Assessing the impact of chronic pelvic pain in women : a mixed methods study

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is multifaceted in nature and is related to a number of disorders including endometriosis, chronic pelvic inflammatory infection, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).This thesis aimed to explore the experiences of women with CPP and provide a thorough review of research examining different treatments and interventions for women experiencing sexual pain.In addition, this thesis aimed to develop a new measure that assesses the impact of CPP on women's lives.Removed items 52,34,27, 45, 51,40, 15, 11, 3,37, 43, 1, 6, 7,19, 30, 17, 47, 25, 49, 22,31,18, 41, 20 6 Factors with eigen values >1 -explained 53.08% of the variance Included 27 itemsItems that loaded strongly on more than one factor: 4 Removed items 52,34,27, 45, 51,40, 15, 11, 3,37, 43, 1, 6, 7,19, 30, 17, 47, 25, 49, 22,31,18, 41, 20, 4 5 Factors with eigen values >1 -explained 51.44% of the variance Included 26 items Conducted Cronbach's alpha -alpha increased for work factor if remove item 2 Removed items 52, 34, 27, 45, 51, 40, 15, 11, 3, 37, 43, 1, 6, 7, 19, 30, 17, 47, 25, 49, 22, 31, 18, 41, 20, 4, 2 5 Factors with eigen values >1 -explained 51.93% of the variance Included 25 items