Patients’ perspective on cognitive behavioural therapy after surgical treatment of endometriosis: a qualitative study

Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for improving health-related quality of life in patients with endometriosis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

“…Endometriosis leaves couples to deal with many different difficulties such as reduced ability to cope with stressors, infertility, and sexual distress [ 64 ]. At the same time, a functional, healthy relationship can be a source of continuous support and may improve resilience in living with the disease [ 44 ]. Relationship satisfaction will be assessed using the 7-item Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS) [ 65 ].…”

“…Its efficacy in easing the burden of other disorders in women’s health (e.g., premenstrual dysphoric disorder [PMDD] [ 43 ]) further supports the implementation of CBT in treatment of endometriosis. Additionally, patients with endometriosis supported the implementation of CBT when informed about possible benefits [ 44 ]. However, to our knowledge, no study has yet investigated the effect of CBT in improving HRQoL in patients with endometriosis.…”

Determining the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy in improving quality of life in patients undergoing endometriosis surgery: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

“…In 2019 and 2020, prior to developing this study protocol, we conducted a focus group study with patients who underwent endometriosis surgery to investigate if they were interested in psychological therapy in order to improve QoL in addition to endometriosis surgery and why. 11 We furthermore explored how they would design such a psychological treatment. The information acquired in these focus groups was taken into account when designing the intervention used in this research protocol.…”

“…In this focus group study we showed that patients who had been surgically treated for endometriosis expect that CBT could improve QoL and reduce pain. 11 Patients in this study were exclusively interested in face-to-face sessions (either in-person or using a videoconference) instead of web-based therapy without personal contact. Patients noted however, that web-based sessions could positively contribute to face-to-face CBT by providing a detailed overview of all the information already introduced in the face-to-face sessions.…”

“…[8][9][10] We have recently shown that patients undergoing endometriosis surgery believe that CBT could be a valuable asset to their treatment, in order to improve QoL. 11 We designed this research protocol for a randomised controlled trial to investigate the efficacy of CBT on improving QoL in patients with endometriosis-associated pain in addition to endometriosis removal surgery.…”