instrumentos. Na avaliação entre os dois instrumentos verificou-se não haver nenhuma concordância (Kappa = 0,12) nos resultados do diagnóstico de SPM e TDPM (Coeficiente Pabak resultou = 0,39). Para a trigem de SPM/TDPM o PSST tem uma sensibilidade de 79% e especificidade de 33,3%. Conclusão: O PSST deve ser considerado como uma ferramenta de triagem diagnóstica. Conclui-se que os casos SPM/TDPM do PSST devem ser sempre melhor avaliados pelo DRSP.Background: The diagnosis of Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a challenge. The use of structured questionnaires is well established and the most accepted is the DRSP, a prospectively self-administered questionnaire that needs two months at least to be completed. The PSST is a retrospective self-scale questionnaire, filled at a single time. Aim: To compare these two instruments (PSST and DRSP) to diagnosis PMS. Methods: A cross-sectional study with 127 women between 20 and 45 years with PMS complaints. The women were evaluated about weight, high, Body Mass Index (BMI). After the exclusion of depression by the Prime-MD Questionnaire, the PSST was completed and the women were oriented to complete the DRSP for two months. The agreement between the two questionnaires was assessed by calculating the Kappa (k) and PABAK values. Results: 282 (74% of all the women) women met eligibility criteria and answered the PSST. Only 127 (45% of the 282 women) completed the daily questionnaire (DRSP) for two cycles. The percentual of women with PMS diagnosis by the DRSP was 74.8%, and by PSST was 41.7%. The percentual of women with PMDD diagnosis by the DRSP was 3.9%, and by the PSST was 34.6%. The number of patients considered “normal” (with the symptoms above the necessary for the diagnostic the PMS) was similar with both questionnaires. We found no agreement between the two instruments (Kappa = 0.12) in the diagnosis of PMS and PMDD (Pabak coefficient keep this result = 0.39). For screening PMS/PMDD the PSST has a sensitivity of 79% and a specificity 33.3%. Conclusion: The PSST should be considered as diagnostic screening tool. We concluded that positive PMD/PMDD cases of PSST should be ever better evaluated by DRSP.
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Ross, Catriona Kirsty 1971. "Prospectively reported premenstrual symptom change : relationship to personality, demographic and menstrual cycle characteristics." Monash University, Dept. of Psychology, 2001. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/9232.
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Lin, Tzu-Ya, and 林子雅. "ffect of yoga exercise on symptoms of women with premenstrual syndrome." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/dw7ngn.
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Abstract Premenstrual syndromes (PMS) is usually accompanied by physiological syndrome of edema and psychological symptom of poor concentration. However, the research about the attention deficit and poor cognitive performance were less. This study examined the attention task and the body composition results of the women with PMS. In this study, 11 women with PMS and 9 women without PMS were recruited. The PMS group would attend eight yoga classes at least, and both groups were required to finish the cognitive task of 2-bak task with the electroencephalography, body composition, and Moos questionnaire. The alpha brain wave percentage was higher after yoga exercise in PMS group. In the 2-back task, it found that the PMS group needed longer reaction time to response to the target stimulus in luteal phase and they would perform better with the higher accuracy and shorter reaction time after the yoga exercise. And the event-related potentials displayed a significantly different at P300 amplitude through the menstrual cycle of PMS group, but the P300 amplitude wasn’t changed through the menstrual cycle in control group. Moos Menstrual Distress Questionnaire scores were significant lower in follicular phase, more, the subscales of pain, water retention and negative affect in MDQ showed the significant lower in the second cycle after the persistent yoga classes. Also the body water, extracellular water and edema value were significant lower after the yoga classes. The result of this study suggested that women with PMS could attend the short-term yoga exercise in luteal phase to make themselves feel better and keep in the better attention level.
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Patel, Reshma. "The effect of the homeopathic simillium on white females suffering with symptoms of premenstrual syndrome using ten case studies." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/3725.
