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ArticleBMC women's health2021

Impact of surgery on quality of life of Ugandan women with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse: a prospective cohort study.

Musa Kayondo, Dan Kabonge Kaye, Richard Migisha, Rodgers Tugume, Paul Kalyebara Kato, Henry Mark Lugobe, Verena Geissbüehler

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Article in BMC women's health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07080203 (Effects of Uterine Prolapse Symptoms Based on Degrees and Their Relation to Quality of Life in the Childbearing Period), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.

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NCT07080203 completednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Uterine Prolapse Symptoms Based on Degrees and Their Relation to Quality of Life in the Childbearing Period

TypeobservationalSponsorSohag UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled400ConditionsDegree of Uterine Prolapse and Its Effect on Quality of Life
3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Musa KayondoFaculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P.O.BOX 1410, Mbarara, Uganda. kayondo78@gmail.com.
Dan Kabonge KayeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda.
Richard MigishaDepartment of Physiology, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P.O.BOX 1410, Mbarara, Uganda.
Rodgers TugumeFaculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P.O.BOX 1410, Mbarara, Uganda.
Paul Kalyebara KatoFaculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P.O.BOX 1410, Mbarara, Uganda.
Henry Mark LugobeFaculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P.O.BOX 1410, Mbarara, Uganda.
Verena GeissbüehlerDepartment of Gynecology, St. Claraspital, Basel, Switzerland.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a significant public health issue that negatively affects the Quality of Life (QOL) of women in both low and high-income countries. About 20% of women will undergo surgery for POP over their lifetime. However, there is a paucity of information on the effect of surgery on QOL especially in resource-limited settings. We therefore assessed the QOL among women with symptomatic POP living in rural southwestern Uganda and the impact of surgery on their quality of life.

methodsWe conducted a prospective cohort study among 120 women with symptomatic POP scheduled for surgery at the urogynecology unit of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital. The QOL at baseline and at 1 year after surgery in the domains of physical performance, social interaction, emotional state, sexual life, sleep quality, personal hygiene and urinary bladder function was determined using a King's Quality of Life questionnaire. A paired t-test was used to compare the difference in mean scores at baseline and at 1-year post-surgery.

resultsOf the 120 participants that were enrolled at baseline, 117(98%) completed the follow-up period of 1 year. The baseline QOL was poor. The domains with the poorest QOL were physical, social, sexual, emotional and sleep quality. The mean QOL scores in all the domains and the overall QOL significantly improved 1 year after surgery (p < 0.001). The overall QOL improved by 38.9% after surgery (p < 0.001).

conclusionsThe QOL was poor among women with symptomatic POP and surgery improved the QOL in all the domains of life. We recommend that surgery as an option for treatment of symptomatic POP should be scaled up to improve on the QOL of these women.

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Pelvic Organ ProlapseQuality of LifeFemaleHumansProspective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesUgandaImpactMbararaPelvic organ prolapseQuality of lifeSurgery

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PMID34172043
PMCPMC8228931

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