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Quantification of the impact of endometriosis symptoms on health-related quality of life and work productivity

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Fourquet, Jessica, Báez, Lorna, Figueroa, Michelle, Iriarte, R. Iván, Flores, Idhaliz·2011·Fertility and Sterility

DOI 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.04.095PMC PMC3129383

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OBJECTIVE To quantify the impact of endometriosis-related symptoms on physical and mental health status, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and work-related aspects (absenteeism, presenteeism, work productivity, activity impairment). DESIGN Cross-sectional quantitative study. SETTING Academic and research institution. PATIENT(S) Women (n=193) with self-reported surgically diagnosed endometriosis from the Endometriosis Patient Registry at Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences (PSMHS). INTERVENTION(S) Patients completed an anonymous questionnaire divided into three sections consisting of questions from the Patient Health Survey (SF-12®), the Endometriosis Health Profile (EHP-5), and the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Survey (WPAI). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Impact of endometriosis symptoms on physical and mental health status, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), absenteeism, presenteeism, work productivity and activity impairment was quantified. RESULTS Patients had SF-12 scores denoting significant disability in the phyisical and mental health components. They also reported an average of 7.41 hrs (approximately one working day) of work time loss during the week the symptoms are worse. In addition, WPAI scores show high impact on work-related domains: 13% of average loss in work time (absenteeism), 65% of their work was impaired (presenteeism), 64% loss in efficiency levels (work productivity loss), and 60% of daily activities perturbed (activity impairment). CONCLUSION Endometriosis symptoms such as chronic, incapacitating pelvic pain and infertility negatively and substantially impact the physical and mental health status, HRQoL, and productivity at work of patients with endometriosis.

