{"paper_id":"c1d26cd8-76c8-42eb-9754-478699bf13b3","body_text":"Rees, Madeleine, Kiemle, Gundi and Slade, Pauline\n(2022)\nPsychological variables and quality of life in women with endometriosis\nDoctor of Clinical Psychology thesis, University of Liverpool.\n|\nText\nReesMad_Jun2015_2034380.pdf.pdf - Unspecified Available under License Creative Commons Attribution. Download (362kB) |\nAbstract\nBackground: Endometriosis is a common gynecological condition which has been found to have a detrimental impact upon women’s quality of life (QoL). This study investigated the impact of pain self-efficacy, health locus of control (HLOC), coping style and illness uncertainty on QoL in women with endometriosis. Method: Two hundred and thirty women completed online questionnaires. Standard multiple regressions assessed the relationship between the psychological predictors and QoL. Results: The psychological variables accounted for a statistically significant proportion of the variance (p <.0005) in scores across the four QoL domains. The model accounted for 55, 26, 10 and 32% of the scores in physical, psychological, social and environmental QoL domains, respectively. Pain self-efficacy made the largest unique contribution, followed by illness uncertainty. Conclusions: Women’s perception of their ability to manage their pain and how uncertain they felt about their condition, were important factors in QoL, particularly in the physical domain.\n| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctor of Clinical Psychology) |\n|---|---|\n| Additional Information: | Date: 2015-06-08 (completed) |\n| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Chronic pelvic pain (CPP), endometriosis, psychological predictors, quality of life (QoL), gynecology, multiple regression |\n| Subjects: | ?? BF ?? ?? RG ?? |\n| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |\n| Date Deposited: | 20 Jan 2016 16:32 |\n| Last Modified: | 16 Jun 2026 07:24 |\n| DOI: | 10.1080/0167482X.2020.1784874 |\n| Related Websites: | |\n| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/2034380 |\n| Disclaimer: | The University of Liverpool is not responsible for content contained on other websites from links within repository metadata. Please contact us if you notice anything that appears incorrect or inappropriate. |","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}