J Korean Acad Nurs.  2020 Feb;50(1):147-157. 10.4040/jkan.2020.50.1.147.

Menstrual Cycle Characteristics and Premenstrual Syndrome Prevalence Based on the Daily Record of Severity of Problems in Korean Young Adult Women

• Kim YJ
• Park YJ

• KMID: 2471257
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2020.50.1.147

Abstract

PURPOSE
This descriptive study aimed to identify the menstrual cycle characteristics and premenstrual syndrome (PMS) prevalence in Korean young adult women using the retrospective and prospective Daily Record of Severity of Problems (DRSP).
METHODS
In the first stage, participants included 151 nursing students studying in a university located in Seoul. Data were collected from April 20 to June 2, 2017, using the questionnaire on menstrual characteristics, pictorial blood assessment chart, and retrospective DRSP. In the second stage, participants included 17 students with PMS, based on the screening conducted in the first stage. Data were collected using the prospective DRSP from May 29 to 2 September 2, 2017.
RESULTS
Of the study sample, 104 participants (68.9%) had regular periods. Those with regular periods had 11.97 periods annually with a menstrual cycle of 29.38 days and a period duration of 5.72 days. Fifty-five participants (37.4%) showed menorrhagia. Sixty-four participants (42.4%) were found to have PMS based on their retrospective DRSP. When the ratio of women (52.9%) with PMS shown in the prospective DRSP was used as a positive predictive value, the estimated PMS prevalence was 22.4%.
CONCLUSION
This study provides clinically significant PMS prevalence among Korean young adult women, positive predictive value of the retrospective DRSP, and valid data to basically understand the menstrual cycle characteristics experienced by these women.

Keyword

Premenstrual Syndrome; Menstrual Cycle; Women; Prevalence

MeSH Terms

Female
Humans
Mass Screening
Menorrhagia
Menstrual Cycle*
Premenstrual Syndrome*
Prevalence*
Prospective Studies
Retrospective Studies
Seoul
Students, Nursing
Young Adult*

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  Figure 1. Participants flow chart.

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