Demographic and clinical characteristics determining patient-centeredness in endometriosis care.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The primary aim of this study was to assess patient-centeredness of endometriosis care in a national sample of Swedish women with endometriosis. The secondary aims were to assess the importance of different dimensions of endometriosis care and to analyze demographic and clinical determinants associated with the experience of patient-centeredness.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included 476 women with confirmed endometriosis. An invitation to participate was sent to 1000 randomly selected women aged ≥ 18 years having any endometriosis diagnosis and who had visited a gynecological clinic due to endometriosis problems any time during the past five years. Participants were recruited from ten different-sized gynecology clinics all over Sweden. The invitation letter ha

SUBMITTER: Grundstrom H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10023645 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature