Association between Premenstrual tension syndrome and menstruation distress with physical activity: Analytical study

Abstract

Objective: To determine the association between physical activities, working activities, length of menstrual flow and interpersonal bonds with premenstrual tension symptoms and also the correlation of stress with physical activity levels were studied.     Methods: Analytical study was conducted on 71 PMTS women with a history of dysmenorrhea and stress presented at least 1-2 weeks premenstrual and reported at least for two consecutive menstrual cycles excluding women with tumours, gynaecological and endocrinological disorders. The study was conducted from (May to October 2022) at Basic Health Unit (Vario, Sialkot). A Modified Moos Menstrual Distress questionnaire (MDQ) and a self-designed questionnaire were used to collect the data. The results were analyzed using SPSS software 22 version.     Results: Mean age was 24.01±4.062 yr. The length of menstrual flow days was reported as 3 to 5 days (N= 33, 46.5%). Participants (N=41, 57.7%) had severe PMTS with (N=47, 66.2%) preferring to isolate themselves as interference of the symptoms, (N= 43, 60.6%) had stress eating. Chi-square test was observed for the PMTS symptom of pain with recreational and levels of physical activity (p=0.003 0.05); (p=0.00), Impaired concentration (p=0.001 0.05); (p=0.012) and negative effects (p=0.034 0.05); (p=0.02) whereas no significant association was found for behaviour, autonomic reactions and water retention symptoms. Length of menstrual flow (p=0.009) and working activities (p=0.025)were also correlated (p-value 0.05 )with physical activity. However, Spear's man correlation between physical activity level and PMTS-induced stress had a weak correlation (p=0.036).   Conclusion: Recreational and active levels of physical activity effectively reduce the severity of premenstrual tension symptoms.