Objective: To explore the health-related quality of life and how this is
associated with symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress, mediated by
personality characteristics in women with Endometriosis Design:
Quantitative, cross-sectional study Setting: Cyprus Population or
Sample: 47 Cypriot women aged between 20-46 diagnosed with
Endometriosis. Methods: Participants, after receiving information about
the aims and objectives of the study consented to complete either online
or face-to-face questionnaires. With the use of an online platform,
volunteers completed three questionnaires. Main Outcome Measures: The
psychometric tools used were the Endometriosis Health Profile-30, the
Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) and the International
Personality Item Pool - Five Factor Model 50. Results: Significant
effects of health-related quality of life on symptoms of anxiety and
stress emerged. Symptoms of depression showed no significant effect.
Neuroticism affected symptoms of anxiety and stress in an unexpected
way, as high levels of Neuroticism predicted low levels of symptoms of
depression, anxiety and stress. Also, Neuroticism acts as a mediating
factor between health-related quality of life and symptoms of anxiety
and stress. Conclusions: These results show how drastically
Endometriosis can negatively affect the mental health and quality of
life of women. Health-related quality of life affects symptoms of
anxiety and stress, which brings upon new evidence to enhance the
embodiment of psychological support in the treatment of Endometriosis.
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