Mollazadeh Sanaz, Mirghafourvand Mojgan, Najmabadi Khadijeh Mirzaii, Khadivzadeh Talat
Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
BMC Psychiatry. 2024 Dec 27;24(1):957. doi: 10.1186/s12888-024-06405-8.
To explore the perception of the impact of endometriosis on various aspects in affected women with endometriosis.
Data was gathered through in-depth and semi-structured individual interviews using open questions to comprehend women's experiences with endometriosis and their health-promoting lifestyle. The Conventional Qualitative Content Analysis approach was utilized, and sampling continued until data saturation. Ultimately, 14 women with endometriosis were interviewed.
The theme was following the dominance of the Black Cloud of Endometriosis on Different Aspects of the Life of Women with Endometriosis; with main categories involving (a) Physical depreciation caused by endometriosis, (b) psychological deterioration caused by endometriosis, (c) social isolation, (d) marital relationship disorder, and sexual dissatisfaction.
The concepts show that endometriosis impacts negatively on different aspects of women's lives. Considering that endometriosis is a multi-dimensional disease, identifying the different aspects of this disease and paying attention to meeting the perceived needs of the affected women will help to improve the treatment process and bring the affected women to the end of their health. These should be improved by adopting appropriate approaches in health policies.
探讨子宫内膜异位症患者对该疾病对其各个方面影响的认知。
通过深入的半结构化个人访谈收集数据，使用开放式问题来了解女性患子宫内膜异位症的经历及其促进健康的生活方式。采用传统定性内容分析法，持续抽样直至数据饱和。最终，对14名子宫内膜异位症患者进行了访谈。
主题是“子宫内膜异位症的阴霾对子宫内膜异位症女性生活不同方面的主导影响”；主要类别包括（a）子宫内膜异位症导致的身体机能衰退，（b）子宫内膜异位症导致的心理恶化，（c）社会孤立，（d）婚姻关系紊乱和性方面的不满。
这些概念表明，子宫内膜异位症对女性生活的不同方面产生负面影响。鉴于子宫内膜异位症是一种多维度疾病，识别该疾病的不同方面并关注满足受影响女性的感知需求将有助于改善治疗过程并使受影响女性恢复健康。应通过在卫生政策中采用适当方法来改善这些情况。
