Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Endometriosis as Reasons for Women’s Admission to Outpatient Specialist Care in Poland—A Retrospective Analysis

Ewa Rzońca, Arkadiusz Kosowski, Agnieszka Bień, Joanna Gotlib, Arkadiusz Wejnarski, Marta Jarzębowska, Robert Gałązkowski and Patryk Rzońca
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Ewa Rzońca: Department of Education and Research in Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
Arkadiusz Kosowski: Department for Uniformed Services, Main Office of the National Health Fund in Warsaw, 02-390 Warsaw, Poland
Agnieszka Bień: Chair and Department of Development in Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland
Joanna Gotlib: Department of Education and Research in Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
Arkadiusz Wejnarski: Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland
Marta Jarzębowska: Polish Medical Air Rescue, 01-934 Warsaw, Poland
Robert Gałązkowski: Department of Emergency Medical Services, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
Patryk Rzońca: Department of Emergency Medical Services, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 4, 1-10

Abstract: This study aimed at presenting selected aspects of outpatient specialist care for women diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) or endometriosis. The study was carried out using a retrospective analysis of the services provided under Outpatient Specialist Care (AOS) for women, based on data from the National Health Fund (NFZ). The study included data on women with PCOS or endometriosis based on the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) in Poland from 2016 to 2018. The average age of women in the study group with PCOS was 25.31 (±7.02) years and, for those with endometriosis, 38.21 (±10.79). AOS patients with diagnosed PCOS most often made 2–3 visits (34.60%) to a specialist doctor, and those with diagnosed endometriosis most often made one visit (39.95%). Significant differences between patients with PCOS and endometriosis using AOS were found concerning the women’s age, the year, season, place of treatment, type of clinic, mode of admission, number of visits, and their place of residence or macroregion. With increasing age, women with PCOS made more visits to AOS, and women with endometriosis made fewer visits to the AOS specialist.

Keywords: delivery of healthcare; polycystic ovary syndrome; appointments; endometriosis; outpatient clinics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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