Personal and family impact of premenstrual symptoms

Brown, Marie Annette; Zimmer, Phyllis Arn

doi:10.1111/j.1552-6909.1986.tb01364.x

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Personal and family impact of premenstrual symptoms

Brown, Marie Annette, Zimmer, Phyllis Arn·1986·Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing

DOI 10.1111/j.1552-6909.1986.tb01364.x

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An exploratory study of premenstrual symptomatology, coping strategies, personal and family impact, and alterations in family functioning attributed to premenstrual symptoms was conducted. A sample of 83 women and 32 men completed a questionnaire before an evening lecture on premenstrual syndrome. Women reported a total of 74 different recurrent premenstrual symptoms, with the most frequently reported category being the "tension states." Men used multiple coping techniques to deal with their spouse's symptoms with offering support and expressing anger as the most frequently reported. Recurrent negative family impact themes emerged from the content analysis: increased conflict, decreased family cohesion, and disrupted communication among family members. Nursing implications are discussed.

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Both women and their partners evaluate the relationship more negatively in the premenstrual phase, suggesting that some couples are distressed in the luteal phase of the cycle.
“There is evidence that both women and their partners evaluate the relationship more negatively in the premenstrual phase, suggesting that some couples are not simply distressed, but rather, are distressed in the luteal phase of the cycle [32, 33].”
From Evaluation of the relative efficacy of a couple cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) for Premenstrual Disorders (PMDs), in comparison to one-to-one CBT and a wait list control: A randomized controlled trial (2017) · cites this paper as [32]
Some male partners of women with PMDs report moderate to significant disruption in their lives due to their partner's premenstrual change.
“some male partners of women with PMDs report that they experience moderate to significant disruption in their lives due to their partner’s premenstrual change [30, 32], or report that they wished they had married someone else [44], describing the premenstrual period as like walking on eggshells [36].”
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Authors: Brown, M. A., & Zimmer, P. A.
Affiliations: University of Washington (US)
Venue: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 1986-01
Volume: 15
Issue: 1
Pages: 31-38
ISSN: 0090-0311 (ISSN-L)
0884-2175
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.1986.tb01364.x
OpenAlex: W2155904226
Cited by: 26
References: 56
Citations by year: 2024: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
FWCI: 2.34
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: University of Washington
National Institutes of Health (2s07rr005758-19)
National Center for Research Resources (SO7RRO5758)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Menstrual Health and Disorders
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
Keywords: premenstrual syndrome, premenstrual symptoms, coping strategies, family impact, family functioning, family conflict, family cohesion, family communication, spousal support, nursing implications
MeSH terms: Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Anger, Family, Female, Humans, Male, Marriage, Middle Aged, Premenstrual Syndrome, Sick Role, Social Support

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