IMPACT OF POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME ON GENERAL HEALTH RELATED-QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG A SAMPLE AT “MATERNITY AND CHILDREN TEACHING HOSPITAL” IN DIWANIYAH CITY-IRAQ

Abstract

The aim: This study amid to identify and studying the most properties of general health related-quality of life (GHR-QoL) of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) patients, and to find out relationships among redistribution of an overall evaluation quality of life using the general scale of WHO QoL–BERF questionnaire. Materials and methods: A descriptive study of patients with PCOS conducted, and it was starting the data collection from 6th December 2020up to 10thMay 2021from the “Maternity and Children Teaching Hospital” in Diwaniyah city –Iraq”. Convenient sampling method of (100) patients who visited to that hospital during the data collection period had been selected. Results: The findings of the study indicated that (GHR-QoL) for the studied patients are assigned that the observing responses were at moderate response generally, and they are accounted for the contents of studied questionnaire (Physical, Psychological, Social, and Environmental) main domains respectively. As well as, results shows that an overall of the (GHR-QoL) redistribution (under/upper) a cutoff point regarding percentile global mean of score (PGMS) that (SDCv.) has reported weak relationships with no significant at P>0.05. Conclusions: There were weak relationships between GHR-QoL and (SDCv.), and it could be concluded that studied questionnaire could be taken a broad view on studied population even though differences with their (SDCv.) indeed.