The Impact of Chronic Pelvic Pain on Women’s Quality of Life
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https://doi.org/10.55707/jhs.v12i2.187Keywords:
chronic pelvic pain, holistic approach, physical health, mental health, interpersonal relationshipsAbstract
Chronic pelvic pain affects between 5.7% and 26.6% of women and interferes with various aspects of women’s lives. The aim of the systematic literature review is to identify factors that affect the quality of life of women with chronic pelvic pain and to highlight the key areas affected by the pain. We searched the literature in the international databases CINAHL ultimate, ScienceDirect and MEDLINE using the following keywords: chronic pelvic pain AND women, women chronic pelvic pain AND quality of life, chronic pelvic pain AND gynaecology, chronic pelvic pain AND holistic care. The review included 11 scientific articles published after 2018. Based on the thematic analysis, we formed four content groups: factors affecting the quality of life of women with chronic pelvic pain; the impact of chronic pelvic pain on physical health and quality of life; the impact of chronic pelvic pain on mental health and quality of life; the impact of chronic pelvic pain on interpersonal relationships. Our results show that chronic pelvic pain has an impact on women’s quality of life, affecting their physical and mental health as well as their social functioning. Healthcare professionals need to treat chronic pelvic pain as a multidimensional phenomenon and be guided by the biopsychosocial model of health.
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