2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Evaluation of stress management for premenstrual symptoms

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20592580
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Lifelong developmental nursing
Research Institution	Kobe University
Principal Investigator	WATANABE Kaori Kobe University, 大学院・保健学研究科, 准教授 (30281273)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	NISHIUMI Hitomi 神戸大学, 大学院・保健学研究科, 講師 (30379458) TODA Madoka 神戸大学, 大学院・保健学研究科, 助教 (90388695) OKUMURA Yukari 日本赤十字広島看護大学, 講師 (30403299) OKADA Kimie 神戸大学, 大学院・保健学研究科, 助教 (00437443)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Keywords	月経前症候群 / ストレス / 看護
Research Abstract	The results indicated that stress is the first factor of PMS, and, moreover, stress coping, sleep satisfaction, menstrual distress, and a smoking habit indirectly influenced PMS through stress. Physiological assessment by examining saliva revealed that, regarding women with PMS, their stress recognition changes according to the menstrual cycle, and their sIgA level, indicating the state of chronic stress, reduces. The results suggest the necessity of acknowledging the effects of educational programs including stress management, and, as a future consideration, more widely adopting a peer support system which utilizes these programs in educational institutions.

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