Health-related Quality of Life of Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome At Sohag University Hospital

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Sohag University352 enrolled

Overview

It is well-established that PCOS women suffer from anxiety, depression, and markedly reduced QoL ,but There has not yet been a nationally representative study to evaluate the PCOS health related Qol and factors affecting it among women in Egypt. So here we try to cover this gap in this study that will be designed to record the QOL of women with PCOS and factors affecting it. This study aims to assess the health related quality of life of polycystic ovary syndrome and determine factors affecting the HRQOL

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

352

Conditions

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Women

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 45 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * • Female cases between 18 and 45. * Females diagnosed with PCOS per Rotterdam criteria , the most commonly accepted and used for PCOS, a diagnosis is confirmed if any two of the three features (hyperandrogenism, oligomenorrhea or anovulation, and polycystic ovaries) are present in a woman of reproductive age Exclusion Criteria: * • Females below 18 years old. * Females above 45 years old. * Patients having major life event or problem also affecting quality of life.

Locations (1)

faculty of medicine Sohag university

Sohag, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

health related quality of life of women with PCOS

The quality of life of the participants will be studied using Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Questionnaire (PCOSQ), which consists of 26 questions and 5 domains ,including emotions (eight questions), body hair (five questions), weight (five questions), infertility (four questions), and menstrual problems (four questions)

Time frame: 2 months after answering the polycystic ovary syndrome questionnaire

Secondary Outcomes

Factors affecting health related quality of life of women with PCOS

by medical chart developed by the investigator and the supervisors that will include Socio-demographic data of the women with PCOS, medical history and body measurements.

Time frame: 2 months after collecting data from the medical chart

Central Contacts

Samah Wagdy Elkhayat, Assistant lecturer

CONTACT

+201006300880 samahwagdy@med.sohag.edu.eg

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