The Effects of Training Married Men about Premenstrual Syndrome by Pamphlets and Short Messages on Marital Satisfaction

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS), which includes physical, psychological and emotional symptoms that occur during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle, has a negative impact on the quality of the relationship among married couples. The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of educating marri...

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Published in:Health education research 2014-12, Vol.29 (6), p.1005-1014
Main Authors: Morowatisharifabad, Mohammad ali, Karimiankakolaki, Zohreh, Bokaie, Mahshid, Fallahzadeh, Hossein, Gerayllo, Sakineh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Female
Females
Foreign Countries
Health Education
Health Education - methods
Health Services
Health technology assessment
Humans
Iran
Male
Males
Marital Satisfaction
Marriage
Men - psychology
Outcomes of Education
Personal Satisfaction
Physiology
Premenstrual Syndrome - psychology
Pretests Posttests
Printed Materials
Psychological Patterns
Spouses
Surveys and Questionnaires
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Teaching Methods
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Summary:Premenstrual syndrome (PMS), which includes physical, psychological and emotional symptoms that occur during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle, has a negative impact on the quality of the relationship among married couples. The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of educating married men by two methods, pamphlet and short messages (SMS), on marital satisfaction of the couples. The study was experimental in nature. The sample consisted of 80 couples who had visited health centers in Yazd, Iran. The subjects were randomly assigned to the two training methods and pretested and post-tested on the outcome measures. The before to after the training increase in knowledge and practice in men and marital satisfaction of couples were statistically significant. The differences between the two training methods were not statistically significant. Pamphlets and SMS, if designed properly and based on the principles of psychology, can act as influential and almost equally effective educational tools in the context of PMS.
ISSN:0268-1153
1465-3648
DOI:10.1093/her/cyu052