Katharina Piontek

observational 2026

Health care utilization among women with chronic pelvic pain

Journal of Psychosomatic Research ·doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2026.112933

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed (i) to examine symptom burden, health care use, perceived treatment effectiveness and experiences of trivialization among women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP), and (ii) to identify predictors of the number of phy…

qualitative 2025

New evidence for content validity of the German version of the Acute Cystitis Symptom Score: cognitive interview study among patients and experts

World journal of urology ·doi:10.1007/s00345-024-05406-2

PURPOSE: The Acute Cystitis Symptom Score (ACSS) is a clinically validated instrument to assess symptoms and quality of life in women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections (uUTIs). A previous study examining the content validity of th…

observational 2019

Somatic and psychosocial determinants of symptom severity and quality of life in male and female patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome

Journal of Psychosomatic Research ·doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2019.02.010

AIMS: To investigate the combined impact of somatic and psychosocial factors on symptom severity and physical and mental quality of life (QoL) in male and female patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS). METHODS: We examined 234 p…