Do expectations determine postoperative disability in women with endometriosis? Study protocol for a clinical mixed-methods observational cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Overall, 20%-30% of women with endometriosis report endometriosis-related disability after successful laparoscopy. This indicates a potential impact of psychological factors, such as expectations, on treatment outcomes. It is already known that expectations determine treatment outcomes in various health conditions, such as cardiologic or gynaecology. Therefore, we investigate the impact of expectations and other psychological factors on patients' course of treatment outcomes after laparoscopy.

Methods and analysis

A longitudinal mixed-methods study with N=300 women treated at a specialised centre of surgical endoscopy and endometriosis will be conducted with one preoperative and eight postoperative assessments of endometriosis-related disability and a priori spe

SUBMITTER: Hirsing N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9815008 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature