Occurrence of premenstrual symptoms of midwifery and nursing students with healthy life style behaviors

Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship of premenstrual symptoms and healthy life style behaviours, and the affecting factors about them at nursing and midewifery students. Material and Methods: This study is descriptive and correlational type of a research. the sample group is the nursing and midewifery students of a foundation university. the date range was from 15 march to 31 march of 2018. The sample was created from 328 students who were at the school and accepted the participation. The data was collected by using the "Student Information Form", "Premenstrual Syndrome Scale" and "Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours Scale 2". "Premenstrual Syndrome Scale" has 9 dimentions and 44 expressions and "Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours Scale 2" has 6 dimentions and 52 expressions. Results: 328 students were participated to the study. %15,55(n=51) of the students was midwifry department and %84,45(n=277) of them was nursing department. %70,43 (n=231) of the students have equal income and outcome. %60,67 (n:199) of them were living with teir families. %76,22 (n=250) of the students have regular menarch and %45,12(n=148) of them have a pain at their menstruation. Premenstrual syndrome scale total average value was 141,19±37,99(min.44-max.220), healthy lifestyle behaviours scale 2 total average value was 128,24±20,43(min.82-max.200). Conclusion: The average value of the premenstrual syndrome scale is upper than normal value in the majority of the students. The results of the healthy lifestyle behaviours scale are lower than normal. Low dimention scores of the healthy lifestyle behaviours scale and premenstrual syndrome scale are a relationship with a negative direction. Education programmes is required to increase the awarness of the students to the managment of the premenstrual symptoms education programmes Key Words: Premenstrual syndrome, Sealthy lifestyle, Midwife, Nurse, Exercize