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M.Tech.Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a group of physical and psychological symptoms that occur cyclically in females. It is of unknown aetiology. These symptoms occur specifically during the luteal phase (from day 14 to day 1 of the next menstrual cycle) and are resolved over the course or at the onset of menstruation (Indusekhar et al., 2007). The syndrome is characterised by irritability, depression, anxiety, headache, abdominal bloating, breast tenderness, breast swelling, changes in appetite, acne, and weight gain due to oedema. Mild physiological symptoms are experienced by approximately 95% of all women of reproductive age and about 5% of symptomatic women complain of extremely severe symptoms, called premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), that disrupt their daily living (Wyatt, 1999). Deuster et al., (1999) note that PMS is prevalent in all demographic groups, however differences in races do exist and their research shows that black women are more likely to suffer from PMS than women of other races. The current conventional treatment options are limited, not always effective and sometimes have significant side effects (Ross et al., 2000). Complementary and alternative treatments are said to be beneficial, however sufficient quality trials are required to substantiate their claims to efficacy (Indusekhar et al., 2007). Research into the use of individualised homeopathy in PMS has been shown to have positive results (Yakir et al., 2001). The aim of this four month study was to determine the efficacy of the homeopathic simillimum in the treatment of premenstrual syndrome in white females. This study will eventually provide the material to compare the presentation of PMS, and the effect of the homeopathic simillimum in different race groups. The following symptoms were evaluated 14 days before menstruation: irritability, depression, anxiety, headache, abdominal bloating, breast tenderness, breast swelling, and food cravings (Beers et al., 2003). Volunteers were asked to complete a selection questionnaire, in order for them to take part in the study. If they qualified to take part in this study a full case history was then taken for each participant using the standard homeopathic clinic case form. In this four month case study each of the ten participants completed a PMS chart for each month grading their symptoms on a daily basis and recording their dates of menstruation. A baseline of each participant’s premenstrual symptoms was established by an initial treatment-free month where a PMS chart had to be completed to score the participants’ daily symptoms. Thereafter the participants were treated using homeopathic simillimum treatment for the remaining three months. The chart required each participant to score the severity of the eight different premenstrual symptoms that they experience on a scale of 0 to 5 (0 indicated that the symptom was not present, and 5 indicated that the symptom was very severe). These charts were collected at the end of each cycle. At the end of the trial these PMS charts were submitted for statistical analysis. These results were analysed by using the non parametric Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test by comparing the severity of symptoms experienced in the premenstrual period (14 days before menstruation) for each of the three months of treatment to the initial treatment-free month. These results showed that the homeopathic simillimum was statistically significant in the treatment of the symptoms of PMS in these white females.
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Smith, Lynn Marie. "Exercise and the reported changes in symptoms of the Premenstrual Syndrome in sedentary women." 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/9375.
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Chang, Lih-Maan, and 張麗滿. "The Relationship between Premenstrual Symptoms and Life Stress Perception: A Prospective Daily Rating Approach." Thesis, 1999. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/27624459587306973742.
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Previous studies revealed that 5-90 % of women have more or less experienced premenstrual symptoms of low mood, tension, irritability, poor concentration, fatigues, changed appetite and sex drive, and physical discomforts. Hormonal fluctuations, per-sonality, stress-coping styles, and sociocultural factors are postulated to explain such a problem. As noted, psychological approach to Premenstrual Syndrome has been growing as an important area of research on women''s mental health. In attempting to verify the link of menstrual cycle with daily stress perception as well as physical and psychological symptoms, the present study, based on the presumption suggested by Rubinow (1989) that premenstrual syndrome is a disorder of state regulation, was thus designed with a prospective, daily rating manner. In this study, 117 menstruating women recruited from various settings in Taipei Metropolitan completed Premenstrual Symptom Scale (PSS) and Life Stress Scale (LSS) at a daily rating basis in 42 consecutive days. Of 117 women, 34.2 % women (N = 40) were identified as PMS group and the rest as non-PMS group. The PMS group consists of those who not only met the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria of Premen-strual Dysphoric Disorder (DSM-IV) but also presented at least 30 % more symptoms at premenstrual phase in comparison to postmenstrual phase. MANOVA and t-test were utilized in data analyses. The results indicate that: 1) a significant drop of scores in daily rating approach was noted, in that scores of PSS and LSS were significantly greater in the first couples of days than of the following days; 2) age is positively cor-related with severity of premenstrual symptoms; 3) education level plays a role in experience of premenstrual symptom (on PSS) and daily stress perception on LSS, in that students from nursing college reported more “body swelling”, undergraduates more “fatigue-changed sexual drive”, and graduate and undergraduate students more “achievement-related stress”; 4) in terms of the relationship between symptom mani-festation and menstrual cycle, while both PMS and non-PMS groups reported signifi-cantly more PMS symptoms at premenstrual phase, only PMS group experienced mo-re negative affects at premenstrual phase; and 5) in terms of the relationship between daily stress perception and menstrual cycle, only PMS reported significantly more stress in general at premenstrual phase, and more “non-specific interpersonal con-flicts” in particular. Results of the present study suggest a possible relationship among daily stress perception, premenstrual symptoms, and menstrual cycle. Utilization of prospective daily rating approach, screening procedure for potential PMS cases, and the concept of PMS as state-dependent changes are thus discussed. Implication for future research in this line and clinical applications are also suggested.
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Brites, Rita Margarida de Jesus Morais. "Arriving "that time of the month": A gendered account of the healthcare of women with premenstrual symptoms." Doctoral thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/21372.
