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Purpose: In the study; determining the prevalence of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) in women working in a state hospital, assessing the relationship between women's socio-demographic, menstrual period characteristics, general health status and habits, and the impact of PMS on the quality of life. Method: All females (15-49 years of age) working in the hospital (n=597) were included in the study. The study group consisted of a total of 520 women who meet the inclusion criteria. The personal information form developed by the researcher, the Turkish World Health Organization’s Quality of Life Scale-Short Form (TDSÖYKÖ-KF), Premenstrual Symptoms Impact Survey (PMSIS), Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSÖ) and Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSÖ) were gathered in face-to-face discussions. Results: PMS prevalence in women was 51%, with mild severity 33%, with medium severity 16% and with severe severity 2%. The average PMS score of women is 111.42±35.88. According to the logistical regression analysis, PMS is 2.85 times more than those with dismenorrhea in the menstrual period (95% GA 1.63-5.0) than those with dismenorrhea in the menstrual period (95% GA 1.17-4) and 2.3 times more than those with dismenorrhea in the menstrual period (95% GA 1.17-4). In those who consider menstruation as one of the important events affecting their lives, it is 3.02 times more (95% GA 0.92-9.84), 3.46 times more (95% GA 0.79-15.15) and 1.15 times more (95% GA 0.33-3.95) than in the secretaries. With the presence of PMS, all sub-dimensional score average is lower, the PMSIS average is higher and statistically significant differences have been found (p<0.05). The result: PMS is common in women working and affects the quality of life in a negative way. Working women need to perform PMS scans and organize training programs that will increase their awareness by nurses.

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Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of PMS in women of reproductive age working at a state hospital, to evaluate the frequency of PMS according to socio-demographic and menstrual features of women and to determine the effect of PMS on quality of life. Method: 597 women aged 15-49 years in the reproductive age working in hospital were included in the cross-sectional study. The study group consisted of 520 women. The data was collected through Personal Information Form developed by the researcher, Turkish World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale-Short Form (TDSÖYKÖ-KF), Premenstrual Symptoms Impact Survey (PMSIS) and Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSÖ). Results: The prevalence of PMS in women was 51%. The prevalance of mild PMS %33, moderate PMS %16 and severe PMS was %2. The mean total score of PMSÖ was 111.42 ±35.88. According to the logistic regression analysis; PMS in women who experienced dysmenorrhea in the menstrual period was 2.85 times greater than who didn’t have any pain in menstrual period (95% CI 1.63-5.0), it was 2.3 times (95% CI 1.17-4.50) greater in the women who regarded menstruation as an uncomfortable situation than who considered it as a natural and physiological process, women who considered menstruation as one of the most important events affecting their lives was 3.02 times greater than who thought menstruation wasn’t important for them (%95 GA 0.92-9.84), and midwives were living PMS symtoms 3.46 times greater than doctors (%95 GA 0.79-15.15) and secretaries were living them 1.15 times than doctors (%95 GA 0.33-3.95).With the presence of PMS, the mean scores of all subscales of TDSÖYÖÖ-KF were lower, the PMSIS averages were higher and this was found statistically significant (p <0.05). Conclusion: PMS is widespread among working women, and this affects women's quality of life negatively. For this reason, there is a need for working women to perform PMS scans and nurses must organize training programs that will raise their awareness.