ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Physical Activity in Women with Endometriosis: Less or More Compared with a Healthy Control?
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- Oocyte quality in endometriosis-associated infertility: a narrative analysis of mechanisms and therapeutic options.Molecular biology reports · 2026Review
- Telehealth cognitive behavioural therapy improves health-related quality of life and pain in endometriosis: the Healing Pelvic Pain Intervention (HaPPI)-a randomized controlled trial.Human reproduction open · 2026Article
- Executive Functions Mediate Between Endometriosis Burden and Women's Daily Life.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- Physical activity phenotypes in endometriosis using unsupervised learning via functional mixture models.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Insights into endometriosis symptom trajectories and assessment of surgical intervention outcomes using longitudinal actigraphy.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- Self-reported and tracker-estimated physical activity outcomes in women with chronic pelvic pain disorders: A longitudinal evaluation of construct validity.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
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- Moving beyond pain: the relationship between physical activity and physical self-concept among young women with endometriosis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Trajectories of mHealth-Tracked Mental Health and Their Predictors in Female Chronic Pelvic Pain Disorders.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- Investigating Unhealthy Behaviors Associated with SF-36 Domains in Women with Endometriosis-Findings from a Web-Based Survey Data Set.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Yearning for movement. A qualitative interview study exploring physical activity in the context of endometriosis-associated chronic pain.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
backgroundEndometriosis, i.e., endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus, is a chronic inflammatory condition affecting physical functioning. However, the specific levels of physical activity (PA) in the context of endometriosis and different disease symptoms remain unclear.
methodsThis multi-center, cross-sectional study compared PA levels and influencing factors in endometriosis patients and non-endometriosis patients. Data were collected through questionnaires. Endometriosis was surgically confirmed. A statistical analysis was performed with appropriate tests.
resultsThe study included 460 women with endometriosis and 460 age-matched women without this condition. The two groups did not differ significantly in terms of age, education level, or stable partnership. Women with endometriosis exhibited lower PA levels, practicing fewer hours of sports weekly and climbing fewer stairs daily compared to the control group. These differences remained significant after controlling for confounding factors. Factors such as endometriosis, current dysmenorrhea, and depression were associated with decreased PA.
conclusionsThese findings suggest that women with endometriosis engage in less PA compared to those without this condition. These results highlight the need for interventions to promote increased PA in endometriosis patients and harness the associated health benefits. Further research is warranted to explore the underlying mechanisms and develop tailored exercise therapies for this population.
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