by Chau Pak Chun, Janita. / Includes questionaire in Chinese. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 124-139). / Chapter 1. --- INTRODUCTION AND LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.1 / Introduction --- p.1 / Major Objectives of the study --- p.3 / Literature review --- p.4 / Overview of PMS --- p.4 / Definition of PMS --- p.4 / Categories of PMS --- p.5 / The prevalence of PMS symptoms among female adolescents --- p.6 / PMS experience in Chinese --- p.9 / Proposed etiological factors and factors affecting PMS --- p.12 / Biological factors --- p.11 / Personal factors --- p.13 / Demographic variables in relation to PMS --- p.13 / Lifestyle practice in relation to PMS --- p.14 / Psychological factors in relation to PMS --- p.14 / The relationship between stress and PMS --- p.15 / Findings related to stress and anxiety --- p.17 / Sociocultural factors in relation to PMS --- p.18 / The impact ofPMS --- p.20 / Impact of PMS on adolescents --- p.21 / Treatment options for PMS --- p.21 / Pharmacological treatment --- p.21 / Interventions related to self care --- p.23 / Education and support --- p.23 / Exercise --- p.23 / Dietary changes --- p.25 / Stress management --- p.26 / Effectiveness of proposed self care interventions --- p.26 / Theoretical background for the study --- p.29 / Theoretical framework for the self care deficit theory --- p.30 / Self care for PMS --- p.31 / Empowerment --- p.33 / The concept of empowerment --- p.33 / Application of the concept of empowerment --- p.35 / Empowerment outcomes --- p.35 / Health education --- p.36 / Overview of health education --- p.36 / Evaluation in health education --- p.37 / Chapter 2. --- METHOD --- p.40 / Hypotheses --- p.40 / Operational definitions --- p.41 / Research design --- p.42 / Sample --- p.43 / Sample size --- p.43 / Sampling procedures --- p.45 / Sample characteristics --- p.46 / Instruments and techniques for measurement --- p.47 / Chapter 1. --- Instrument to assess PMS --- p.47 / Chapter 2. --- Instrument to assess knowledge --- p.53 / Chapter 3. --- Instrument to assess trait anxiety --- p.55 / Chapter 4. --- Interview --- p.57 / Treatment --- p.57 / Data collection procedures --- p.61 / Method of data analysis --- p.64 / Chapter 3. --- RESULTS --- p.67 / Response rate --- p.67 / Demographic findings --- p.67 / Pre-intervention premenstrual and menstrual symptoms findings --- p.70 / The incidence of PMS and menstrual symptoms --- p.70 / The prevalence of PMS --- p.73 / The impact of PMS on activities and performance --- p.75 / Reliability of MSQ --- p.75 / Pre-intervention PMS knowledge --- p.76 / Pre-intervention trait anxiety --- p.78 / Correlational analyses --- p.80 / Relationship of trait anxiety to PMS and menstrual symptoms --- p.80 / Relationship of PMS knowledge to premenstrual and menstrual symptoms --- p.82 / Relationship of demographic variables to premenstrual and menstrual symptoms --- p.82 / Relationship of demographic variables to four PMT subgroups --- p.84 / Relationship of lifestyle variable to PMS and menstrual symptoms --- p.84 / Relationships between self reported impact of PMS symptoms with PMS --- p.85 / Dietary information --- p.86 / Effectiveness of the educational program --- p.90 / Group comparability --- p.90 / Effects of educational program on the incidence and severity of PMS --- p.94 / PMS findings for the control group --- p.94 / Effects of education program on PMS knowledge --- p.97 / Chapter 4. --- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION --- p.99 / Overall benefits of education --- p.99 / The profile of PMS --- p.108 / Limitations --- p.119 / Implications and Recommendations for further research --- p.120 / Conclusion --- p.122 / REFERENCES --- p.124 / APPENDICES --- p.140 / APPENDIX I: Letter to schools --- p.140 / APPENDIX 11: Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire --- p.143 / APPENDIX III: Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire (Chinese version)… --- p.146 / APPENDIX IV: Premenstrual Syndrome Knowledge Questionnaire --- p.149 / APPENDIX V: Premenstrual Syndrome Knowledge Questionnaire (Chinese version) --- p.151 / APPENDIX VI: Trait-anxiety Inventory --- p.153 / APPENDIX VII: Trait-anxiety Inventory (Chinese version) --- p.155 / APPENDIX VIII: Cover letter to reviewer --- p.156 / APPENDIX IX: Parental consent form --- p.157
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_320694 |
| Date | January 1995 |
| Contributors | Chau, Pak Chun Janita., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Nursing. |
| Publisher | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xi, 158 leaves ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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