中国青春期少女痛经的生活质量相关问题。
Health-related quality of life among Chinese adolescent girls with Dysmenorrhoea.
机构信息
The Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Room 824, Esther Lee Building, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
出版信息
Reprod Health. 2018 May 16;15(1):80. doi: 10.1186/s12978-018-0540-5.
BACKGROUND
Primary dysmenorrhoea is common in girls who have begun menstruating. However, few studies have examined its effect on the quality of life of a young population. The study aimed to evaluate the quality of life of adolescent girls with dysmenorrhoea in Hong Kong.
METHODS
The study adopted a cross-sectional descriptive approach. A convenience sample of 653 girls aged 13 to 19 years old was recruited from three secondary schools in Hong Kong. The 36-item Short-Form Health Survey was used to examine the health-related quality of life of the participants. The severity of dysmenorrhoea was assessed using a 10-point visual analog scale.
RESULTS
Girls suffering from dysmenorrhoea reported high pain prevalence and intensity. However, the majority of girls with dysmenorrhoea did not seek medical advice (93.2%) or self-medicate (82%). The role-physical, bodily pain, general health and social functioning domain scores of girls with dysmenorrhoea were significantly lower than those without dysmenorrhoea. Moreover, girls with severe dysmenorrhoea had a significantly lower quality of life in the bodily pain domain than those with mild and moderate forms of condition.
CONCLUSIONS
Findings suggest that dysmenorrhoea is highly prevalent among adolescent girls in Hong Kong. Girls may suffer severe pain, which degrades their quality of life.
背景
原发性痛经在初潮后少女中较为常见。然而，很少有研究探讨其对年轻人群生活质量的影响。本研究旨在评估香港青春期少女痛经的生活质量。
方法
本研究采用横断面描述性方法。从香港的三所中学招募了 653 名 13 至 19 岁的少女作为便利样本。采用 36 项简短健康调查问卷评估参与者的健康相关生活质量。使用 10 分制视觉模拟量表评估痛经的严重程度。
结果
患有痛经的少女报告称疼痛发生率和强度均较高。然而，大多数痛经少女（93.2%）未寻求医疗建议或自行用药（82%）。痛经少女的角色身体功能、身体疼痛、一般健康和社会功能域评分显著低于无痛经少女。此外，重度痛经少女在身体疼痛域的生活质量显著低于轻度和中度痛经少女。
结论
研究结果表明，痛经在香港青春期少女中普遍存在。少女可能会遭受严重疼痛，从而降低生活质量。
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