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ArticleBMC women's health2024

Sleep disorders in patients with endometriosis; a cross-sectional study.

Shahla Chaichian, Abolfazl Mehdizadehkashi, Ameneh Haghgoo, Marziyeh Ajdary, Roya Derakhshan, Samaneh Rokhgireh, Saeedeh Sarhadi, Banafsheh Nikfar

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Article in BMC women's health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06834737 (Understanding Endometriosis-related Symptoms and Their Relationship to Sleep), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Understanding Endometriosis-related Symptoms and Their Relationship to Sleep

TypeinterventionalSponsorVrije Universiteit BrusselRan2025 to 2026Enrolled60ConditionsEndometriosisArmsecological sampling method
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8 authors.

Shahla ChaichianEndometriosis Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abolfazl MehdizadehkashiEndometriosis Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. amehdizadehkashi@yahoo.com.
Ameneh HaghgooNikan Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Marziyeh AjdaryEndometriosis Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Roya DerakhshanEndometriosis Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Samaneh RokhgirehEndometriosis Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Saeedeh SarhadiHealth Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
Banafsheh NikfarPars Advanced and Minimally Invasive Medical Manners Research Center, Pars Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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Abstract

backgroundEndometriosis affects 10-15% of women of reproductive age and is considered a critical gynecological problem. Endometriosis causes pain and infertility, both of which can impair the patient's quality of life. Sleep disorders account for the most bothersome presentation of impaired quality of life. This study investigated the frequency and severity of sleep disorders in women with endometriosis.

methodsIn this analytical cross-sectional study, 665 women referred to three hospitals in Tehran, Rasool-e-Akram, Pars, and Nikan, were included (463 patients with endometriosis and 202 women without endometriosis). All of them were informed about the study design and the aim of the research, and then they were asked to sign the consent form and complete the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). After data gathering and entering, they were analyzed by SPSS version 22 and were considered significant with P < 0.05.

resultsThe study population's mean age was 35.4 ± 7.9 years. The mean global PSQI score in the case group (endometriosis patients) was higher than in the control group (non-endometriosis patients) (10.6 vs. 7.1; P < 0.001). Patients with dyspareunia, dysuria, pelvic pain, and dyschezia had a significantly higher PSQI score (P < 0.05).

conclusionAccording to the findings of the present study, the sleep quality in endometriosis patients is low, and there is a need to pay greater attention to these patients. This may result in some changes in the therapeutic strategies for this disease.

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EndometriosisSleep Wake DisordersAdultCross-Sectional StudiesDyspareuniaFemaleHumansIranMiddle AgedPelvic PainQuality of LifeSeverity of Illness IndexSleep QualitySurveys and QuestionnairesCentral sensitization inventory (CSI)EndometriosisPainSleep disordersThe pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI)

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PMCPMC11177365

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