RT Journal Article
T1 Chronic Fatigue, Physical Impairments and Quality of Life in Women with Endometriosis: A Case-Control Study
A1 Álvarez-Salvago, Francisco
A1 Lara-Ramos, Ana
A1 Cantarero-Villanueva, Irene
A1 Mazheika, Maryna
A1 Mundo-López, Antonio
A1 Galiano-Castillo, Noelia
A1 Fernández-Lao, Carolina
A1 Arroyo-Morales, Manuel
A1 Ocón-Hernández, Olga
A1 Artacho-Cordón, Francisco
K1 Chronic fatigue
K1 Endometriosis
K1 Health-related fitness
K1 Health-related quality of life
K1 Sleep quality
K1 Síndrome de fatiga crónica
K1 Calidad de vida
K1 Calidad del sueño
AB Abstract: Aim: To explore endometriosis-related fatigue (ERF), health-related fitness, sleep quality, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in women with endometriosis in comparison with matched controls. Methods: Twenty-five affected women and twenty-five age and height-matched women without endometriosis were included. ERF was assessed through the Piper Fatigue Scale; health-related fitness was assessed through the Schöber, flamingo, and 6-min walking tests and dynamometry; and body composition was assessed through impedanciometry. Self-perceived physical fitness, sleep quality, and HRQoL were assessed through the International Fitness Scale, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and the 12-item Short Form Health Survey, respectively. Results: Affected women exhibited higher levels of ERF than controls, increased fat mass, and physical deconditioning (reduced back strength, lumbar flexibility, body balance, and functional capacity, p-values < 0.050). Moreover, cases also had poorer perceived physical fitness, sleep quality, and HRQoL (p-value < 0.050). Finally, we observed deteriorated health-related fitness, sleep quality, and HRQoL in those women with endometriosis with higher levels of ERF. Conclusions: This study constitutes the first evidence that women with endometriosis describe a generalized physical deconditioning, even more pronounced in affected women with higher levels of ERF. Further studies assessing the efficacy of rehabilitation interventions to face these physical impairments in women with endometriosis are warranted.
PB MDPI
YR 2020
FD 2020-05-21
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/3910
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/3910
LA en
NO Álvarez-Salvago F, Lara-Ramos A, Cantarero-Villanueva I, Mazheika M, Mundo-López A, Galiano-Castillo N, et al. Chronic Fatigue, Physical Impairments and Quality of Life in Women with Endometriosis: A Case-Control Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 May 21;17(10):3610
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RD Apr 4, 2025