Endometriosis Painful Symptoms and its Relationship with Quality of Lifein Women Referring to Educational Centers of Tabriz University of MedicalSciences

Sevda Alizad, Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Mojgan Mirghafourvand‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬, Behnaz Sadeghzadeh Oskouei, Soheila Bani
Current women's health reviews · 2022 · vol. 20(1) · doi:10.2174/1573404819666221212112842 · W4311379039
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This study examined 169 endometriosis patients and found a significant positive correlation between the intensity of painful symptoms and a decreased quality of life.

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This study examined the association between painful endometriosis symptoms and quality of life in 169 patients at educational centers in Tabriz, Iran. Researchers utilized sociodemographic data along with the ENDOPAIN-4D and EHP-30 questionnaires to assess pain intensity and its impact on various domains of well-being. The results indicated a substantial positive correlation between pain scores and quality-of-life impairment, demonstrating that more intense painful symptoms are linked to poorer overall quality of life. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — specifically investigating how its painful symptoms affect patient-reported quality of life outcomes.

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Background: Endometriosis is one of the most frequent illnesses and is connected with substantial problems, such as pain and reduced social function. Objective: This study aimed to examine the association between painful endometriosis symptoms and women's quality of life. Methods: This research included 169 endometriosis patients. Data was collected using sociodemographic, ENDO PAIN- 4D, and EHP-30 questionnaires. To examine the relationships between pain symptoms and quality of life, the Pearson correlation test was performed. Also, the general linear model with controlling the probable confounding variables was used for multivariate analysis. Results: The mean (SD) of the overall ENDOPAIN 4D and the overall EHP 30 scores were 66.0 (61.0), and 35.9 (22.4), respectively. In terms of quality of life, the emotional domain had the greatest 42.0 (20.3), and the pain domain had the lowest mean score 7.2 (4.5). The total score of EHP 30 and ENDOPAIN 4D had a substantial positive connection (r = 0.55 and p > 0.001). With an increasing ENDOPAIN 4D score, the quality-of-life score increased (B = 0.2; CI: 95 %: 0.1 to 0.2). Explaining that in the EHP-30 scale, the quality of life worsens as the score increases. Conclusion: This study found that the more intense the painful symptoms of endometriosis, the poorer the quality of life. Thus, it is vital to lessen the painful symptoms and practice self-care to enhance these patients' quality of life.
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Abstract

Background: Endometriosis is one of the most frequent illnesses and is connected with substantial problems, such as pain and reduced social function.

Objective

This study aimed to examine the association between painful endometriosis symptoms and women's quality of life.

Methods

This research included 169 endometriosis patients. Data was collected using sociodemographic, ENDO PAIN- 4D, and EHP-30 questionnaires. To examine the relationships between pain symptoms and quality of life, the Pearson correlation test was performed. Also, the general linear model with controlling the probable confounding variables was used for multivariate analysis.

Results

The mean (SD) of the overall ENDOPAIN 4D and the overall EHP 30 scores were 66.0 (61.0), and 35.9 (22.4), respectively. In terms of quality of life, the emotional domain had the greatest 42.0 (20.3), and the pain domain had the lowest mean score 7.2 (4.5). The total score of EHP 30 and ENDOPAIN 4D had a substantial positive connection (r = 0.55 and p > 0.001). With an increasing ENDOPAIN 4D score, the quality-of-life score increased (B = 0.2; CI: 95 %: 0.1 to 0.2). Explaining that in the EHP-30 scale, the quality of life worsens as the score increases.

Conclusion

This study found that the more intense the painful symptoms of endometriosis, the poorer the quality of life. Thus, it is vital to lessen the painful symptoms and practice self-care to enhance these patients' quality of life.

Keywords

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