Abstract
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a significant worldwide public health condition affecting women and those assigned female at birth worldwide, impacting an individual across the lifespan. Health-related quality of life is a multidimensional concept describing how a condition and all related treatments influence a person’s social, physical, and psychological well-being. People with PCOS have a significantly poorer quality of life, impacting all aspects of their health. Understanding how PCOS impacts quality of life, how to best assess quality of life using generic and PCOS-specific validated tools in this population and the next steps in how to best support someone to better their quality of life is essential in providing evidence-based, multidisciplinary PCOS care to all people with PCOS, worldwide.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Handbook of the Behavior and Psychology of Disease |
| Editors | Colin R. Martin, Victor R. Preedy, Vinood B. Patel, Rajkumar Rajendram |
| Place of Publication | Switzerland |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 1403-1425 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783031733635 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783031733628 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2025 |
Keywords
- Adolescents
- Body image
- Emotional health
- Health-related quality of life
- Hirsutism
- Mental health
- Obesity
- Patient reported outcomes
- Person-centered care
- Physical health
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Sexual health