Psychological variables and quality of life in women with endometriosis
| Autor: | Madeleine Rees, Pauline Slade, Gundi Kiemle |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry Emotions Endometriosis Obstetrics and Gynecology Pelvic Pain medicine.disease humanities 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology 0302 clinical medicine Reproductive Medicine Quality of life Surveys and Questionnaires Family medicine Quality of Life medicine Humans Female 030212 general & internal medicine Psychiatry business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| ISSN: | 1743-8942 0167-482X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/0167482x.2020.1784874 |
| Popis: | Endometriosis is a common gynecological condition which has been found to have a detrimental impact upon women's quality of life (QoL). This study investigated the impact of pain self-efficacy, health locus of control (HLOC), coping style and illness uncertainty on QoL in women with endometriosis.Two hundred and thirty women completed online questionnaires. Standard multiple regressions assessed the relationship between the psychological predictors and QoL.The psychological variables accounted for a statistically significant proportion of the variance (Women's perception of their ability to manage their pain and how uncertain they felt about their condition, were important factors in QoL, particularly in the physical domain. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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