Calidad de vida relacionada con salud en mujeres con síndrome de ovario poliquístico / Health-Related Quality of Life in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Introducción: El concepto de calidad de vida relacionada con la salud pretende que el bienestar de los pacientes sea un punto importante para ser considerado tanto en su tratamiento como en el sustento de vida. En el caso de las mujeres con el síndrome de ovario poliquístico, los estudios al respecto han demostrado que existe una afectación directa en su calidad de vida. Objetivo: Evaluar la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud de mujeres con el síndrome de ovario poliquístico mediante el cuestionario PCOSQ. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio transversal en 84 mujeres con diagnóstico de menos de tres meses de síndrome de ovario poliquístico, en el período de septiembre de 2019 a marzo de 2020. Se les aplicó el cuestionario Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire (PCOSQ), for women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, validado, traducido al español y sometido a un pilotaje previo. Resultados: Los valores medios de cada dominio fueron: Emociones, 3,83; Vello corporal, 4,27; Peso 4,20; Infertilidad, 3,87 y Problemas menstruales, 3,83. De acuerdo a la valoración global de la calidad el 47,6 lpor ciento estuvo ena categoría de baja, el 42,9 Health-Related Quality of Life in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome en media y el 9,5 Health-Related Quality of Life in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome en alta. Conclusiones: El padecer el síndrome de ovario poliquístico afecta la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud de estas mujeres. Se debe tener en cuenta estas afectaciones para tener una visión integradora, y proveer atención en este sentido siempre que se requiera(AU)

Introduction: The concept of quality of life related to health intends that the well-being of patients be considered an important point both in their treatment and in the sustenance of life. In the case of women with polycystic ovary syndrome, studies concerning this aspect show results that quality of life is affected. Objective: To assess the quality of life in health, according to the perspective of women with polycystic ovary syndrome by means of questionnaire PCOSQ. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in 84 women with a diagnosis of less than three months of polycystic ovary syndrome in the period from September 2019 to March 2020. The patients were applied the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Quality of Life questionnaire (PCOSQ), validated and translated into Spanish, as well as subjected to prior piloting. Results: The mean values of each domain were 3.83 (emotions), 4.27 (body hair), 4.20 (weight), 3.87 (infertility problems), and 3.83 (menstrual problems). Regarding the distribution of patients based on the global assessment of their quality of life according to this specific questionnaire, 47.6 percent were in the low category, 42.9% were in the average category, and 9.5 percent were in the high category. Conclusions: Polycystic ovary syndrome affects the health-related quality of life of these women. These effects must be taken into account to have an integrative vision and provide care in this regard whenever it is required(AU)

Prevalence of depression and quality of life in polycystic ovary syndrome patients at a tertiary care hospital: a cross-sectional study

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrinopathy among women of reproductive age. Physical symptoms in PCOS cause depression and decrease the Quality of Life (QoL). The objective was to study the prevalence of depression in women suffering from PCOS and to assess its correlation with QoL.Methods: This was a cross sectional study conducted among one hundred patients diagnosed with PCOS. Women 18-40 years of age diagnosed with PCOS were included in the study. Patients with known psychiatric illness were excluded. Depression severity was assessed with Hamilton depression (HAM-D) scale. The quality of life (QoL) was assessed with Polycystic ovary syndrome questionnaire (PCOSQ). The data was analyzed using SPSS 20.0 for Windows.Results: The mean age and BMI was 25.64±3.25 years and 26.78±2.72 kg/m2 respectively. The mean depression score was 12.46±6.18. QoL domains showed that the lowest score was in the menstrual problem with a mean of 12.48±4.44 and the highest was in the emotional domain with a mean of 28.07±11.17. The negative correlations were between age and Hamilton score (p < 0.05). The Hamilton score was negatively correlated with the emotional score (p <0.01) and weight score was positively correlated with infertility score (p <0.01).Conclusions: PCOS was clearly associated with depression and reduced QoL. This should warrant health professionals to consider routine screening for depression and assess the impact of symptoms on their QoL to improve patient outcomes.