title: The evaluation of temperament and quality of life in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the temperament and quality of life (QoL) of patients with PCOS.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-three adult patients with PCOS and 38 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Demographic characteristics including age, education and body mass index (BMI) were recorded. Affective temperaments were assessed by the temperament evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego-autoquestionnaire version (TEMPS-A) scale. The general health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instrument used in this study was short Form 36. Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) were also performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patients with PCOS had significantly higher rates of depressive, anxious and hyperthymic scores compared to controls. The PCOS patients had significantly lower mean SF-36 health summary scores.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  TEMPS-A seems to be an easy and reliable test to evaluate temperament in PCOS patients.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
authors.forename: Zeynep
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ozcan Dag
authors.affiliation: b Department of Neurology , and.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alpua
authors.affiliation: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
authors.forename: Yuksel
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Isik
authors.affiliation: c Department of Psychiatry , Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale University , Kirikkale , Turkey.
authors.forename: S Visal
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Buturak
authors.affiliation: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
authors.forename: Ozlem B
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Tulmac
authors.affiliation: b Department of Neurology , and.
authors.forename: Yakup
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Turkel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D015897:Comorbidity; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003527:Cyclothymic Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007508:Irritable Mood; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011788:Quality of Life; D057566:Self Report; D013694:Temperament; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Polycystic ovary syndrome; TEMPS-A; quality of life; temperament