在子宫内膜异位症的耻辱和心理健康
H Deniz Kocas1, Lisa R Rubin1, Marci Lobel2
1Department of Clinical Psychology, The New School for Social Research, New York, NY, USA.
European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X
|September 1, 2023
概括
子宫内膜异位症患者面临与月经,疼痛和不孕症相关的重大耻辱,这会对他们的心理健康产生负面影响. 了解这种耻辱对于改善患者护理和对子宫内膜异位症的支持至关重要.
科学领域:
- 妇科 妇科 妇科 妇科
- 心理健康 心理健康
- 社会医学科学 社会医学科学
背景情况:
- 子宫内膜异位症是一种复杂的妇科疾病,其特点是严重的月经疼痛,慢性盆腔疼痛,经期不良,不孕不育.
- 患者经常经历漫长的诊断旅程,错误诊断和复杂的管理,导致身体,社会和心理功能受损.
- 在子宫内膜异位症患者中,严重的焦虑和抑郁率很常见,人们越来越多地认为耻辱是其中的一个因素.
研究的目的:
- 审查患有子宫内膜异位症的患者经验,重点关注与月经,慢性疼痛和不孕症相关的耻辱感.
- 探索与子宫内膜异位症相关的耻辱对患者心理健康的影响.
- 为改善患者护理和未来研究提供影响.
主要方法:
- 文献综述综合了有关子宫内膜异位症患者经验,耻辱和心理健康的现有研究.
- 识别污名的主要来源:月经,慢性疼痛和不孕不育的污名.
- 对研究子宫内膜异位症污名及其机制的综合性理论方法的描述,包括验证的评估工具.
主要成果:
- 子宫内膜异位症患者在多个生活领域都经历了严重的耻辱,导致心理健康状况不佳.
- 耻辱的主要来源包括月经,慢性疼痛和不孕不育,这会对患者和医疗保健提供产生负面影响.
- 关于子宫内膜异位症的现有研究是有限的,缺乏强大的理论基础.
结论:
- 解决与子宫内膜异位症相关的耻辱感对于改善患者的心理健康和整体福祉至关重要.
- 更好地了解耻辱的流行和影响,可以为开发有针对性的干预提供信息.
- 提高子宫内膜异位症的护理标准需要更多地关注心理社会方面,包括耻辱和心理健康支持.
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