Effects of a social-media-based support on premenstrual syndrome and physical activity among female university students in South Korea
Introduction: This study examined the effects of social-media-based support on premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and physical activity among female South Korean university students. Methods: This quasi-experimental study with an equivalent-control-group pretest–posttest design randomly assigned 64 female...
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| description | Introduction: This study examined the effects of social-media-based support on premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and physical activity among female South Korean university students. Methods: This quasi-experimental study with an equivalent-control-group pretest–posttest design randomly assigned 64 female students with PMS to the experimental or control group. The experimental group received social-media-based support through a smartphone application, text messaging, and e-mail for one menstrual cycle between September and December, 2016. Descriptive and inferential statistics included a Chi-square test and independent and paired t-tests. Results: Significant differences emerged between the experimental and control groups in total PMS scores (p = .003), 14 premenstrual symptoms, and physical activity (p = .010). Conclusions: Female university students with PMS experienced decreased premenstrual symptoms and increased physical activity with social-media-based support, which could be an efficacious, accessible, and widely available nursing intervention to manage PMS and physical activity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-358b7d09aa6e4b1189c28e012314744d2023-09-14T12:44:00ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology0167-482X1743-89422020-01-01411475310.1080/0167482X.2018.15598111559811Effects of a social-media-based support on premenstrual syndrome and physical activity among female university students in South KoreaSu Jin Nam0Chiyoung Cha1The University of Hong KongEwha Womans UniversityIntroduction: This study examined the effects of social-media-based support on premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and physical activity among female South Korean university students. Methods: This quasi-experimental study with an equivalent-control-group pretest–posttest design randomly assigned 64 female students with PMS to the experimental or control group. The experimental group received social-media-based support through a smartphone application, text messaging, and e-mail for one menstrual cycle between September and December, 2016. Descriptive and inferential statistics included a Chi-square test and independent and paired t-tests. Results: Significant differences emerged between the experimental and control groups in total PMS scores (p = .003), 14 premenstrual symptoms, and physical activity (p = .010). Conclusions: Female university students with PMS experienced decreased premenstrual symptoms and increased physical activity with social-media-based support, which could be an efficacious, accessible, and widely available nursing intervention to manage PMS and physical activity.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0167482X.2018.1559811social-media-based supportpremenstrual syndromepremenstrual symptomphysical activityfemale university students |
| spellingShingle | Su Jin Nam Chiyoung Cha Effects of a social-media-based support on premenstrual syndrome and physical activity among female university students in South Korea Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology social-media-based support premenstrual syndrome premenstrual symptom physical activity female university students |
| title | Effects of a social-media-based support on premenstrual syndrome and physical activity among female university students in South Korea |
| title_full | Effects of a social-media-based support on premenstrual syndrome and physical activity among female university students in South Korea |
| title_fullStr | Effects of a social-media-based support on premenstrual syndrome and physical activity among female university students in South Korea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of a social-media-based support on premenstrual syndrome and physical activity among female university students in South Korea |
| title_short | Effects of a social-media-based support on premenstrual syndrome and physical activity among female university students in South Korea |
| title_sort | effects of a social media based support on premenstrual syndrome and physical activity among female university students in south korea |
| topic | social-media-based support premenstrual syndrome premenstrual symptom physical activity female university students |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0167482X.2018.1559811 |
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