Female genital lichen sclerosus is connected with a higher depression rate, decreased sexual quality of life and diminished work productivity
Female genital lichen sclerosus is an underdiagnosed, distressing, chronic dermatosis affecting the well-being of women. The aim of this retrospective case-control study was to assess whether the disease is connected with work productivity and activity impairment, depression and decreased sexual qua...
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| author | Olga Jabłonowska Anna Woźniacka Simona Szkarłat Agnieszka Żebrowska |
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| description | Female genital lichen sclerosus is an underdiagnosed, distressing, chronic dermatosis affecting the well-being of women. The aim of this retrospective case-control study was to assess whether the disease is connected with work productivity and activity impairment, depression and decreased sexual quality of life. Fifty-one female patients with genital lichen sclerosus and forty-five healthy women were enrolled to the study and filled out an online survey including: Work Productivity and Activity Impairment: General Health (WPAI:GH), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and The Sexual Quality of Life-Female (SQOL-F) questionnaires. The results showed that women with genital lichen sclerosus are at risk of having a diminished work productivity, are more often screened for depression and have a decreased sexual quality of life. The study highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to treating female genital lichen sclerosus. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-abcf5f37fa034d4d98e58f6a4f79df532023-04-28T05:31:55ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01184Female genital lichen sclerosus is connected with a higher depression rate, decreased sexual quality of life and diminished work productivityOlga JabłonowskaAnna WoźniackaSimona SzkarłatAgnieszka ŻebrowskaFemale genital lichen sclerosus is an underdiagnosed, distressing, chronic dermatosis affecting the well-being of women. The aim of this retrospective case-control study was to assess whether the disease is connected with work productivity and activity impairment, depression and decreased sexual quality of life. Fifty-one female patients with genital lichen sclerosus and forty-five healthy women were enrolled to the study and filled out an online survey including: Work Productivity and Activity Impairment: General Health (WPAI:GH), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and The Sexual Quality of Life-Female (SQOL-F) questionnaires. The results showed that women with genital lichen sclerosus are at risk of having a diminished work productivity, are more often screened for depression and have a decreased sexual quality of life. The study highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to treating female genital lichen sclerosus.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10128971/?tool=EBI |
| spellingShingle | Olga Jabłonowska Anna Woźniacka Simona Szkarłat Agnieszka Żebrowska Female genital lichen sclerosus is connected with a higher depression rate, decreased sexual quality of life and diminished work productivity PLoS ONE |
| title | Female genital lichen sclerosus is connected with a higher depression rate, decreased sexual quality of life and diminished work productivity |
| title_full | Female genital lichen sclerosus is connected with a higher depression rate, decreased sexual quality of life and diminished work productivity |
| title_fullStr | Female genital lichen sclerosus is connected with a higher depression rate, decreased sexual quality of life and diminished work productivity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Female genital lichen sclerosus is connected with a higher depression rate, decreased sexual quality of life and diminished work productivity |
| title_short | Female genital lichen sclerosus is connected with a higher depression rate, decreased sexual quality of life and diminished work productivity |
| title_sort | female genital lichen sclerosus is connected with a higher depression rate decreased sexual quality of life and diminished work productivity |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10128971/?tool=EBI |
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