Health and perimenstrual symptoms: health outcomes for employed women who experience perimenstrual symptoms.
This cross-sectional study describes physical health, psychological well-being, role satisfaction, and social support as reported by employed women who experience perimenstrual symptoms in comparison with employed women who do not experience perimenstrual symptoms. Both groups were similar in their employment and educational status. Yet, in addition to more physical health problems and a lower sense of psychological well-being, the symptomatic women were less satisfied with various aspects of their social lives and reported less social support. Results of this study provide empirical data from which to begin developing interventions directed toward the symptomatic woman's lifestyle and not just the specific perimenstrual symptom she experiences.
Lee
K A
KA
Department of Family Health Care Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0606.
Rittenhouse
C A
CA
D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008603:Mental Health; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D012380:Role; D012649:Self Concept; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016387:Women's Health; D014931:Women, Working / Q000523:psychology