title: The predictors of quality of life in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome.
abstract: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorder that may be effective in reducing the quality of life. This study aimed to determine the predictors of quality of life in women with PCOS. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 174 women with PCOS who attended in public and private fertility clinics in Urmia (West Azerbaijan, Iran), 2015. The data were collected through the questionnaires of sociodemographic and obstetrics characteristics, quality of life and Beck depression inventory-II. Multivariate linear regression was used to estimate the effect rate of the independent variables (depression and sociodemographic characteristics) on the dependent variable (quality of life). In this study, the mean (standard deviation) of total score of the quality of life was obtained, 45.8 (11.3) in the range 0-100. The highest and lowest mean scores were in the subdomains of weight and hirsutism. The variables of depression, body mass index, woman's job, menstrual cycle intervals, and sexual satisfaction were predictors of the quality of life in women with PCOS. Because of various effective factors on quality of life in these women such as depression, necessary strategies must be implemented to control these factors and improve the quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Students' research committee Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aliasghari
authors.affiliation: Midwifery Department, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Mojgan
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8360-4309
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mirghafourvand
authors.affiliation: Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Charandabi
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Health Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
authors.forename: Tahereh Behroozi
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Lak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression; D005260:Female; D006628:Hirsutism; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008875:Middle Aged; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: depression; polycystic ovarian syndrome; quality of life; women