Pre-operative expectations in patients with endometriosis - a qualitative interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Expectations determine treatment outcomes in several medical conditions. The significance of expectations for treatment outcomes in patients with endometriosis remains unknown. Endometriosis is a painful and debilitating disease that negatively affects quality of life. Up to 30% of surgically treated patients report persistent post-operative complaints and pain disability without sufficient medical explanation, indicating the impact of non-medical factors on treatment outcomes.

Aim

The present qualitative study aimed to describe and understand pre-operative patient expectations, facilitators of and barriers to positive treatment outcomes.

Method

As part of a large mixed-method cohort study, a subsample of N = 33 patients with endometriosis were interviewed

SUBMITTER: Hirsing N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12039098 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature