Abstract

Background

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.

Method

Two hundred and thirty women completed online questionnaires. Standard multiple regressions assessed the relationship between the psychological predictors and QoL.

Results

The psychological variables accounted for a statistically significant proportion of the variance (p < .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.

Conclusions

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.

中文翻译：

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子宫内膜异位症女性的心理变量和生活质量

摘要

背景

子宫内膜异位症是一种常见的妇科疾病，已被发现对女性的生活质量 (QoL) 产生不利影响。本研究调查了疼痛自我效能、健康控制点 (HLOC)、应对方式和疾病不确定性对子宫内膜异位症女性生活质量的影响。

方法

230 名女性完成了在线问卷调查。标准多元回归评估了心理预测因素和生活质量之间的关系。

结果

 心理变量在四个 QoL 领域的得分中占统计显着比例 ( p < .0005)。该模型分别占身体、心理、社会和环境 QoL 领域得分的 55%、26%、10% 和 32%。疼痛自我效能感做出了最大的独特贡献，其次是疾病的不确定性。

结论

女性对自己控制疼痛的能力的看法以及她们对自己状况的不确定程度是生活质量的重要因素，尤其是在身体领域。