THE IMPACT OF DYSMENORRHEA ON DAILY ACTIVITIES
THE IMPACT OF DYSMENORRHEA ON DAILY ACTIVITIES
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DOI:
10.1016/0005-7967(87)90083-0
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发表时间:
1987-01-01
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
WILDMAN, BG
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作者:
GRUBER, VA;WILDMAN, BG
Dysmenorrhea has been considered a leading cause of occupational and school absenteeism among women, yet little is known about its actual impact and factors relating to its impact. Questionnaires about menstrual experiences, activities missed due to dysmenorrhea, perceptions of the consequences of missing these activities and questionnaires concerned with self-control and attitudes toward menstruation were administered to 293 college women twice, in a retrospective and prospective manner. Multiple regressions indicated that activity changes were influenced by menstrual symptoms, feelings of debilitation and perceived consequences of the activities missed. Although pain was a significant predictor of activities missed, results indicated that other cognitive factors accounted for a significant portion of the variance in predicting missed activities. These results were found in spite of the finding that the majority of women reported using medications specifically marketed for menstrual pain.