title: Quality of life, pain, and psychological well-being in women suffering from gynecological disorders.
abstract: Most gynecological disorders are not life threatening. They may nevertheless severely affect women's lives. This study was conducted to investigate quality of life (QOL), pain, and psychological well-being in women suffering from such disorders compared with a control group. Women with benign gynecological disorders who are awaiting hysterectomy have a lower score in the health and functioning domain of QOL compared with the control group. More than three of four patients experience pain, mostly pelvic pain. Pain has a clear negative influence on women's QOL, pelvic pain to a greater degree than other types of pain. The patients report the same degree of psychological well-being as the control group. Benign gynecological disorders have a clear negative impact on women's health and functioning, and pain is a major problem for these patients. The more pain, the lower QOL. Their psychological well-being, however, does not seem to be affected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rannestad
authors.forename: O J
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Eikeland
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Helland
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Qvarnström
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires