Influence of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis on quality of life issues
| Autor: | Iara M. Linhares, Steven S. Witkin, Edmund Chada Baracat, Joao G. Vinagre, Eiko I. Fukazawa, Renata Robial |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Health Status Sexual Behavior World health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cronbach's alpha Quality of life Recurrence Surveys and Questionnaires Chi-square test Vaginal candidiasis Medicine Humans Candidiasis Vulvovaginal Candida 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Home environment business.industry Obstetrics and Gynecology General Medicine Social relation 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Case-Control Studies Quality of Life Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis Female business Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Archives of gynecology and obstetrics. 300(3) |
| ISSN: | 1432-0711 |
| Popis: | More than 370 million women will experience recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC) during their lifetime. However, RVVC is often trivialized as clinically insignificant and not worthy of research funding. We evaluated the influence of RVVC on the quality of life in affected women. The validated World Health Organization Quality of Life Abbreviated Assessment (WHOQOL-Bref) questionnaire was administered to 100 women with RVVC and to 101 epidemiologically matched women with no history of vulvovaginal candidiasis. RVVC was defined as at least four episodes of clinical and culture-positive vaginal candidiasis within a 1 year period. Data were analyzed by Chi square, Student t test and analysis of variance. Internal consistency of responses to questions was evaluated by Cronbach alpha. The Cronbach alpha coefficient was > 0.80 for responses to generalized questions and > 0.65 for answers to more specific questions, indicating substantial internal consistency. Perception of quality of life and satisfaction with their health was greatly reduced in the RVVC group (p |
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