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:…
BackgroundA 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.AimTo understand the perspectives and experiences of primary car…
BackgroundAlthough 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. Th…
BackgroundEach 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 patient…
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 diseas…