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Positively reframing perceptions of the menstrual cycle among women with premenstrual syndrome
1Cottage Health System, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, CA 93102-0689, USA.
Objective:
To positively reframe perceptions of menstrual cycle experiences to diminish reports of negative perimenstrual symptoms among women with premenstrual syndrome (PMS).
Design/Sample:
A longitudinal quasi-experimental research design; data were collected on 28 women.
Setting:
Treatment sessions were conducted in a university classroom in the northeastern United States.
Intervention:
The intervention consisted of a health promotion program that provided social support and a psychoeducational intervention with a positive reframing psychotherapeutic maneuver.
Main Outcome Measures:
To describe (a) perceptions of biologic, psychologic, and social outcomes related to perimenstrual changes and (b) compare biologic, psychologic, and social outcomes of women participating in a health promotion intervention with women not participating.
Results:
Negative perimenstrual symptom reports decreased for women in the experimental group. In addition, the participants' personal resources increased significantly.
Conclusions:
Participation in a peer support group that provides women with information on positive concomitants of the menstrual cycle can benefit women with PMS.