The influence of endometriosis-related symptoms on work life and work ability: a study of Danish endometriosis patients in employment

Hansen, Karina Ejgaard; Kesmodel, Ulrik Schiøler; Baldursson, Einar Baldvin; Schultz, Rikke; Forman, Axel

doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2013.03.008

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“…The importance of recognizing endometriosis as a social disease has been underlined in the scientific literature [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. Reaching out to politicians is an important initial step to promote recognition of the social and economic burden of endometriosis [27].…”

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Preliminary insights on the relation between endometriosis, pelvic pain, and employment

Facchin

Buggio

Ottolini

et al. 2018

Gynecol Obstet Invest

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Aims: The economic burden of endometriosis and pelvic pain involves direct and indirect healthcare costs due to work loss and decreased productivity. However, the relation between endometriosis, pelvic pain, and employment remains underinvestigated. This study aimed at providing preliminary insights into this topic. Methods: We compared the employment status (having vs. not having a job) in 298 consecutive endometriosis patients and in 332 women without a history of endometriosis (control group). We also examined the association between pelvic pain and employment status. Results: Women with endometriosis were less likely to be employed compared to women without endometriosis (OR 0.508; 95% CI 0.284–0.908; p = 0.022). Women with symptomatic endometriosis were less likely to be employed relative to controls (OR 0.345; 95% CI 0.184–0.650; p = 0.001), as well as to asymptomatic endometriosis patients (OR 0.362; 95% CI 0.167–0.785; p = 0.01). No significant differences emerged between asymptomatic endometriosis and the control group (p > 0.05). Greater severity of dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, chronic pelvic pain, and dyschezia was found in unemployed endometriosis patients (vs. employed endometriosis participants). Conclusion: Endometriosis symptoms may significantly affect women’s professional life, with important socioeconomic, legal, and political implications. Community-based participatory research is encouraged.

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“…Painful endometriosis involves remarkable limitations in everyday activities, including education and work [6][7][8]. This is a major problem if one considers that endometriosis mostly affects women in the reproductive period, with the greatest risk among women aged 25-35 [9].…”

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Preliminary insights on the relation between endometriosis, pelvic pain, and employment

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Buggio

Ottolini

et al. 2018

Gynecol Obstet Invest

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“…The precisely prevalence of endometriosis is unknown, it affects 2 to 10% of women at reproductive age and can achieve approximately 50% of women with pelvic pain 1,2 . The diagnosis and experience with the disease can involve a number of spheres in a woman’s life, such as, physical, 3-5 emotional, 6,7 marital, sexual, 8,9 professional 10,11 and psychological. 3-5,12-14 …”

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“…Studies approaching psychological perspective of endometriosis deal with issues such as patients’ poor quality of life, 10,14,16-18 including harms in interpersonal and affective relationships; 6,16 difficulties in sexuality; 9,19 professional losses; 10,11 depression and anxiety; 3,7,20 suffering facing the recognition of healing difficulties; 21 ways for facing the disease; 4 constant presence of pain and stress; 4,5,22,23 importance of therapy and group support; 3,5,12-14 and other complementary therapies in which the objetive is to reduce pain and anxiety, such as acunputure and relaxing techniques, 24,25 exercises 26 and changes in eating habits. 1 …”

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Patients with endometriosis using positive coping strategies have less depression, stress and pelvic pain

Donatti

Ramos

Andres

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Einstein (São Paulo)

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Objective To determine the correlations between coping strategies, depression, stress levels and pain perception in patients with endometriosis.Methods This prospective and exploratory study included 171 women undergoing treatment for endometriosis between April and August 2014. The questionnaires used were Brief COPE, Beck Depression Inventory, Lipp’s Stress Symptom Inventory for Adults and Visual Analogue Scale. Clinical data were collected from electronic medical records.Results Patients with endometriosis who used positive coping strategies had better adaptation to stress (p<0.004) and less depression (p<0.004). The presence and intensity of depression, stress and acyclic pelvic pain were directly associated (p<0.05). The intensity of dysmenorrhea was associated with the degree of depression (p<0.001), whereas acyclic pelvic pain was associated with the degree of depression (p<0.001), stress level (p<0.001) and stress type (p<0.001).Conclusion We found a positive association between coping, depression levels, type and levels of stress and pain intensity in patients with endometriosis. The use of maladaptive coping strategies focused on emotion is correlated with increase in depression and stress.

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“…A dor e a infertilidade exercem um impacto direto na vida conjugal, social, profissional e na capacidade reprodutiva das mulheres com endometriose. Desse modo, essa condição ginecológica crônica, com todos os seus sintomas, influencia a vida das mulheres afetadas, das carreiras aos relacionamentos, até os planos futuros para a concepção (Culley et al, 2013;Hansen, Kesmodel, Baldursson, Schultz, & Forman, 2013). Os custos diretos e indiretos atribuíveis aos sintomas associados à endometriose são substanciais (Klein et al, 2014).…”

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Depressão e Ansiedade em Mulheres com Endometriose: Uma Revisão Crítica da Literatura

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Depression and anxiety in women with endometriosis: an critical review This review aims to present the results of studies evaluating the prevalence and / or levels of depression and anxiety in women with endometriosis. For this a literature search was performed in PubMed, LILACS and Web of Science and 21 articles were selected for reading. Of these, eleven analyzed anxiety and depression, simultaneously, only nine depression and one anxiety. It was observed that patients with endometriosis exhibit high levels of depression and anxiety, probably due to frequent pain, infertility, delayed diagnosis and disease recurrence. It is concluded that psychological counseling should be offered to women with endometriosis and this is, therefore, an essential component for the treatment of this gynecological condition.

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The influence of endometriosis-related symptoms on work life and work ability: a study of Danish endometriosis patients in employment

Cited by 55 publications

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Preliminary insights on the relation between endometriosis, pelvic pain, and employment

Preliminary insights on the relation between endometriosis, pelvic pain, and employment

Patients with endometriosis using positive coping strategies have less depression, stress and pelvic pain

Depressão e Ansiedade em Mulheres com Endometriose: Uma Revisão Crítica da Literatura

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