Epidemiology of premenstrual symptoms in a nonclinical sample. I. Prevalence, natural history and help-seeking behavior.
Epidemiology of premenstrual symptoms in a nonclinical sample. I. Prevalence, natural history and help-seeking behavior.
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非临床样本中经前症状的流行病学。
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发表时间：
1988
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0.2
通讯作者：
J. Bean
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作者：
Susan R. Johnson;C. McChesney;J. Bean
本文采用分层抽样的方法，对1963 ~ 1984年996名护理专业毕业生的月经周期特征进行了邮寄调查。730名受访者报告了87%的经前症状的总体终生患病率。当症状根据严重程度分类时，只有3.2%的受访者报告严重症状。有症状的妇女采用改变饮食（24.6%），运动（41.8%）和维生素（18.9%）作为自助措施。17%的人寻求医生的建议。药物使用很普遍; 22%的人在调查时使用药物治疗症状。尽管普遍使用治疗，但很少有妇女报告严重的工作障碍。这些发现支持经前症状很常见但通常不会干扰功能的结论。
A stratified sample of 996 nursing school graduates from 1963 to 1984 was surveyed by mail regarding menstrual cycle characteristics. The 730 respondents reported an 87% overall lifetime prevalence of premenstrual symptoms. When the symptoms were categorized according to severity, only 3.2% of the respondents reported severe symptoms. Symptomatic women used diet change (24.6%), exercise (41.8%) and vitamins (18.9%) as self-help measures. Seventeen percent sought advice from a physician. Drug use was common; 22% were using a drug for symptoms at the time of the survey. Despite the common use of treatment, few women reported a significant work impairment. These findings support the conclusion that premenstrual symptoms are common but do not usually interfere with functioning.