Laying the Groundwork: A Pilot Study Exploring Improved Endometriosis Management Strategies in Primary Healthcare

Maria Öberg Westin, Carl Wikberg, Cecilia Björkelund, Nashmil Ariai, Ann-Christine Lindahl, Dominique Hange
International journal of general medicine · 2024 · vol. Volume 17 , pp. 1325–1333 · doi:10.2147/ijgm.s375279 · PMID:38596645 · W4393931907
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This pilot study found that an educational intervention improved primary care staff's endometriosis knowledge and a patient questionnaire was feasible, potentially aiding earlier detection.

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This pilot study evaluated whether a brief endometriosis educational workshop for staff at three Swedish primary care centres improves sustainable knowledge of endometriosis symptoms over 3 months, and whether a brief 16-item questionnaire for women with common symptoms is feasible in that setting. Staff knowledge was measured with a six-question written test before and again 3 months after a 40-minute lecture, while the patient questionnaire was piloted in waiting rooms by nurses and followed by patient ratings of adequacy, understandability, acceptability, and feasibility. Staff knowledge improved or remained sustained at 3 months compared with baseline, and over 90% of patients reported the questionnaire was adequate, understandable, acceptable, and feasible, though the paper describes this as a feasibility/pilot approach rather than testing clinical diagnostic outcomes. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it tests staff education and a patient questionnaire strategy in Swedish primary healthcare to support earlier recognition of endometriosis.

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Objective: To evaluate if a brief educational intervention for primary health care staff regarding endometriosis gives sustainable knowledge of endometriosis symptoms and if a brief questionnaire for women seeking care for common symptoms is feasible in the Swedish primary care context. Design: Pilot study. Setting: 3 primary care centres (PCCs) in Sweden. Exploring knowledge among staff about endometriosis at baseline and 3 months after an information workshop. Evaluation of feasibility of a brief questionnaire for women seeking care for common symptoms For PCC personnel: knowledge about endometriosis at baseline and after 3 months. For patient questionnaire: whether adequate, understandable, acceptable, and feasible. Participants: Females in primary care centre waiting room, and staff members at participating PCCs. Results: The knowledge level of endometriosis was improved or sustained after 3 months compared to baseline among staff at PCCs. Over 90% of the patients stated that the questionnaire was adequate, understandable, acceptable, and feasible. Conclusion: We found that an educational programme improved the staff's knowledge about endometriosis. The programme together with the patient questionnaire could be a way to enhance knowledge about endometriosis among PCCs. This combined effort might facilitate earlier detection and treatment of women with endometriosis.

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