Barberis Nadia, Calaresi Danilo, Cannavò Marco, Verrastro Valeria
Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università degli Studi Magna Graecia di Catanzaro, Catanzaro, IT, Italy.
Compr Psychiatry. 2023 Apr;122:152373. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2023.152373. Epub 2023 Jan 31.
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder among women. It is characterised by a variety of symptoms that can seriously impair one's health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Dysmorphic concerns and general distress appear to be related to the development of HRQoL issues, whilst trait emotional intelligence (trait EI) has been significantly linked to better adaptability to chronic conditions. The present study sought to test the hypothesis that an association between trait EI and HRQoL in individuals with PCOS would be mediated by dysmorphic concerns and to examine their relationship with general distress (depression, anxiety, and stress).
Questionnaires were administered to 478 individuals with PCOS to analyse trait EI, dysmorphic concerns, general distress, and HRQoL.
The results indicated that trait EI was negatively associated with dysmorphic concerns and general distress; dysmorphic concerns were positively related to general distress; dysmorphic concerns and general distress were negatively related to HRQoL; and dysmorphic concerns and general distress had a mediating role in the relationship between trait EI and HRQoL.
The results suggest that individuals with PCOS may have a lower HRQoL and high levels of trait EI may represent a protective factor against poor HRQoL. The implications for clinical practice are discussed.
多囊卵巢综合征（PCOS）是女性中最常见的内分泌紊乱疾病。它具有多种症状，会严重损害与健康相关的生活质量（HRQoL）。身体意象问题和一般困扰似乎与HRQoL问题的发展有关，而特质情绪智力（特质EI）与对慢性病的更好适应性显著相关。本研究旨在检验以下假设：PCOS患者的特质EI与HRQoL之间的关联将通过身体意象问题来介导，并研究它们与一般困扰（抑郁、焦虑和压力）的关系。
对478名PCOS患者进行问卷调查，以分析特质EI、身体意象问题、一般困扰和HRQoL。
结果表明，特质EI与身体意象问题和一般困扰呈负相关；身体意象问题与一般困扰呈正相关；身体意象问题和一般困扰与HRQoL呈负相关；并且身体意象问题和一般困扰在特质EI与HRQoL的关系中起中介作用。
结果表明，PCOS患者的HRQoL可能较低，而高水平的特质EI可能是防止HRQoL不佳的保护因素。文中讨论了其对临床实践的意义。
