Quality of life in Thai women with various types of abnormal uterine bleeding
Issued Date
2022-12-01
Resource Type
ISSN
00207292
eISSN
18793479
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85131753755
Pubmed ID
35583802
Journal Title
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Volume
159
Issue
3
Start Page
711
End Page
718
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics Vol.159 No.3 (2022) , 711-718
Suggested Citation
Wongwananuruk T., Rattanachaiyanont M., Dangrat C., Techatraisak K., Indhavivadhana S., Tanmahasamut P. Quality of life in Thai women with various types of abnormal uterine bleeding. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics Vol.159 No.3 (2022) , 711-718. 718. doi:10.1002/ijgo.14272 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/87187
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Quality of life in Thai women with various types of abnormal uterine bleeding
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Abstract
Objective: To determine the quality of life (QoL) in Thai women with various types of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 353 AUB patients between November 2010 and January 2012. They were grouped according to the duration of symptom: <6 months (acute AUB, n = 122), ≥6 months (chronic AUB, n = 138), and postmenopausal bleeding (PMB, n = 93); and the bleeding pattern: hypermenorrhea (n = 24) and irregular bleeding (n = 236). QoL was determined using the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) Thai version. Results: The acute AUB and chronic AUB groups had a mean age of 43.84 ± 4.87 and 43.81 ± 6.55 years; they were younger than the PMB group (55.62 ± 7.55 years) (P < 0.001). Medical diseases were more prevalent in the PMB than in the acute and chronic groups (66.7% vs. 27.9% and 35.5%, respectively, P < 0.001). Some subscales of the SF-36 were significantly lower in the women with AUB than in those with normative values, in those with chronic AUB or PMB than in those with acute AUB, and in those with hypermenorrhea rather than in those with irregular bleeding. Conclusion: Thai women with any AUB types have a poorer QoL than general Thai women. QoL tends to be poorer in women with symptoms longer than 6 months or with hypermenorrhea.