ASSESSMENT OF THE UFS-QOL QUESTIONNAIRE BEFORE AND AFTER UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION FOR UTERINE LEIOMYOMA
| Autor: | A.K. BARATOV, F.R. RAKHIMOV, E.L. KALMYKOV |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Russian |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Паёми Сино, Vol 22, Iss 3, Pp 362-372 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2074-0581 2959-6327 |
| DOI: | 10.25005/2074-0581-2020-22-3-362-372 |
| Popis: | Objective: To assess of the quality of life before and after uterine artery embolization (UAE) for uterine leiomyoma. Methods: A survey of 15 women aged 23 to 47 years was conducted using the UFS-QOL questionnaire. The number of fibroids varied from 1 to 6. Fibroids were mainly localized: submucosal (53.3%), intramural (20%), and subserosal (26.7%). Their volume varied in the range of 25.04-294.09 ml. The dominant syndrome in 7 cases was hemorrhagic, in 7 – compression, and in 1 case – their combination. All women underwent UAE. The survey was conducted four times: before, 3, 6 and 12 months after UAE. Results: According to symptom severity subscale of the UFS-QOL questionnaire (8 questions), there was a significant improvement in symptoms 12 months after UAE in comparison with the baseline: a decrease of mean score from 43.3 to 14.0 (p |
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