著者

野田 孝子 坂上 真理 仙石 泰仁

出版者

日本健康学会

雑誌

日本健康学会誌 (ISSN:24326712)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.87, no.3, pp.100-112, 2021-05-31 (Released:2021-06-21)

参考文献数

31

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Autism spectrum disorder is characterized by social communication difficulties, as well as restricted, repetitive behaviors and interests including those resulting from hyper- or hypoactive sensory input. The characteristics of the symptoms of females with ASD are not well-studied since the previous studies were conducted mainly on males with ASD. In particular, it is unclear how women’s menstruation and psychosomatic symptoms may influence the daily living activities of females with ASD, when they co-occur with their ASD symptoms. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of ASD symptoms and premenstrual symptoms on daily living activities in women with ASD based on the patients’ own experience.[Methods] We conducted semi-structured interviews on seven women with ASD and analyzed the changes in psychosomatic symptoms experienced before menstruation and their effects on daily living activities using a qualitative descriptive research method.[Results] Based on the analysis, the following three categories were elucidated: “premenstrual symptoms that become more severe due to the enhancement and appearance of hyperesthesia,” “difficulty in daily living caused by worsening of premenstrual symptoms,” and “self-management ability in symptomatic treatment and life improvement.”[Conclusion] Before menstruation, women with ASD experienced a unique physical disorder due to hyperesthesia, a characteristic of disability. These affected daily and social activities, causing difficulty in their lives. It was revealed that the subjects had created a way of dealing with premenstrual symptoms by their own ingenuity and advancing their self-understanding; however, they wanted to be better understood by people around them.

著者

野田 孝子 仙石 泰仁

出版者

NPO法人 日本自閉症スペクトラム支援協会 日本自閉症スペクトラム学会

雑誌

自閉症スペクトラム研究 (ISSN:13475932)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.19, no.1, pp.123-131, 2021-09-30 (Released:2022-09-30)

参考文献数

20

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自閉スペクトラム症(ASD)女性は、知的能力障害やダウン症候群の女性と比較し、月経前症候群(PMS)の割合が高いとされるが、その実態は明らかではない。本調査では、ASD女性のPMSリスクの実態を明らかにすることを目的とし、20~44歳までのASD 女性78名から自記式質問紙による調査を実施した。その結果、ASD女性はPMSリスクを伴う割合が高く、中でも精神症状が重症化しやすいことが明らかとなった。また、PMS全体のスコアとASD女性のQOLには関連があることも明らかとなり、ASD女性の健康を維持するためには、月経に伴うホルモン変動の影響をふまえた継続的な支援の検討が不可欠であることが示唆された。