Structured education programme for women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of a structured education programmes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Methods

Single-centre, randomised controlled trial, testing a single exposure to a group-based, face-to-face, structured education programme. Inclusion criteria were women with PCOS, aged 18-49 years inclusive and body mass index ≥23 kg/m² for black and minority ethnicities or ≥25 kg/m² for white Europeans. Primary outcome was step-count/day at 12 months. Secondary outcomes included indices of physical activity, cardiovascular risk factors, quality of life (QoL) and illness perception (IP).

Results

161 women were included (78 control, 83 intervention); 69% white; mean age 33.4 (s.d. 7.6) years, of whom 100 (48 intervention;

SUBMITTER: Mani H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5744630 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature