Quality of Life of Women with Premenstrual Syndrome from the Scale Whoqol-bref

The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of life of women with premenstrual Tension (PMT). This is a transversal and descriptive study, conducted with 139 women enrolled in a health center of the periphery of São Luís (MA). The data collected in the period from August 2010 to May 2011 through the application of a questionnaire adapted by researcher and WHOQOL-Bref scale, with descriptive analysis using the WHOQOLBref/program Microsoft Excel. The prevalence of premenstrual Tension was 72.66%. Among women participating in the study, it observed a predominance of symptoms irritability, breast tenderness, pelvic pain, headaches, anxiety, decreased interest in usual activities and low self-esteem. In the self-evaluation of the quality of life found to average satisfaction of 51.63% in women with premenstrual Tension. With respect to the selected facets of domains: physical, psychological, social and Environmental Affairs, the average responses was, respectively, activity of everyday life (57.61%), Esteem (46.01%), personal relationships (44.57%) and health care (40.94%). It concluded that the subject requires greater attention on the part of health professionals in conjunction with society, aiming at the elaboration of strategies for improving the quality of life of women with PMS.