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“Also, feeling depressed due to the possibility of not being able to conceive was commonly reported as a major distress.”
§ Quantification of the Impact of Endometriosis Symptoms on Health Related Quality of Life and Work Productivity > Discussion
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- Rests on an assumption: The Spanish version of EHP-5 used in this study was valid for measuring endometriosis-related HRQoL despite not having been formally translated and validated in Spanish.
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“EHP-5 results further demonstrated that endometriosis symptoms negatively affect many aspects of a substantial proportion of patients’ physical and mental health, including sexual relations, treatment expectations, and maternity issues.”
§ Quantification of the Impact of Endometriosis Symptoms on Health Related Quality of Life and Work Productivity > Discussion
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Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passes
- Rests on an assumption: The Spanish version of EHP-5 used in this study was valid for measuring endometriosis-related HRQoL despite not having been formally translated and validated in Spanish.
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“101 participants reported missing work in the past week due to their health problem (mean loss in work time = 7.41 hrs; SD±8.97 hrs) during those seven days when symptoms were worse.”
- Also stated in: § RESULTS · plain
  “They also reported an average of 7.41 hrs (approximately one working day) of work time loss during the week the symptoms are worse.”
§ Quantification of the Impact of Endometriosis Symptoms on Health Related Quality of Life and Work Productivity > Results > WPAI: Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Survey Results
Load-bearingStrength:plain· not yet calibratedn = 101
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passes
- Rests on an assumption: Self-reported surgically diagnosed endometriosis in the registry accurately identifies women who have endometriosis.
- Rests on an assumption: The WPAI instrument is valid for measuring endometriosis-related work productivity in this population.
- Rests on an assumption: The week of the last menstrual period or when symptoms were worse is representative of the typical impact of endometriosis symptoms on work and daily activities.
- Rests on an assumption: The 40% response rate did not introduce non-response bias that would alter the findings.
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“The Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire (WPAI) is a validated instrument that measures the effect of both general and specific symptoms on work productivity and daily tasks (34).”
§ Quantification of the Impact of Endometriosis Symptoms on Health Related Quality of Life and Work Productivity > Introduction
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [34] Reilly, 2004, The validity and accuracy of the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment questionnaire—irritable bowel syndrome version (WPAI: IBS), Aliment Pharmacol Ther source
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“To date, the only validated endometriosis-specific HRQoL instruments are EHP-30 and its shorter version, EHP-5 (25-29).”
§ Quantification of the Impact of Endometriosis Symptoms on Health Related Quality of Life and Work Productivity > Introduction
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [25] Jenkinson, 2008, Evaluation of the American version of the 30-item Endometriosis Health Profile (EHP-30), Qual Life Res source
- Not checked yetcites [26] Jones, 2004, Evaluating the responsiveness of the Endometriosis Health Profile Questionnaire: the EHP-30, Qual Life Res source
- Not checked yetcites [27] Jones, 2001, Development of an endometriosis quality-of-life instrument: the Endometriosis Health Profile-30, Obstet Gynecol
- Not checked yetcites [28] Khong, 2010, Is the 30-item Endometriosis Health Profile (EHP-30) suitable as a self-report health status instrument for clinical trials?, Fertil Steril source
- Not checked yetcites [29] Jones, 2004, Development of the Short Form Endometriosis Health Profile Questionnaire: the EHP-5, Qual Life Res source
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“It is noteworthy that disease severity defined by the patient does not necessarily correlate with physician-rated severity scores, as shown in other diseases such as ulcerative colitis, in which endoscopy severity scores had limited value in estimating HRQoL (48).”
§ Quantification of the Impact of Endometriosis Symptoms on Health Related Quality of Life and Work Productivity > Discussion
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- Not checked yetcites [48]
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“Endometriosis symptoms such as chronic, incapacitating pelvic pain and infertility negatively and substantially impact the physical and mental health status, HRQoL, and productivity at work of patients with endometriosis.”
- Also stated in: § Discussion · hedged
  “This cross-sectional study on 193 Puerto Rican women with endometriosis supports the evidence gathered by qualitative studies conducted in other populations indicating that endometriosis-related symptoms have a negative impact on QoL, HRQoL, and work productivity.”
§ Quantification of the Impact of Endometriosis Symptoms on Health Related Quality of Life and Work Productivity > Abstract > CONCLUSION
Load-bearingStrength:plain· not yet calibratedCausal:direct· not yet calibratedn = 193
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passes
- Rests on an assumption: Self-reported surgically diagnosed endometriosis in the registry accurately identifies women who have endometriosis.
- Rests on an assumption: The Spanish version of EHP-5 used in this study was valid for measuring endometriosis-related HRQoL despite not having been formally translated and validated in Spanish.
- Rests on an assumption: The sample of 193 women from the PSMHS registry is representative of women with endometriosis in Puerto Rico or more broadly.
- Rests on an assumption: The WPAI instrument is valid for measuring endometriosis-related work productivity in this population.
- Rests on an assumption: The week of the last menstrual period or when symptoms were worse is representative of the typical impact of endometriosis symptoms on work and daily activities.
- Rests on an assumption: The 40% response rate did not introduce non-response bias that would alter the findings.
In the paper
“It is well recognized that endometriosis causes severe and incapacitating painful symptoms including chronic pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, and dyspareunia (1).”
§ Quantification of the Impact of Endometriosis Symptoms on Health Related Quality of Life and Work Productivity > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [1] Bulun, 2009, Endometriosis, N Engl J Med source
Load-bearingStrength:boosted· not yet calibratedCausal:direct· not yet calibrated
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passes
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“These data suggest that endometriosis negatively impacts HRQoL across populations (37).”
§ Quantification of the Impact of Endometriosis Symptoms on Health Related Quality of Life and Work Productivity > Discussion
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [37] Wilhelm, 2008, What can alert the general practitioner to people whose common mental health problems are unrecognised?, Med J Aust source
Load-bearingStrength:hedged· not yet calibratedCausal:direct· not yet calibrated
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passes
- Rests on an assumption: The sample of 193 women from the PSMHS registry is representative of women with endometriosis in Puerto Rico or more broadly.

