Psychological aspects of endometriosis: Differences between patients with or without pain on four psychological variables

Hanne-Lise F Eriksen, Hanne‐Lise Falgreen Eriksen, Eriksen HL, Gunnersen KF, Kira F. Gunnersen, Sørensen JA, Jens-Aage Sørensen, Munk T, Torben Munk, Thomas Nielsen, T. Rune Nielsen, Nielsen T, Knudsen UB, Ulla Breth Knudsen, Ulla B Knudsen
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology · 2007 · vol. 139(1) , pp. 100–105 · doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2007.10.002 · PMID:18022311 · W2063032802
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This study investigated psychological differences between endometriosis patients experiencing pain and those without pain across four specific psychological variables.

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ObjectiveWomen with endometriosis often have pain symptoms that seemingly do not relate to the stage of disease. It has been suggested that psychological factors may contribute to this disproportion. The purpose of this study was to compare patients with and without pain symptoms to see whether they differed in profile on four psychological parameters.Study designSixty-three women with laparoscopically diagnosed endometriosis of whom 20 were symptom free, completed four psychometric tests assessing coping, emotional inhibition, depression, and anxiety.ResultsSignificant positive correlations were found between coping and depression/anxiety, and between pain severity and subjective psychosocial impairment. There were no significant differences between the two groups on depression or anxiety and no correlations between pain severity and depression/anxiety.ConclusionCoping appears to be of major importance to the psychological consequences of endometriosis. This may have implications for the treatment of endometriosis. The study could not confirm previous findings of pain related to endometriosis being associated with a higher prevalence of depression and anxiety.

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endometriosis

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Adaptation, Psychological Endometriosis Pain Uterine Diseases Adult Anxiety Anxiety Cohort Studies Depression Depression Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Health Surveys Humans Medical Records Pain Pain Pain Measurement Uterine Diseases

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