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Determinants of Quality of Life and Satisfaction with Life in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

The purpose of the study was to assess the quality of life (QoL) and satisfaction with life (SwL) of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in comparison with those of healthy controls, and to identify and analyze factors determining QoL and SwL in women with PCOS. The cross-sectional study was...

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Autores principales: Rzońca, Ewa, Bień, Agnieszka, Wdowiak, Artur, Szymański, Ryszard, Iwanowicz-Palus, Grażyna
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5858445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29470449
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020376
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author Rzońca, Ewa
Bień, Agnieszka
Wdowiak, Artur
Szymański, Ryszard
Iwanowicz-Palus, Grażyna
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description The purpose of the study was to assess the quality of life (QoL) and satisfaction with life (SwL) of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in comparison with those of healthy controls, and to identify and analyze factors determining QoL and SwL in women with PCOS. The cross-sectional study was performed between January and November 2016 in 504 women using health care services in Poland. The study group comprised women with PCOS, the control group women without PCOS. The study used a diagnostic survey with questionnaires. Research instruments included the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire, the satisfaction with life scale (SWLS), and a standardized interview questionnaire comprising questions on the participants’ characteristics. Women with PCOS have lower QoL and SwL than healthy controls (p < 0.05). Factors affecting QoL in PCOS patients included socio-economic standing, time from PCOS diagnosis, BMI, age, and professional activity (p < 0.05). Factors affecting SwL in PCOS patients included socio-economic standing, having children, BMI, and time from PCOS diagnosis (p < 0.05). The higher the PCOS patients’ QoL, the higher their SwL (p < 0.05). Further studies are required, focusing both on PCOS and its etiology, and on its impact on the women diagnosed with the disease.
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spelling pubmed-58584452018-03-19 Determinants of Quality of Life and Satisfaction with Life in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Rzońca, Ewa Bień, Agnieszka Wdowiak, Artur Szymański, Ryszard Iwanowicz-Palus, Grażyna Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The purpose of the study was to assess the quality of life (QoL) and satisfaction with life (SwL) of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in comparison with those of healthy controls, and to identify and analyze factors determining QoL and SwL in women with PCOS. The cross-sectional study was performed between January and November 2016 in 504 women using health care services in Poland. The study group comprised women with PCOS, the control group women without PCOS. The study used a diagnostic survey with questionnaires. Research instruments included the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire, the satisfaction with life scale (SWLS), and a standardized interview questionnaire comprising questions on the participants’ characteristics. Women with PCOS have lower QoL and SwL than healthy controls (p < 0.05). Factors affecting QoL in PCOS patients included socio-economic standing, time from PCOS diagnosis, BMI, age, and professional activity (p < 0.05). Factors affecting SwL in PCOS patients included socio-economic standing, having children, BMI, and time from PCOS diagnosis (p < 0.05). The higher the PCOS patients’ QoL, the higher their SwL (p < 0.05). Further studies are required, focusing both on PCOS and its etiology, and on its impact on the women diagnosed with the disease. MDPI 2018-02-22 2018-02 /pmc/articles/PMC5858445/ /pubmed/29470449 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020376 Text en © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_full_unstemmed Determinants of Quality of Life and Satisfaction with Life in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
title_short Determinants of Quality of Life and Satisfaction with Life in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
title_sort determinants of quality of life and satisfaction with life in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5858445/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020376
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