[Quality of life in women with polycystic ovary syndrome]

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the Quality of life (QOL) in women with Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and to compare it with that of healthy controls.

Methods: This is a comparative study including 60 women - 30 with PCOS and 30 healthy controls. After calculating body mass index (BMI) all participants filled translated in bulgarian version of Health-related Quality of life Questionnaire (PCOSQ). The questionnaire includes 26 items from five domains - weight, hair, menstruation, infertility and emotions.

Results: Our study confirms the negative impact of PCOS on QOL. The decrease includes all 5 domains of PCOSQ. The most significant is decrease in weight domain with 45, 1% in comparison with controls, followed by hair and emotions. Cronbach's a coefficient that determines the internal consistency of a scale was 0,86 which means excellent reliability.

Conclusion: PCOS has a negative impact on QOL. The Bulgarian version of PCOSQ is a reliable instrument for measuring QOL in women with PCOS.