Summary of - Effect of Sleep Deprivation on the Physical, Social and Mental Wellbeing on the Premenstrual Phase in Undergraduate Female Medical Students
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Study Background: Most of the females of reproductive age suffer from some kind of discomfort during the weeks before the menstruation. This discomfort is known as the premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and its severe form is termed as the premenstrual dysphoric disorder.
Research Goals and Hypotheses: The aim was to study the relation between sleep deprivation and the physical, mental, social wellbeing in the premenstrual phase of Indian undergraduate female medical students. The objectives were to determine the prevalence of premenstrual syndrome and to study the effect of sleep deprivation with the regularity of the menstrual cycle in these students.
Methodological Approach: The study included 219 female undergraduate medical students, whose age ranged between 17 and 21 years. The students were categorised into those who are having night sleep less than 6 hours and those who have more than 6 hours. Seven to ten days prior to the beginning of menstruation was considered as the premenstrual phase.
Results and Discoveries: In the present study, 85.4% of the students had symptoms of premenstrual syndrome. The comparison was not statistically significant for less than 6 hours of sleep and premenstrual symptoms and the regularity of the menstrual cycles (p>0.05). However, it was observed that the students who had less than 6 hours of night sleep been associated with the depressed mood and fatigue during the premenstrual phase. The present study observed that, there is no significant association between the sleep deprivation and the regularity of the menstrual cycles, general physical symptoms, social life and relationships in the premenstrual phase in female medical students. However, lack of sleep had significant relationship with the depressed mood and fatigue in the premenstrual phase. The students need to be advised to have more than six hours of night sleep on daily basis.
Recommended Citation: Bagga S, Prabhu LV, Murlimanju BV, Pai MM. Effect of sleep deprivation on the physical, social and mental wellbeing on the premenstrual phase in undergraduate female medical students. J Morphol Sci 2022;39:462-468. DOI: 10.51929/jms.39.462.2022
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Date
2022
Recommended Citation
Vadgaonkar, Rajanigandha; R. Rai, Ashwin; M. Pai, Mangala; Rai, Rajalakshmi; V. Prabhu, Latha; Murlimanju, B.V; and Prathapamchandra, Vani, "Summary of - Effect of Sleep Deprivation on the Physical, Social and Mental Wellbeing on the Premenstrual Phase in Undergraduate Female Medical Students" (2022). Open Access archive. 9447.
https://impressions.manipal.edu/open-access-archive/9447
