Perspectives of Dutch women on premenstrual disorder. A qualitative study exploring women's experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women presenting with Premenstrual Disorder (PMD) to general practitioners (GPs) experience problems with their biopsychosocial functioning. PMD is a disorder consisting of physical and/or mood-based symptoms cyclically occurring with a significant impairment of daily life. Little is known about the symptoms and coping strategies of women with PMD and their experiences with their GPs.

Objectives

This present study aimed to improve understanding of the perspectives of women with PMD, their coping strategies and their expectations of the GP.

Design

Qualitative study with semi-structured interviews.

Setting

In 2017, Dutch women with symptoms of premenstrual disorder were recruited through local newspapers in the town of Nijmegen and the North-Holland re

SUBMITTER: Labots-Vogelesang MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9888467 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature