Women Mental Health w.s.r. to Premenstrual Syndrome - An Online Survey

Suma Rajaput; Sandeep  Sagare; Anju  Yadav; Arpit Sah

doi:10.21760/jaims.7.11.7

Suma Rajaput Post Graduate Scholar, Department of Swasthavritta, KAHER’s Shri BM Kankanawadi Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Belagavi, Karnataka, India.
Sandeep Sagare Reader, Department of Swasthavritta, KAHER’s Shri BM Kankanawadi Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Belagavi, Karnataka, India.
Anju Yadav Post Graduate Scholar, Department of Swasthavritta, KAHER’s Shri BM Kankanawadi Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Belagavi, Karnataka, India.
Arpit Sah Post Graduate Scholar, Department of Swasthavritta, KAHER’s Shri BM Kankanawadi Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Belagavi, Karnataka, India.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.7.11.7

Keywords: Mental health, Quality of life, Mood swings, Irritability, Stress, Anxiety, Depression

Abstract

Introduction: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a psycho neuroendocrine disorder of unknown aetiology. Prevalence of PMS is 47.8% in world-wide and in India it is 43%. It is mainly affecting mental health of the women, and quality of life of the women so this research was planned to explore the severity of the premenstrual syndrome and to evaluate the impact of PMS on Women mental health. Materials & Methods: Among 160 females, 130 females enrolled in the study based on criteria. The data was collected through Google form which was prepared based on PSST (premenstrual Symptom Screening Tool) Scale. Results: One hundred and twenty-two participants reported at least three somatic and two affective symptoms. 34.7% participants mentioned that PMS affects their quality of life. 30.3% participants reported mild, 24.6% female reported moderate, 10.7% reported severe and 7.4 % stated very severe. PMS significantly having relation with occupation, stress, and physical exercise. 57% participants reported that they are stressed due to any personal/ occupational issues. The participants who are doing regular exercise/ yoga are having less severity of symptoms compared to other participants. Discussion: This study reveals that PMS is common in almost all females but degree of severity differs. It affects both mental and physical health and also quality of life of the women. By this study additional thing we found that women who practice yoga, Pranayama, any physical exercise have less severity of premenstrual symptoms.

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