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“The SF-12® PCS and MCS scores were 38.4±6.7 and 39.5±6.2, respectively, indicating substantial disability.”
- Also stated in: § RESULTS · plain
  “Patients had SF-12 scores denoting significant disability in the phyisical and mental health components.”
§ Quantification of the Impact of Endometriosis Symptoms on Health Related Quality of Life and Work Productivity > Results > SF-12® Health Survey Results
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Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passes
It may state two separate claims as one.
- Rests on an assumption: Self-reported surgically diagnosed endometriosis in the registry accurately identifies women who have endometriosis.
- Rests on an assumption: The 40% response rate did not introduce non-response bias that would alter the findings.
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“We observed that, indeed, patients categorized as “high impact” had significantly higher WPAI Presenteeism, Work productivity loss and Activity impairment scores indicating greater impairment and less productivity (Table 4).”
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  “Also, except for absenteeism, we observed statistically significant differences between patients reporting high vs low impact on EHP-5 domains in all WPAI dimensions.”
§ Quantification of the Impact of Endometriosis Symptoms on Health Related Quality of Life and Work Productivity > Results > Comparison between EHP-5 and WPAI results
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Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passes
It may state two separate claims as one.
- Rests on an assumption: Self-reported surgically diagnosed endometriosis in the registry accurately identifies women who have endometriosis.
- Rests on an assumption: The Spanish version of EHP-5 used in this study was valid for measuring endometriosis-related HRQoL despite not having been formally translated and validated in Spanish.
- Rests on an assumption: The WPAI instrument is valid for measuring endometriosis-related work productivity in this population.
- Rests on an assumption: The 40% response rate did not introduce non-response bias that would alter the findings.
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“Compared to patients with rheumatoid arthritis, patients in this study reported worse WPAI outcomes in all domains measured except for absenteeism (13% vs. 46%) (47).”
§ Quantification of the Impact of Endometriosis Symptoms on Health Related Quality of Life and Work Productivity > Discussion
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- Not checked yetcites [47] Poole, 2010, A comparison of physician-rated disease severity and patient reported outcomes in mild to moderately active ulcerative colitis, J Crohns Colitis source
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- Rests on an assumption: The WPAI instrument is valid for measuring endometriosis-related work productivity in this population.
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“Patients reported a substantial impact of symptoms in both work productivity (moderately affected) and daily life activities (extremely affected).”
- Also stated in: § WPAI: Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Survey Results · plain
  “Based on this scale, loss of productivity had a median of 6.0 (moderately affected) and daily life activities a median of 7.0 (extremely affected).”
§ Quantification of the Impact of Endometriosis Symptoms on Health Related Quality of Life and Work Productivity > Discussion
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Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passes
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- Rests on an assumption: The WPAI instrument is valid for measuring endometriosis-related work productivity in this population.
- Rests on an assumption: The week of the last menstrual period or when symptoms were worse is representative of the typical impact of endometriosis symptoms on work and daily activities.
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“Among QoL domains most commonly affected were changes in mood, and perceptions that no one understands, which were reported by more than half of respondents.”
§ Quantification of the Impact of Endometriosis Symptoms on Health Related Quality of Life and Work Productivity > Discussion
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- Rests on an assumption: The Spanish version of EHP-5 used in this study was valid for measuring endometriosis-related HRQoL despite not having been formally translated and validated in Spanish.
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“The only significant difference observed between these two groups was age: patients who responded by regular mail were older than those who responded electronically.”
§ Quantification of the Impact of Endometriosis Symptoms on Health Related Quality of Life and Work Productivity > Discussion
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“The questionnaire was completed by 193 women, for a response rate of 40%.”
§ Quantification of the Impact of Endometriosis Symptoms on Health Related Quality of Life and Work Productivity > Results
Strength:plain· not yet calibratedn = 193
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✗ Load-bearing: fails✓ Based: passes
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- Rests on an assumption: The 40% response rate did not introduce non-response bias that would alter the findings.
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“Moreover, we observed an association between EHP-5 and WPAI results, supporting the use of EHP-5 as a tool to predict work-related problems in these patients.”
§ Quantification of the Impact of Endometriosis Symptoms on Health Related Quality of Life and Work Productivity > Discussion
Load-bearingStrength:plain· not yet calibratedCausal:correlational· not yet calibrated
Tests✓ Asserted: passes✓ Checkable: passes✓ Load-bearing: passes✓ Based: passes
It may state two separate claims as one.
- Rests on an assumption: The Spanish version of EHP-5 used in this study was valid for measuring endometriosis-related HRQoL despite not having been formally translated and validated in Spanish.
- Rests on an assumption: The WPAI instrument is valid for measuring endometriosis-related work productivity in this population.
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“WPAI and SF-12® have been translated to Spanish and validated previously (38, 39).”
§ Quantification of the Impact of Endometriosis Symptoms on Health Related Quality of Life and Work Productivity > Discussion
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- Not checked yetcites [38] Rodriguez-Merchan, 2003, Health outcome assessment: SF-36 in English and Spanish, Haemophilia source
- Not checked yetcites [39] Vergara, 2009, Validation of the Spanish Work Productivity and Activity impairment questionnaire: Crohn’s disease version, Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol source
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“Thus, SF-12® scores ≥50 represent above average health status and scores of ≤40 have been used as determinant of significant disability (37).”