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Studies show that healthcare professionals (HP) can be indifferent to women with premenstrual syndromes, a prevalent and potentially disabling condition affecting 2 to 40% of women. The recognition of premenstrual syndromes as a legitimate health problem has been limited, contributing to its underdiagnosis and undertreatment. To uncover some factors accounting for its underdiagnosis and undertreatment and drawing upon gender stereotypes and representations theories, this thesis aimed to investigate: (1) how HP’s gender awareness has been conceptualized, operationalized, and investigated in its relationship to health outcomes and (2) the extent to which HP’s gender awareness could be associated with their representations of women with premenstrual syndromes and their implications for clinical encounters and the doctor-patient relationship. To meet aim 1, a "scoping review" on gender awareness in health (Study 1) and a psychometric validation of the "Nijmegen Gender Awareness in Medicine Scale" (N-GAMS.pt; n= 1048 medical students; Study 2) were conducted. To meet aim 2, a quasi-experimental study conducted with 256 medical students (Study 3) and a qualitative study with 32 physicians (Study 4) were conducted. Findings showed that gender awareness is a three-dimensional construct with potential to reduce gender bias, if properly conceptualized and operationalized with a triangulation of measures including the N-GAMS. HP share gendered representations about these women, which potentially contribute for its underdiagnosis and undertreatment. This thesis clarifies the theoretical underpinnings of gender awareness and its relation to HPs representations of women with premenstrual symptoms. It contributes to increase HPs gender awareness hence fostering healthcare equity.Estudos mostram profissionais de saúde (PS) indiferentes a mulheres com síndromes pré-menstruais, condições prevalentes e potencialmente incapacitantes que afetam 2 a 40% das mulheres. O reconhecimento destas síndromes como um problema de saúde legítimo tem sido limitado, contribuindo para o seu sub-diagnóstico e sub-tratamento. Para compreender alguns fatores responsáveis pelo seu subdiagnóstico e subtratamento, e com base em teorias sobre estereótipos e representações de género, esta tese abarcou dois objetivos: (1) compreender como é que a consciência de género (CG) de PS tem sido conceptualizada, operacionalizada e investigada na sua relação com resultados de saúde e (2) investigar a associação entre CG e as representações de PS sobre estas mulheres e quais as implicações para encontros clínicos e relação médico-paciente. Respondendo ao primeiro objetivo, uma "scoping review" sobre CG em saúde (Estudo 1) e uma validação psicómetrica da "Nijmegen Gender Awareness in Medicine Scale" (N-GAMS.pt; n= 1048 estudantes; Estudo 2) foram realizadas. Respondendo ao segundo objetivo, um estudo quasi-experimental conduzido com 256 estudantes (Estudo 3) e um estudo qualitativo com 32 médicas/os, foram realizados. Os resultados mostraram a CG enquanto construto tri-dimensional com potencial para reduzir enviesamentos de género, se elaborado e operacionalizado através de triangulação de medidas incluindo a N-GAMS. Ainda, os PS partilham representações genderizadas acerca destas mulheres contribuindo potencialmente para o seu subdiagnóstico e subtratamento. Esta tese clarifica os fundamentos da CG e a sua relação com as representações de PS sobre estas mulheres. Esta tese contribui para aumentar a CG de PS promovendo equidade em saúde.
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Quintana-Zinn, Felicia A. "Identifying Menstrual Symptom Patterns in Young Women Using Factor and Cluster Analysis." 2015. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/239.
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Approximately 80% of reproductive age women experience physical or emotional symptoms prior to onset of menses. Of these women, approximately 20% experience symptoms severe enough to interfere with social functioning and life activities and meet criteria for premenstrual syndrome (PMS). More than 100 different symptoms are associated with PMS, the most common of which include breast tenderness, headache, anger, and depression. Symptom groupings tend to be stable within an individual but can vary distinctly between women. Potential differences in the etiology of symptoms suggest that PMS should not be considered a single condition in research or clinical studies, but rather may represent distinct entities that group by symptom patterns. The primary goal of this study was to identify symptom patterns using factor and cluster analysis. Analysis included: 1) a cohort of healthy women aged 18-30 (n =414); and 2) the subgroup of women meeting established criteria for PMS (n=80). All participants provided information on the occurrence and severity of 26 menstrual symptoms by validated questionnaire. Four distinct symptom patterns emerged: Emotional,
Psychological, Physical, and Consumption. Cronbach’s alpha levels demonstrating reliability were high in both the total population (0.71 – 0.90) and in the PMS subset (0.69-0.80). Additionally, cluster analysis identified 4 clusters in both the total population and PMS subset. These symptom patterns were consistent with those identified in prior studies in diverse populations. These observations suggest that distinct subtypes of PMS may exist, and should be considered when recommending treatments and evaluating risk factors.
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Hsing-Chi, Chang, and 張倖綺. "The effectiveness of yoga exercises in alleviating premenstrual symptoms and promoting the quality of life among women in early adulthood." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/56969242731718873342.
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Sveinsdottir, Herdis. "A prospective assessment of daily symptom patterns in ovulatory women with premenstrual syndrome a research report submitted in partial fulfillment ... /." 1987. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/68788024.html.
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Anderson, Christine-Ann. "Salivary progesterone patterns and symptom characteristics in women with severe PMS a research report submitted in partial fulfillment ... /." 1988. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/68788067.html.
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