Ošetřovatelské perspektivy 2024, 7(1):57-66 | DOI: 10.25142/osp.2023.017

QUALITY OF LIFE IN WOMEN WITH ENDOMETRIOSIS

Kateřina Janoušková1,2, Martin Procházka2, Kateřina Ivanová1, Adéla Lemrová1, Radovan Pilka3
1 Ústav veřejného zdravotnictví, Lékařská fakulta, Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
2 Ústav porodní asistence, Fakulta zdravotnických věd, Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
3 Porodnicko-gynekologická klinika, Lékařská fakulta, Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci a FN Olomouc

Background: Endometriosis is a gynaecological disease affecting women of reproductive age. The main symptom is pain, which can have a significant impact on a woman’s quality of life.

Aim: The aim of study is to evaluate the quality of life of women with endometriosis before and 3 months after the start of surgical treatment.

Methods: A quantitative method was used using the standardized Endometriosis Health Profile (EHP-30) questionnaire in the Czech version and the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for pain. The pilot study involved 10 patients with endometriosis who were referred for surgical treatment (using laparoscopy). The questionnaire was completed by the respondents before the start of treatment and then 3 months after the start of treatment. The data were processed according to the recommended procedure for the EHP-30 questionnaire. The statistical methods used were Wilcoxon test and McNemar test.

Results and  Discussion: The results showed that 3 months after surgery, scores in the domains of pain, control and helplessness, and emotional well-being were reduced compared with the preoperative scores. There was a reduction in pain intensity scores preoperatively and postoperatively for menstruation, during menstruation, and defecation.

Conclusion: Surgical treatment of endometriosis improves quality of life in several domains assessed by the EHP-30 questionnaire, and a major consequence is a reduction in pain.

Keywords: quality of life, endometriosis, EHP-30, HRQoL, numeric rating scale, surgical treatment

Received: October 14, 2023; Revised: November 8, 2023; Accepted: November 9, 2023; Published: August 19, 2024  Show citation

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Janoušková K, Procházka M, Ivanová K, Lemrová A, Pilka R. QUALITY OF LIFE IN WOMEN WITH ENDOMETRIOSIS. Ošetřovatelské perspektivy. 2024;7(1):57-66. doi: 10.25142/osp.2023.017.
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