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Quality of life and associated factors in Brazilian women with chronic pelvic pain

BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common and debilitating clinical condition in women. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to compare the quality of life (QoL) of women with and without CPP and to investigate factors associated with the QoL of women with CPP. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A cross...

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Autores principales: Luz, Rosa Azevedo Da, de Deus, José Miguel, Conde, Délio Marques
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6064161/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30100751
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S168402
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description BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common and debilitating clinical condition in women. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to compare the quality of life (QoL) of women with and without CPP and to investigate factors associated with the QoL of women with CPP. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 100 women with CPP and 100 women without CPP. QoL was evaluated using the abbreviated version of the World Health Organization QoL instrument (WHOQOL-BREF). Depression and anxiety were evaluated using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and sexual function was evaluated using the Female Sexual Function Index. Generalized linear models were used to analyze the data, permitting comparison of QoL scores and identification of the factors affecting QoL. RESULTS: Mean age (± SD) was 37.8±8.0 and 37.2±9.6 years for women with and without CPP, respectively (P=0.648). Following adjustment, women with CPP had significantly lower QoL scores in the physical health (P<0.001) and social relationships’ (P=0.025) domains. Anxiety, depression, sexual dysfunction, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, pain intensity, lower family income, and not having a partner were factors negatively associated with QoL, while being postmenopausal, being employed, and having a child were positively associated with QoL in women with CPP. CONCLUSION: Women with CPP had poorer QoL than those without CPP. Factors affecting the QoL of women with CPP were identified, some for the first time in this population of women. Interventions targeting these factors may prove effective in minimizing the negative repercussion of CPP on QoL.
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spelling pubmed-60641612018-08-10 Quality of life and associated factors in Brazilian women with chronic pelvic pain Luz, Rosa Azevedo Da de Deus, José Miguel Conde, Délio Marques J Pain Res Original Research BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common and debilitating clinical condition in women. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to compare the quality of life (QoL) of women with and without CPP and to investigate factors associated with the QoL of women with CPP. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 100 women with CPP and 100 women without CPP. QoL was evaluated using the abbreviated version of the World Health Organization QoL instrument (WHOQOL-BREF). Depression and anxiety were evaluated using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and sexual function was evaluated using the Female Sexual Function Index. Generalized linear models were used to analyze the data, permitting comparison of QoL scores and identification of the factors affecting QoL. RESULTS: Mean age (± SD) was 37.8±8.0 and 37.2±9.6 years for women with and without CPP, respectively (P=0.648). Following adjustment, women with CPP had significantly lower QoL scores in the physical health (P<0.001) and social relationships’ (P=0.025) domains. Anxiety, depression, sexual dysfunction, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, pain intensity, lower family income, and not having a partner were factors negatively associated with QoL, while being postmenopausal, being employed, and having a child were positively associated with QoL in women with CPP. CONCLUSION: Women with CPP had poorer QoL than those without CPP. Factors affecting the QoL of women with CPP were identified, some for the first time in this population of women. Interventions targeting these factors may prove effective in minimizing the negative repercussion of CPP on QoL. Dove Medical Press 2018-07-25 /pmc/articles/PMC6064161/ /pubmed/30100751 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S168402 Text en © 2018 Da Luz 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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Quality of life and associated factors in Brazilian women with chronic pelvic pain
title Quality of life and associated factors in Brazilian women with chronic pelvic pain
title_full Quality of life and associated factors in Brazilian women with chronic pelvic pain
title_fullStr Quality of life and associated factors in Brazilian women with chronic pelvic pain
title_full_unstemmed Quality of life and associated factors in Brazilian women with chronic pelvic pain
title_short Quality of life and associated factors in Brazilian women with chronic pelvic pain
title_sort quality of life and associated factors in brazilian women with chronic pelvic pain
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6064161/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30100751
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S168402
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