Investigating the Relationship between the Premenstrual Syndrome with Sleep Quality in Women Sponsoredby the Drug Addiction Treatment Centers in Shiraz in 2017

Premenstrual syndrome is one of the most common female problems and causes changes such as functional disorders in women. Low quality sleep can affect every aspect of life. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between the premenstrual syndrome with sleep quality in women sponsored by the drug addiction treatment centers in Shiraz in 2017.   This descriptive study was carried out on 70 women sponsored by the drug addiction treatment centers in Shiraz in 2017. After completing the consent form, participants completed the premenstrual syndrome and the Petersburg sleep quality questionnaires. The data were analyzed using the Spearman correlation coefficient and the results were considered statistically significant at P≤0.05.   The results showed that 53.03% had good sleep quality and 47.70% had undesirable sleep quality. The symptoms of the premenstrual syndrome were mild in 19.69%, moderate in 46.96%, and severe in 33.33% of the women. There are significant relationships between the total score of sleep quality, the total score of premenstrual syndrome (P = 0.04), and psychological symptoms (P = 0.03) and impact on life (P = 0.02) variables. Also, there were significant relationships between dysfunction in the morning, the total score of premenstrual syndrome (P = 0.003), and psychological symptoms (P = 0.02) and impact on life (P = 0.01) variables. Code of ethics: IR.MIAU.REC.1395.112   Based on our findings, we can say that there is a significant relationship between sleep quality and premenstrual syndrome in women sponsored by the drug addiction treatment centers in Shiraz.