§ Quantification of the Impact of Endometriosis Symptoms on Health Related Quality of Life and Work Productivity > Materials and Methods > Study Questionnaires
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- Not checked yetcites [37] Wilhelm, 2008, What can alert the general practitioner to people whose common mental health problems are unrecognised?, Med J Aust source
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“Such studies have also shown that endometriosis symptoms negatively impact patients’ social wellbeing, affecting relationships, lowering self-esteem, and leading to a feeling of loss of control (3, 22, 23).”
§ Quantification of the Impact of Endometriosis Symptoms on Health Related Quality of Life and Work Productivity > Introduction
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [3] Jones, 2004, The impact of endometriosis upon quality of life: a qualitative analysis, J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol source
- Not checked yetcites [22] Lewis, 1987, Bipolar mood disorder and endometriosis: preliminary findings, Am J Psychiatry source
- Not checked yetcites [23] Low, 1993, A psychological profile of endometriosis patients in comparison to patients with pelvic pain of other origins, J Psychosom Res source
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“The endometriosis-specific EHP-5 survey was developed and validated in an effort to have a condensed HRQoL instrument that could be used in a time-effective manner during a clinical consult and/or encounters with researchers (29).”
§ Quantification of the Impact of Endometriosis Symptoms on Health Related Quality of Life and Work Productivity > Materials and Methods > Study Questionnaires
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- Not checked yetcites [29] Jones, 2004, Development of the Short Form Endometriosis Health Profile Questionnaire: the EHP-5, Qual Life Res source
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“The endometriosis-specific surveys EHP-30/EHP-5 have been translated and validated in several populations (25, 30, 31, 44); however, these valuable instruments have not been widely used.”
§ Quantification of the Impact of Endometriosis Symptoms on Health Related Quality of Life and Work Productivity > Discussion
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [25] Jenkinson, 2008, Evaluation of the American version of the 30-item Endometriosis Health Profile (EHP-30), Qual Life Res source
- Not checked yetcites [30] Renouvel, 2009, Linguistic adaptation of the endometriosis health profile 5: EHP 5 [in French], J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris) source
- Not checked yetcites [31] Mengarda, 2008, Validation of Brazilian Portuguese version of quality of life questionnaire for women with endometriosis (Endometriosis Health Profile Questionnaire—EHP-30) [in Portugese], Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet source
- Not checked yetcites [44] Choi, 2005, Influencing factors of depression in women with endometriosis [in Korean], Taehan Kanho Hakhoe Chi
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Before this study, the effect of endometriosis symptoms on work productivity had not been measured with standardized instruments.
“One important aspect of QoL is work productivity; however, the impact of endometriosis symptoms on this particular area has not been quantified to date using standardized instruments.”
“To our knowledge, WPAI has not been used before to quantify the impact of endometriosis symptoms on work aspects.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Self-reported surgically diagnosed endometriosis in the registry accurately identifies women who have endometriosis.
“Women (n=193) with self-reported surgically diagnosed endometriosis from the Endometriosis Patient Registry at Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences (PSMHS).”
“patients with self-reported surgically diagnosed of endometriosis (n=715) and controls (n=246)”
The paper relies on this without support.
The Spanish version of EHP-5 used in this study was valid for measuring endometriosis-related HRQoL despite not having been formally translated and validated in Spanish.
“EHP-5 had not been translated to Spanish, although its questions were derived from SF-36, which has been previously translated to Spanish.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The sample of 193 women from the PSMHS registry is representative of women with endometriosis in Puerto Rico or more broadly.
“This cross-sectional study on 193 Puerto Rican women with endometriosis supports the evidence gathered by qualitative studies conducted in other populations indicating that endometriosis-related symptoms have a negative impact on QoL, HRQoL, and work productivity.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The WPAI instrument is valid for measuring endometriosis-related work productivity in this population.
“to our knowledge, this is the first time WPAI has been applied to an endometriosis patient population.”
“The Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire (WPAI) is a validated instrument that measures the effect of both general and specific symptoms on work productivity and daily tasks (34).”
The paper relies on this without support.
The week of the last menstrual period or when symptoms were worse is representative of the typical impact of endometriosis symptoms on work and daily activities.
“Patients were instructed to respond these questions according to how they felt during the week of their last menstrual period (when exacerbation of symptoms most commonly occurs) or during the week of the month when symptoms were worse.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The 40% response rate did not introduce non-response bias that would alter the findings.
“The questionnaire was completed by 193 women, for a response rate of 40%.”

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Authors: Fourquet, J., Báez, L., Figueroa, M., Iriarte, R. I., & Flores, I.
Affiliations: Ponce Health Sciences University (PR)
Corresponding author: Flores, Idhaliz
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Locations: Fertility and Sterility (publishedVersion)
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Funders: National Institutes of Health (5s06gm008239-23)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (S06 GM-08239, S06-GM 008239)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD050559)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Endometriosis Research and Treatment
Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
Keywords: endometriosis, endometriosis symptoms, health-related quality of life, labor productivity, absenteeism, presenteeism, activity impairment, physical and mental health, pelvic pain, infertility, women's health
MeSH terms: Activities of Daily Living, Adolescent, Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Efficiency, Endometriosis, Female, Health Status Indicators, Health Surveys, Humans, Middle Aged, Quality of Life, Young Adult

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Quantification of the impact of endometriosis symptoms on health-related quality of life and work productivity

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