The effects of premenstrual syndrome on life quality of the students of vocational school in i̇stanbul Arel University

The population of the research is femake students who studied in higher vocational school of Istanbul Arel University between the dates December 2019 and January 2020. 300 female students who have menstruation stories chosen by simple random sampling method constitute the population of the research. Face to face interview method and survey method are used in collecting data. ''Sociodemographic form'', ''Premenstrual Syndrome Scale'' and ''SF-36 Life Quality Scale (Short-Form) are applied to the students who volunteered to join the study. It is confirmed that %42,7 of the students have premenstrual syndrome in the research. Age acerage of the students is found out as 20,487±2,331. It is determined that total point average of the students that took from PMS scale is 129,017±34,476. Subscale point average is sorted from top point to bottom point as ''Depressive Affection'' 21,167±7,219, ''Prostration'' 19,760±6,093 and ''Depressive Thought'' 17,527±7,129. It is determined that %66,3 of the students menstruale regularly and %88 of the students feel pain in menstruation term. It is specified that %42,7 of them rest and %30,7 do hot application as applied methods to cope with PMS symptoms. It is ended up that only %25,7 of the students joining the research seek medical advice. In the research, It is found out significant difference between subscales of premenstrual syndrome such as depressive affection, prostration, angriness, pain and 3 subscales of life quality. The result acquired is one of findings which show effects of PMS on life quality. Key Words: Premenstrual Syndrome, University students, Life Quality