نوع مقاله : اصیل پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد تغذیه، دانشکده پیراپزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی جندی شاپور اهواز، اهواز، ایران.
2 استادیار گروه تغذیه، مرکز تحقیقات تغذیه و بیماریهای متابولیک، دانشکده پیراپزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی جندیشاپور اهواز، اهواز، ایران.
3 مربی گروه مامایی، مرکز تحقیقات یائسگی، دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی جندیشاپور اهواز، اهواز، ایران.
4 استادیار گروه آمار زیستی و اپیدمیولوژی، دانشکده بهداشت، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی جندی شاپور اهواز، اهواز، ایران.
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Introduction: Premenstrual syndrome is a set of changes in mood, physical and behavioral symptoms that occurs before or during menstruation. Due to the multiple beneficial effects mentioned in articles indicating the usefulness of black currant for controlling the points and procedures that are known in the pathogenesis of premenstrual syndrome, and due to unavailability of a study which evaluated the consumption of black currant as a method of alternative medicine, this study was performed with aim to evaluate the effect of dried black grape (Vitis Vinifera) on clinical, psychological, and behavioral symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.
Methods: This clinical trial was performed on 201 students residing in the dormitory of Ahvaz Jundi Shapour University of Medical Sciences in 2015. After two periods of screening, the subjects were divided into two groups of intervention and control. The intervention group received daily 90 g dried black seed grape seven days before menstruation for two consecutive menstruation cycles. After one and two months of intervention, the severity of symptoms was compared with the symptoms before intervention. Data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 20), and Independent t-test, Mann-Whitney, Chi-square and covariance analysis. PResults: In the intervention group, means score of behavioral (P˂0.001), physical (P=0.007), and psychological symptoms (P=0.003) and total symptoms (P˂0.001) significantly decreased after the intervention compared with before the intervention.
Conclusion: Dried black seed grape with no adverse effect can be effective on reducing symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.
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