Hanna Grundström

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis often leads to a decrease in Quality of Life (QoL), due to its impact on various aspects of women's lives, such as social life, mental health, sex life, and working capacity. Although previous studies have assessed…

Endometriosis, a chronic gynecological disease affecting approximately 10% of women of reproductive age, has a significant impact on physical and mental health. This cross-sectional study aimed to explore experiences of validating and inval…

Younger women with endometriosis report lower quality of life and seek more care. Patient-centeredness is a central part of quality of care. The aim of this study was to investigate if women younger than 35 years experience endometriosis ca…

PURPOSE: The primary aim of this study was to assess patient-centeredness of endometriosis care in a national sample of Swedish women with endometriosis. The secondary aims were to assess the importance of different dimensions of endometrio…

INTRODUCTION: The primary aim of this study was to determine the incidence of patient-reported pain 1 year after hysterectomy for benign gynecological conditions in relation to occurrence of preoperative pain. The secondary aim was to analy…

OBJECTIVES: The need for quality improvement within endometriosis healthcare is widely acknowledged. The ENDOCARE questionnaire (ECQ) measures patient centeredness of endometriosis care. The aims of this study were (1) to translate and cult…

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify and describe endometriosis healthcare experiences based on affected individuals’ blog posts. Background: Endometriosis is a chronic gynaecological disease that often has a negative effect on …

The Endometriosis Health Profile-30 (EHP-30) is focusing on the effect of endometriosis symptoms upon health-related quality of life. The aim of this study was to pre-test and culturally adapt the Swedish version of EHP-30. Eighteen Swedish…

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is known for its substantial effect on women's wellbeing and quality of life. In order to evaluate disease burden, treatments and health services, assessments of healthcare consumption and cost estimates are nece…

Background and aims Psychological traits such as pain catastrophizing may play a role in the development of chronic pelvic pain (CPP). Pain catastrophizing is the tendency to amplify negative cognitive and emotional pain processes. The Pain…

BACKGROUND: The 30-Item Endometriosis Health Profile (EHP-30) is a specific instrument measuring quality of life among women with endometriosis. Although the Swedish version of EHP-30 is widely used in research and clinical settings, it has…

Objective: The objective of this study was to identify and describe mutual components during healthcare encounters between women with endometriosis and physicians. Methods: Secondary analysis of data was obtained from two original face-to-f…

Introduction: Many women with endometriosis report that their symptoms are normalized and trivialized when they seek medical care and they often experience diagnostic delays, ineffective treatments and physiological, psychological and socia…

BACKGROUND: The study objective was to analyze and compare patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) after hysterectomy in women with and without a preoperative complaint of pelvic pain assoc…

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a gynecological disorder that may cause considerable pelvic pain in women of fertile age. Determining pain mechanisms is necessary in order to optimize the treatment of the disease. The objective of the study …

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To identify and describe the experience of healthcare encounters among women with endometriosis. BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a "hidden" chronic gynaecological disease appearing in every 10th woman of fertile age. Diffe…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to identify and describe the experiences of healthcare professionals when meeting women with symptoms that might indicate endometriosis. METHODS: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 gynecol…