Uterine leiomyoma: understanding the impact of symptoms on womens’ lives

Brito, Luiz Gustavo Oliveira; Panobianco, Marislei Sanches; Sabino-de-Freitas, Maurício Mesquita; Barbosa, Hermes de Freitas; Azevedo, George Dantas de; Brito, Luciane Maria Oliveira; Candido-dos-Reis, Francisco José

Uterine leiomyoma: understanding the impact of symptoms on womens’ lives

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dc.contributor.author	Brito, Luiz Gustavo Oliveira
dc.contributor.author	Panobianco, Marislei Sanches
dc.contributor.author	Sabino-de-Freitas, Maurício Mesquita
dc.contributor.author	Barbosa, Hermes de Freitas
dc.contributor.author	Azevedo, George Dantas de
dc.contributor.author	Brito, Luciane Maria Oliveira
dc.contributor.author	Candido-dos-Reis, Francisco José
dc.date.accessioned	2021-02-22T18:29:14Z
dc.date.available	2021-02-22T18:29:14Z
dc.date.issued	2014-01-30
dc.description.resumo	Background: most women report negative experience about the symptoms of uterine leiomyoma (UL) in their lives, such as abnormal uterine bleeding and pelvic pain. Many studies have been conducted about efficacy of UL treatment, but little research has been performed about womens health related quality of life (HRQL). Methods: this is a semi-structured, descriptive, observational, qualitative study that was performed during eight months. Focus group (FG) interviews were performed with women attending at a tertiary hospital in Brazil, who were consecutively included in the study. Seventy women with symptomatic UL were recruited to this study. FG duration was one hour with mediators with 5-6 women at each group. Collected data from discussions was processed according to thematic analysis and stored at a qualitative software. Results: women were negatively influenced by the presence of symptomatic UL. The major themes that were noticed during analysis were: beliefs and attitudes towards UL; limitation to social and professional activities; sensation of fear/unfairness/discouragement towards the symptoms and adverse effects during treatment with GnRH analogs. Conclusions: symptomatic UL has a negative impact on womens HRQL. Health providers should consider such impact when counseling women on their treatment options, since it may have an important influence in these patients’ decision-making process. While current pharmacological treatments may improve disease specific outcomes, such as bleeding intensity and tumor volume, they fail on actually improving quality of life	pt_BR
dc.identifier.citation	BRITO, Luiz Gustavo Oliveira; PANOBIANCO, Marislei Sanches; SABINO-DE-FREITAS, Maurício Mesquita; BARBOSA, Hermes de Freitas; AZEVEDO, George Dantas de; BRITO, Luciane Maria Oliveira; CANDIDO-DOS-REIS, Francisco José. Uterine leiomyoma: understanding the impact of symptoms on womens' lives. Reproductive Health, [s. l.], v. 11, n. 1, p. 1-5, jan. 2014. Disponível em: https://reproductive-health-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1742-4755-11-10. Acesso em: 30 jun. 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-4755-11-10	pt_BR
dc.identifier.doi	10.1186/1742-4755-11-10
dc.identifier.issn	1742-4755
dc.identifier.uri	https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/31599
dc.language	en	pt_BR
dc.publisher	BMC	pt_BR
dc.rights	Attribution 3.0 Brazil	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/	*
dc.subject	Uterine leiomyoma	pt_BR
dc.subject	Health related quality of life	pt_BR
dc.subject	Counseling	pt_BR
dc.subject	Qualitative research	pt_BR
dc.subject	Abnormal uterine bleeding	pt_BR
dc.subject	Pelvic pain	pt_BR
dc.title	Uterine leiomyoma: understanding the impact of symptoms on womens’ lives	pt_BR
dc.type	article	pt_BR