G Morse1. 1. Cottage Health System, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, CA 93102-0689, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To positively reframe perceptions of menstrual cycle experiences to diminish reports of negative perimenstrual symptoms among women with premenstrual syndrome (PMS). DESIGN/SAMPLE: A longitudinal quasi-experimental research design; data were collected on 28 women. SETTING: Treatment sessions were conducted in a university classroom in the northeastern United States. INTERVENTION: The intervention consisted of a health promotion program that provided social support and a psychoeducational intervention with a positive reframing psychotherapeutic maneuver. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: To describe (a) perceptions of biologic, psychologic, and social outcomes related to perimenstrual changes and (b) compare biologic, psychologic, and social outcomes of women participating in a health promotion intervention with women not participating. RESULTS: Negative perimenstrual symptom reports decreased for women in the experimental group. In addition, the participants' personal resources increased significantly. CONCLUSIONS: Participation in a peer support group that provides women with information on positive concomitants of the menstrual cycle can benefit women with PMS.
OBJECTIVE: To positively reframe perceptions of menstrual cycle experiences to diminish reports of negative perimenstrual symptoms among women with premenstrual syndrome (PMS). DESIGN/SAMPLE: A longitudinal quasi-experimental research design; data were collected on 28 women. SETTING: Treatment sessions were conducted in a university classroom in the northeastern United States. INTERVENTION: The intervention consisted of a health promotion program that provided social support and a psychoeducational intervention with a positive reframing psychotherapeutic maneuver. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: To describe (a) perceptions of biologic, psychologic, and social outcomes related to perimenstrual changes and (b) compare biologic, psychologic, and social outcomes of women participating in a health promotion intervention with women not participating. RESULTS: Negative perimenstrual symptom reports decreased for women in the experimental group. In addition, the participants' personal resources increased significantly. CONCLUSIONS: Participation in a peer support group that provides women with information on positive concomitants of the menstrual cycle can benefit women with PMS.