AJOG ReviewsHealth-related quality of life measurement in women with common benign gynecologic conditions: A systematic review☆
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Methods
An extensive literature search was conducted with 6 electronic databases: Medline (1966-2000/12), Embase (1980-2000/12), PsychINFO (1887-2000/12), the Royal College of Nursing Journals database (1985-96), British Nursing Index (2000), and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (1982-2000/12). The search terms used relating to HRQOL were quality of life , health-related quality of life , health status measurement , functional status , and subjective health status. These terms
Results
A total of 1715 publications were identified (Table I).Disease Medline (n) Embase (n) PsychINFO (n) Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (n) British Nursing Index + Royal College of Nursing (n) Gynaecology 136 139 3 79 3 Gynecology 384 396 20 198 5 Endometriosis 36 35 0 13 2 Menorrhagia 43 38 3 8 0 Fibroid tumor(s) 4 6 0 1 0 Heavy period(s) 1 0 0 2 0
Comment
Endometriosis, menorrhagia, CPP, and PCOS are major sources of psychologic morbidity and typically lead to an overall diminished HRQOL. Although a meta-analysis was not possible, it appears that CPP is 1 of the most significant aspects of gynecologic illness. For women who have a benign gynecologic condition in which CPP is a primary symptom (eg, endometriosis), the negative impact on HRQOL was greater than for women with a benign gynecologic condition in which pelvic pain is absent or mild; it
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