Satisfaction with medical support in women with endometriosis

Ilona Lukas, Alexandra Kohl-Schwartz, Kirsten Geraedts, Martina Rauchfuss, Monika M Wölfler, Felix Häberlin, Stephanie von Orelli, Markus Eberhard, Bruno Imthurn, Patrick Imesch and Brigitte Leeners

PLOS ONE, 2018, vol. 13, issue 11, 1-16

Abstract: Endometriosis affects various aspects of women’s lives. We searched for predictors for patient satisfaction with medical support (PSwMS) in women with endometriosis. The study was designed as a multi-centre retrospective cohort study. We approached women with histologically confirmed endometriosis from 2010 until 2016, comparing women satisfied to women dissatisfied with medical support. We analysed data on characteristics of endometriosis, PSwMS and the influence of disease characteristics on PSwMS. Information on satisfaction with medical support was collected through a standardized questionnaire. After exclusion of 73 women because of inchoately filled in questionnaires, data from 498 women was evaluated. Altogether, it was observed that 54.6% (n = 272) of the study participants were satisfied with medical support and 45.4% (n = 226) were not. Feeling adequately informed by the time of diagnosis (p

Date: 2018
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