ABSTRACT
Os objetivos deste estudo transversal foram comparar a qualidade de vida e as caracteriÌsticas socioeconoÌmicas de mulheres com e sem dor peÌlvica e investigar achados cliÌnicos e ciruÌrgicos de mulheres com dor peÌlvica croÌnica. Os dados foram coletados em um hospital puÌblico, de GoiaÌnia/GO, Brasil. A intensidade da dor foi aferida pela escala analoÌgica visual e qualidade de vida avaliada pelo SF-36. A maioria das mulheres classificou a dor como intensa (52%) e conviviam com a dor haÌ 8,8 (±7,7) anos. Mulheres do grupo com dor peÌlvica croÌnica apresentaram escores inferiores em todas as dimensoÌes avaliadas pelo SF-36 (p< 0,05), exceto na dimensaÌo sauÌde mental, quando comparado com o grupo sem dor. A correlaçaÌo foi negativa (p=0,017) entre a intensidade da dor e a dimensaÌo dor do SF-36. A dor peÌlvica apresentou impacto negativo significativo na qualidade de vida, com prejuiÌzos para a sauÌde fiÌsica e mental das mulheres.
The objective of this cross-sectional study was to compare the quality of life and socioeconomic characteristics of women with and without pelvic pain and investigate clinical and surgical findings about women with chronic pelvic pain. Data were collected in a public hospital in GoiaÌnia, GoiaÌs, Brazil. Pain intensity was measured using the visual analogical scale, whereas quality of life was assessed through the SF-36. Most women classified pain as intensive (52%) and lived with pain for 8.8 (±7.7) years. Women belonging to the group of chronic pelvic pain scored less in all dimensions evaluated by the SF-36 (p< 0.05), except for the mental health dimension, when compared to the painless group. Correlation was negative (p=0,017) between pain intensity and the SF-36 bodily pain dimension. Pelvic pain presented significant negative impact on quality of life with losses to the physical and mental health of women.