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Psychological burden among women with polycystic ovarian syndrome in Oman: a case–control study

PURPOSE: Previous studies in Euro-American populations have shown that women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) have increased levels of “psychological burden”. While PCOS has been reported in Arab countries such as Oman, there is a dearth of studies of the occurrence of psychological burden am...

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Autores principales: Sulaiman, Maha AH, Al-Farsi, Yahya M, Al-Khaduri, Maha M, Waly, Mostafa I, Saleh, Jumana, Al-Adawi, Samir
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5731436/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29276413
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S145383
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author Sulaiman, Maha AH
Al-Farsi, Yahya M
Al-Khaduri, Maha M
Waly, Mostafa I
Saleh, Jumana
Al-Adawi, Samir
author_facet Sulaiman, Maha AH
Al-Farsi, Yahya M
Al-Khaduri, Maha M
Waly, Mostafa I
Saleh, Jumana
Al-Adawi, Samir
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description PURPOSE: Previous studies in Euro-American populations have shown that women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) have increased levels of “psychological burden”. While PCOS has been reported in Arab countries such as Oman, there is a dearth of studies of the occurrence of psychological burden among PCOS women in the Arab region. This study aimed to compare sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of PCOS women diagnosed with non-PCOS women and prevalence of severity of depression, anxiety and stress and to explore the association between PCOS and indices of psychological disturbances after adjusting for potential confounding factors. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This hospital-based case–control study was conducted among women aged 16–49 years. The study included 52 women diagnosed with PCOS (as per Rotterdam 2003 criteria) and 60 control who were PCOS-free. The presence of psychological burden – depression, anxiety and stress – was quantified using Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21). RESULTS: The crude odds ratios (ORs) generated by logistic regression models indicated an increased risk of depression, anxiety and stress among women with PCOS compared to controls. The adjusted OR also indicated an increased risk of depression (OR =1.10; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.50, 2.43), anxiety (OR =1.09; 95% CI 0.47, 2.52) and stress (OR =1.45; 95% CI 0.68, 3.12), However, no statistical differences were observed along the three psychological distresses (p>0.05) between the two study groups. CONCLUSION: The study indicates that the presence of PCOS is associated with an increased risk of psychological burden. If this study will withstand further scrutiny, meeting psychological needs of such population would need to be contemplated.
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spelling pubmed-57314362017-12-22 Psychological burden among women with polycystic ovarian syndrome in Oman: a case–control study Sulaiman, Maha AH Al-Farsi, Yahya M Al-Khaduri, Maha M Waly, Mostafa I Saleh, Jumana Al-Adawi, Samir Int J Womens Health Original Research PURPOSE: Previous studies in Euro-American populations have shown that women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) have increased levels of “psychological burden”. While PCOS has been reported in Arab countries such as Oman, there is a dearth of studies of the occurrence of psychological burden among PCOS women in the Arab region. This study aimed to compare sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of PCOS women diagnosed with non-PCOS women and prevalence of severity of depression, anxiety and stress and to explore the association between PCOS and indices of psychological disturbances after adjusting for potential confounding factors. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This hospital-based case–control study was conducted among women aged 16–49 years. The study included 52 women diagnosed with PCOS (as per Rotterdam 2003 criteria) and 60 control who were PCOS-free. The presence of psychological burden – depression, anxiety and stress – was quantified using Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21). RESULTS: The crude odds ratios (ORs) generated by logistic regression models indicated an increased risk of depression, anxiety and stress among women with PCOS compared to controls. The adjusted OR also indicated an increased risk of depression (OR =1.10; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.50, 2.43), anxiety (OR =1.09; 95% CI 0.47, 2.52) and stress (OR =1.45; 95% CI 0.68, 3.12), However, no statistical differences were observed along the three psychological distresses (p>0.05) between the two study groups. CONCLUSION: The study indicates that the presence of PCOS is associated with an increased risk of psychological burden. If this study will withstand further scrutiny, meeting psychological needs of such population would need to be contemplated. Dove Medical Press 2017-12-12 /pmc/articles/PMC5731436/ /pubmed/29276413 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S145383 Text en © 2017 Sulaiman et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.
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Al-Farsi, Yahya M
Al-Khaduri, Maha M
Waly, Mostafa I
Saleh, Jumana
Al-Adawi, Samir
Psychological burden among women with polycystic ovarian syndrome in Oman: a case–control study
title Psychological burden among women with polycystic ovarian syndrome in Oman: a case–control study
title_full Psychological burden among women with polycystic ovarian syndrome in Oman: a case–control study
title_fullStr Psychological burden among women with polycystic ovarian syndrome in Oman: a case–control study
title_full_unstemmed Psychological burden among women with polycystic ovarian syndrome in Oman: a case–control study
title_short Psychological burden among women with polycystic ovarian syndrome in Oman: a case–control study
title_sort psychological burden among women with polycystic ovarian syndrome in oman: a case–control study
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5731436/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29276413
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S145383
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