Psychological variables and quality of life in women with endometriosis

Rees, Madeleine, Kiemle, Gundi and Slade, Pauline ORCID: 0000-0001-5877-2706 (2022) Psychological variables and quality of life in women with endometriosis. Doctor of Clinical Psychology thesis, University of Liverpool.

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Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Method</h4>Two hundred and thirty women completed online questionnaires. Standard multiple regressions assessed the relationship between the psychological predictors and QoL.<h4>Results</h4>The psychological variables accounted for a statistically significant proportion of the variance (<i>p</i> < .0005) in scores across the four QoL domains. The model accounted for 55, 26, 10 and 32% of the scores in physical, psychological, social and environmental QoL domains, respectively. Pain self-efficacy made the largest unique contribution, followed by illness uncertainty.<h4>Conclusions</h4>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.

Item Type:	Thesis (Doctor of Clinical Psychology)
Additional Information:	Date: 2015-06-08 (completed)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Chronic pelvic pain (CPP), endometriosis, psychological predictors, quality of life (QoL), gynecology, multiple regression
Subjects:	?? BF ?? ?? RG ??
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	20 Jan 2016 16:32
Last Modified:	16 Dec 2022 09:26
DOI:	10.17638/02034380
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/2034380