CC BY 4.0 · Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet 2019; 41(09): 548-554
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1693057
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Quality of Life Assessment by the Endometriosis Health Profile (EHP-30) Questionnaire Prior to Treatment for Ovarian Endometriosis in Brazilian Women

Avaliação da qualidade de vida através do questionário Endometriosis Health Profile (EHP-30) antes do tratamento da endometriose ovariana em mulheres Brasileiras
1   Department of Gynecology, Division of Endometriosis, Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
,
Ana Maria Gomes Pereira
1   Department of Gynecology, Division of Endometriosis, Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
,
João Alfredo Martins
1   Department of Gynecology, Division of Endometriosis, Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
,
Reginaldo Guedes Coelho Lopes
1   Department of Gynecology, Division of Endometriosis, Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
,
Raquel Martins Arruda
1   Department of Gynecology, Division of Endometriosis, Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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13. Januar 2019

27. Mai 2019

Publikationsdatum:
03. September 2019 (online)

Abstract

Objective To evaluate the existence of an association between ultrasound findings and epidemiological and clinical factors using results obtained from the EHP-30 questionnaire in women with ovarian endometriosis.

Methods A cross-sectional observational study was performed between July 2012 and May 2015, in which patients with chronic pelvic pain suggestive of endometrioma, as indicated by the results from a transvaginal pelvic ultrasonography, completed the standardized Endometriosis Health Profile - 30 (EHP-30) questionnaire to access quality-of-life scores before beginning treatment for endometriosis. A total of 65 patients were included. The data was analyzed in the statistical program IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 22.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA) for the comparison of data through linear multiple regression.

Results The suitability of the linear regression model was confirmed by the histogram of the dependent variable and the residue distribution plot, confirming the trend of linearity as well as the homogeneous dispersion of the residues. The mean age of the patients was 39.7 ± 7.1 years old. The majority was Caucasian (64.5%), had completed higher education (56.5%) and was nulligravida (40.3%). Infertility was present in 48.4% of the patients studied. Out of the total sample, 80.6% of the cases were symptomatic and complained mainly of acyclic pain, 79% of dysmenorrhea, and 61.3% of dyspareunia. This reflects the negative influence of endometriosis on the quality of life of patients with this disease.

Conclusion Dyspareunia and acyclic pain were independent factors of correlation with high scores in the EHP-30 questionnaire, reflecting a worse quality of life.

Resumo

Objetivo Avaliar a existência de associação entre os achados ultrassonográficos e os fatores epidemiológicos e clínicos com os resultados obtidos no questionário EHP-30 em mulheres com diagnóstico de endometriose ovariana.

Métodos Realizou-se um estudo observacional transversal entre julho de 2012 e maio de 2015, no qual as pacientes com dor pélvica crônica com imagem sugestiva de endometrioma na ultrassonografia pélvica transvaginal preencheram o questionário padronizado Endometriosis Health Profile - 30 (EHP-30) para acessar os escores de qualidade de vida antes de iniciar qualquer tratamento para a endometriose. Foram incluídas 65 pacientes. Os dados foram analisados no programa estatístico IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Versão 22.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, EUA) para a comparação dos dados através de regressão múltipla linear.

Resultados A adequabilidade do modelo de regressão linear foi confirmada através do histograma da variável dependente e do gráfico de distribuição dos resíduos, confirmando a tendência de linearidade, assim como a dispersão homogênea dos resíduos. A idade média das pacientes foi de 39,7 ± 7,1 anos. A maioria era caucasiana (64,5%), apresentava ensino superior completo (56,5%), e era nuligesta (40,3%). Infertilidade estava presente em 48,4% das pacientes estudadas. Do total de casos 80,6% eram sintomáticas e queixaram-se principalmente de dor acíclica, 79%de dismenorreia , e 61,3% de dispareunia em , refletindo a influência negativa da endometriose sobre a qualidade de vida das pacientes portadores desta doença.

Conclusão Dispareunia e dor acíclica foram fatores independentes de correlação com altos escores no EHP-30, refletindo uma pior qualidade de vida.

Contributors

Florentino A. V. A. , Pereira A. M. G., Martins J. A., Lopes R. G. C., and Arruda R. M. contributed with the project and interpretation of data, the writing of the article, the critical review of the intellectual content, and with the final approval of the version to be published.


 
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