Effect of an educational program on adolescent premenstrual syndrome: lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Adolescent Health Medicine and Therapeutics Pub Date : 2018-06-28 eCollection Date: 2018-01-01 DOI:10.2147/AHMT.S169944

Takashi Takeda, Masami Shiina

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Abstract

Background: Catastrophic disasters such as great earthquakes cause tremendous physical and mental damage. We previously reported that the Great East Japan Earthquake worsened premenstrual symptoms among adolescent girls in the disaster-stricken area.

Objectives: We reanalyzed these data to determine the positive effects of education on premenstrual symptoms.

Materials and methods: Annual school-based surveys about premenstrual syndrome (PMS) or premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) have been conducted in Sendai since 2009. The Great East Japan Earthquake occurred on March 11, 2011. First-year students in one school had received education on PMS/PMDD before the earthquake, whereas those in another school had not. We reanalyzed data for 1431 girls (November 2010) and 1489 girls (December 2011) aged 15-18 years.

Results: The severity of PMS/PMDD in students who had received the education program showed no changes between before and after the earthquake. However, students who had not received education showed worsening of the severity of PMS/PMDD.

Conclusion: This study showed education had a possible beneficial effect for the prevention of stress-induced PMS/PMDD.

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青少年经前综合症教育项目的效果:来自东日本大地震的教训。

背景:像大地震这样的灾难性灾害会造成巨大的身体和精神伤害。我们以前报道过东日本大地震使灾区少女经前症状恶化。目的:我们重新分析这些数据，以确定教育对经前症状的积极作用。材料与方法:自2009年起，仙台市每年对经前综合征(PMS)或经前烦躁不安障碍(PMDD)进行校本调查。东日本大地震发生在2011年3月11日。一所学校的一年级学生在地震前接受了经前综合症/经前不悦症的教育，而另一所学校的学生则没有。我们重新分析了1431名15-18岁女孩(2010年11月)和1489名女孩(2011年12月)的数据。结果:接受教育的学生经前症候/经前不悦症的严重程度在地震前后无明显变化。然而，未接受教育的学生经前症候群/经前不悦症的严重程度加重。结论:本研究表明教育对预防应激性经前综合症/经前不悦症可能有有益的作用。

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期刊介绍： Adolescent Health, Medicine and Therapeutics is an international, peer reviewed, open access journal focusing on health, pathology, and treatment issues specific to the adolescent age group, including health issues affecting young people with cancer. Original research, reports, editorials, reviews, commentaries and adolescent-focused clinical trial design are welcomed. All aspects of health maintenance, preventative measures, disease treatment interventions, studies investigating the poor outcomes for some treatments in this group of patients, and the challenges when transitioning from adolescent to adult care are addressed within the journal. Practitioners from all disciplines are invited to submit their work as well as health care researchers and patient support groups. Areas covered include: Physical and mental development in the adolescent period, Behavioral issues, Pathologies and treatment interventions specific to this age group, Prevalence and incidence studies, Diet and nutrition, Specific drug handling, efficacy, and safety issues, Drug development programs, Outcome studies, patient satisfaction, compliance, and adherence, Patient and health education programs and studies.