Analysis of the influence of endometriosis on quality of life

Luciana Abrantes Rodrigues, Stephany Amaral de Almeida, Gabriela Nobre Ferreira, Érica Feio Carneiro Nunes, Paulo Eduardo Santos Ávila
In: Fisioterapia em Movimento · 2022 · vol. 35 · doi:10.1590/fm.2022.35124 · W4285153414
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This study assessed quality of life in ten endometriosis patients using the EHP-30 questionnaire, finding that pelvic pain, sexual life, and professional life were the most significantly impacted aspects.

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This descriptive observational cross-sectional study evaluated how endometriosis affects quality of life in 10 women (age 18–60) with a clinical diagnosis for at least one year and symptoms of pelvic pain, using the Portuguese version of the endometriosis health profile questionnaire (EHP-30) in interviews conducted at an outpatient clinic in March–April 2018. Across EHP-30 domains, 79% of the pelvic pain–related core items were present, while the most affected modular indices were sexual life (82%), professional life (70%), and infertility (58.82%). Limitations include the small, single-site sample and exclusion of women with other conditions that prevented questionnaire administration, which restricts generalizability. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it analyzes how endometriosis-associated pelvic pain and related domains impact women’s quality of life.

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Abstract Introduction: Endometriosis is a disorder that can significantly affect quality of life (QOL) and interfere in biological, psychological, social, marital and family aspects. Objective: To analyze the influence of endometriosis on the QOL of women diagnosed with the disease. Methods: The study was carried out from March to April 2018, with 10 volunteers from the Santa Casa de Misericórdia do Pará Foundation, with a clinical diagnosis of endometriosis. The Portuguese version of the endometriosis health profile questionnaire (EHP-30) was applied in order to assess QOL in women with this pathology. Results: The sociodemographic results revealed a predominance of women aged between 29 and 55 years, most of whom were married (6) and high school graduates (5). Seven of the ten volunteers had previous pregnancies. Of the aspects evaluated in the EHP-30, 79% of the items associated with pelvic pain in the core questionnaire were present in the participants. In other questionnaires, sexual life (82%) was the most affected index, followed by professional life (70%) and infertility (58.82%). Conclusion: The aspects of QOL most impacted by pelvic pain associated with endometriosis in the women evaluated were sexuality and professional life, leading to biopsychosocial trauma.

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