OBJECTIVE: To explore the characteristics of symptom flares, individual experiences and behaviours during flares in people with endometriosis. DESIGN: Online questionnaire shared on patient support sites. SETTING: People with a confirmed …
Objective: To explore the characteristics of symptom flares, and individual experiences and behaviours during flares in people with endometriosis. Design: Online questionnaire shared on patient support sites. Setting: People with a confirme…
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis affects approximately 10% of those assigned female at birth. Diagnostic journeys can be complex. The average 8-9 years between presenting symptoms and diagnosis has not changed significantly despite guidance. AIM:…
BACKGROUND: A consultation for the Women's Health Strategy for England in 2022 highlighted a need to understand and develop how general practice can support women's health needs. AIM: To understand the perspectives and experiences of prima…
BACKGROUND: Although multiple measures of the causes and consequences of chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) are available and can inform pain management, no quantitative summary of these measures can describe the meaning of pain for a patient. …
BACKGROUND: Each year over five million people develop chronic non-malignant pain and can experience healthcare as an adversarial struggle. The aims of this study were: (1) to bring together qualitative evidence syntheses that explore patie…
AIM: To review systematically and integrate the findings of qualitative research to increase our understanding of patients' experiences of chronic pelvic pain. BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain is a prevalent pain condition with a high disea…