Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40007547›Full record

ArticleFrontiers in global women's health2025

Exploration of the relationship between primary dysmenorrhea, pain perception, and menstruation-related quality of life in young women: a cross-sectional observational study.

Rebeca Del Prado, María García-Arrabé, Ángel González-de-la-Flor, Marta De La Plaza San Frutos, Jaime Almazán Polo, Fabien Guérineau, Cecilia Estrada-Barranco

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Frontiers in global women's health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Rebeca Del PradoDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
María García-ArrabéDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Ángel González-de-la-FlorDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Marta De La Plaza San FrutosDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Jaime Almazán PoloDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Fabien GuérineauDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Cecilia Estrada-BarrancoDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: This study explores the relationship between primary dysmenorrhea (PD), pain, pain catastrophizing, and menstruation-related quality of life in young women. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 44 young women, both with and without PD. Various variables including pain intensity, pain catastrophizing, and menstruation-related quality of life were assessed using validated questionnaires. Correlation and regression analyses were performed to examine the relationships between the variables. Results: Significant associations were found between the presence of PD, tendency to catastrophize pain, and decreased menstruation-related quality of life. A high correlation was observed between pain intensity and catastrophizing, indicating mutual influence between these variables. Menstruation-related quality of life was affected in terms of health perception, psychological aspect, and symptoms among women with PD. The linear regression model demonstrated that catastrophizing explained 42.8% of the variance in menstruation-related quality of life. Conclusions: These findings underscore the importance of addressing dysmenorrhea in young women, as it significantly impacts their quality of life related to menstruation. Understanding the factors contributing to dysmenorrhea and its effects on quality of life can inform more effective, patient-centered treatment strategies.

Indexed as

dysmenorrheamenstruationpainpain catastrophizingquality of life

Identifiers

PMID40007547
PMCPMC11850371

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.