Karina Ejgaard Hansen

Endometriosis is a chronic, systemic condition affecting 5–10% of individuals assigned female at birth. Due to its non-specific symptoms, diagnosis is often delayed. This study aims to explore diagnostic challenges and decision-making proce…

Endometriosis is a chronic, systemic condition affecting 5–10% of individuals assigned female at birth. Due to its non-specific symptoms, diagnosis is often delayed. This study aims to explore diagnostic challenges and decision-making proce…

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a chronic, systemic condition affecting 5-10% of individuals assigned female at birth. Due to its non-specific symptoms, diagnosis is often delayed. OBJECTIVES: This study aims to explore diagnostic challenge…

STUDY QUESTION: What is the association between endometriosis and working life (lost), workforce participation, and productivity? SUMMARY ANSWER: Women with endometriosis experienced more working years lost due to disability pension and to…

BACKGROUND: MY-ENDO (Mind Your ENDOmetriosis) is a mindfulness- and acceptance-based endometriosis self-management intervention aimed at teaching women with symptomatic endometriosis how to manage and reduce negative physical, psychological…

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is characterized by a range of non-specific symptoms which may contribute to the significant delay in diagnosis. Knowledge about the distribution of endometriosis symptoms across different geographical regions as…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a complex condition with a wide range of comorbidities. It is widely underdiagnosed, with a diagnostic delay of 4 to 10 years, potentially leading to worsened disease progression and a higher burden of comorbidi…

BACKGROUND MY-ENDO (Mind Your ENDOmetriosis) is a mindfulness- and acceptance-based endometriosis self-management intervention aimed at teaching women with symptomatic endometriosis how to manage and reduce negative symptoms and physical, …

Endometriosis affects approximately 190 million women globally. Many individuals with endometriosis face complex journeys through the healthcare system, set against a backdrop of historically underfunded research into women’s health. This s…

OBJECTIVES: This study aims to translate and cross-culturally adapt the standard version of the World Endometriosis Research Foundation (WERF) EPHect Endometriosis Patient Questionnaire (EPQ) into Danish and to ensure equivalence of a Danis…

Objective The goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of a visual social media health campaign. The #1in10 campaign was co-created by the Danish Endometriosis Patient Association and women with endometriosis. Methods Seven semi-struct…

PURPOSE: Despite standard medical treatment endometriosis is often associated with disabling pain and poor quality of life (QoL). Studies indicate that psychological interventions (PIs) may improve pain and QoL, yet studies on the effects o…

INTRODUCTION: Placebo-controlled surgical designs are recommended to ascertain treatment effects for elective surgeries when there is genuine doubt about the effectiveness of the surgery. Some elective surgeries for pain have been unable to…

INTRODUCTION: Due to diagnostic challenges, normalization of symptoms and an overall lack of awareness among both patients and physicians, endometriosis is an underdiagnosed disease. This can result in delayed treatment and potentially wors…

STUDY QUESTION: Which of the competing models of the Endometriosis Health Profile 30 Questionnaire (EHP-30) factor structure is best supported by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA)? SUMMARY ANSWER: Findings support a five-factor first-order…

Objective: Development of chronic pain problems in endometriosis is frequent. Until now there has been no alternative treatment offered when medical and surgical treatment has been unhelpful in relieving the pain. The aim of this study was …