Taghavi, SA, Bazarganipour, F, Hugh-Jones, S et al. (1 more author) (2015) Health-related quality of life in Iranian women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a qualitative study. BMC Women's Health, 15 (111). ARTN 111. ISSN 1472-6874
Abstract
Background Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with a range of challenging symptoms which impact patient’s lives. Iranian women with PCOS are likely to face a number of unique difficulties given particular societal and cultural norms for women. Understanding health-related quality of life (HRQoL) from a patients’perspective is critical to developing the appropriate support interventions. The present study aimed to generate an in-depthunderstanding of HRQoL Iranian women with PCOS. Methods Twenty Iranian women were interviewed and data was subjected to thematic analysis. Results Women reported substantial effects of PCOS on their quality of life, Themes generated from the data related to sexual - physical problems (An unsexualised self: loss, change and pain; and Being pained and painful); exposure and nvasion: the rejecting and invading social world (Concealing and Avoiding and Public property: public scrutiny), diminished self and diminished life (Infertile as inferior and Exhausted mind andbody) respectively. Conclusion PCOS is a physical - sexual, psychological and social syndrome; therefore, it is necessary to taking a more holistic approach to patient care beyond treating physical symptoms.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 Taghavi et al. Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
Keywords: | Polycystic ovarian syndrome; Quality of life; Qualitative research |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 11 Mar 2016 11:31 |
Last Modified: | 11 Apr 2018 13:40 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12905-015-0272-4 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | BioMed Central |
Identification Number: | 10.1186/s12905-015-0272-4 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:96108 |