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PSYCHOLOGY,HEALTH & MEDICINE, vol.28, no.7, pp.1783-1794, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)
The aim of this research is to determine the severity of Premenstrual
Syndrome (PMS) in Turkey through meta-analysis by examining articles that scan
for PMS with Premenstrual Syndrome
Scale (PMSS). In this study 25
primary studies, published between January 2012-June 2021 were examined. In
these studies, attention was paid to use the same measurement tool to make a
common estimation. The measurement tool used in the studies to diagnose PMS was
the PMSS, which is frequently used in Turkey. Evaluations were made regarding
the scores in the PMSS total and sub-domains. At the end of the meta-analysis
of PMS, which is an important women's health problem in Turkey as well as
throughout the world, it was identified that women living in Turkey experienced
PMS at moderate severity. However, it was not overlooked that the scores in the
sub-domains of PMSS were high. Moderate PMS negatively affects women's social
and work lives. Knowing the PMS severity of women in a society may be important
to understand and correctly evaluate women in the premenstrual period. It is
thought that positive results will be received by raising awareness in women
about this important health problem and conducting remedial studies.
Keywords:
Meta-analysis, Premenstrual Syndrome,
Premenstrual Tension, Turkey, Women Health