Zeynep Kamil Med J. 2017; 48(4): 162-167 | DOI: 10.16948/zktipb.309006

The Effect of A Sleep Hygiene Interventions in Women with Premenstrual Syndrome

Özlem C Gürkan¹, Dilek C. Potur¹, Nuran Kömürcü², Süreyya T. Öðün^3
1Asst. Prof., Faculty of Health Sciences of Marmara Unv., Nursing Division, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing Dept., Istanbul, Turkiye
²Prof., Faculty of Health Sciences of Istanbul Aydýn Unv., Nursing Division, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing Dept., Istanbul, Turkiye
³Nurse, Private Tekirdað Yaþam Hospital, Tekirdað, Turkiye

INTRODUCTION: This research aims to reveal the influence of sleep hygiene interventions on premenstrual syndrome.
METHODS: In the study was used a pre-test post-test non-randomized, control group desing. This study, which was included a total of 88 (intervention group n=47; control group n=41) women with PMS. The intervention group participants were used sleep hygiene
intervention. In the first step, the participants in the intervention group received sleep hygiene education. In the second step, the participants of the intervention group used the sleep hygiene intervention for two menstrual cycles. Data were obtained by using premenstrual syndrome scale (PMS scale) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) in pre-intervention and post-intervention (1th
menstruation and 2nd menstruation period).
RESULTS: The results obtained from the study showed that there was no significant difference between two groups, both the 1st menstruation and 2nd menstruation PSQI scores (p>0.05) and PMS scale score (p>0.05). Nevertheless, when the differences in the 1th menstruation and
2nd menstruation PMS scale scores of the two groups were compared, a statistically significant improvement was detected (p<0.001).
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Sleep hygiene intervention may be useful to reduce premenstrual symptoms in women.

Keywords: premenstrual syndrome, sleep hygiene intervention, sleep hygiene education, pittsburgh sleep quality index

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