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ArticleJournal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India2023

Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life Using PCOSQ Tool, Its Determinants and Coping Mechanisms Used by Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Attending Multidisciplinary Clinic in Mumbai, India.

Beena Joshi, Anushree Patil, Pratibha P Kokate, Anamika J Akula, Sharmeen A Shaikh, Deepti Tandon, Ajita S Nayak

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Article in Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Beena JoshiDepartment of Operational Research, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive and Child Health, Jahangir Merwanji Street, Parel, Mumbai, 400012 India.ORCID 0000-0003-2187-4922
Anushree PatilDepartment of Clinical Research, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive and Child Health, Mumbai, 400012 India.
Pratibha P KokateDepartment of Clinical Research, National Institute for Research in Reproductive and Child Health, Mumbai, 400012 India.
Anamika J AkulaDepartment of Clinical Research, National Institute for Research in Reproductive and Child Health, Mumbai, 400012 India.
Sharmeen A ShaikhDepartment of Operational Research, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive and Child Health, Jahangir Merwanji Street, Parel, Mumbai, 400012 India.
Deepti TandonDepartment of Clinical Research, National Institute for Research in Reproductive and Child Health, Mumbai, 400012 India.
Ajita S NayakDepartment of Psychiatry, Grant Medical College and KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, 400012 India.

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Abstract

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorder having most impact on women of reproductive age group, affecting their quality of life (HRQOL) and psychological well-being. Objective: This paper aims to determine QOL among women affected with PCOS attending a multidisciplinary clinic using PCOSQ tool and its association with socio-economic status, phenotypes, anxiety, depression and metabolic comorbidities and evaluate the coping strategies adapted by these women. Design: Retrospective study. Setting: Integrated multidisciplinary PCOS clinic. Patients: Two hundred and nine women diagnosed with PCOS as per Rotterdam criteria. Results: Infertility was an important condition for reduced HRQOL and psychological morbidity across all socio-economic status and phenotypes. The poor psychological status and obesity were identified as determinants of HRQOL among women affected with PCOS. Those who suffered from anxiety, depression and showed lower HRQOL used emotional maladaptive coping strategies. Conclusion: Results reveal that HRQOL of PCOS women is worsened in the presence of comorbidities. Maladaptive and disengagement coping strategies used by women may worsen their psychological status. Holistic assessment of comorbidities and its management can help improve HROL of affected women. Personalised counselling based on the assessment of coping strategies used by women could empower women to cope better with PCOS.

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AnxietyCoping strategiesDepressionPolycystic ovary syndromeQuality of life

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PMCPMC10105802

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