A comparative Survey of the Relationship between Self Efficacy and Life Quality in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Healthy Women

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the endocrine disorders among women of reproductive age with high prevalence and different metabolic, reproductive and psychological consequences that clarifies the necessity of doing research in this regard. The main aim of this research was to compare the relationship between self efficacy and quality of life of women with polycystic ovary syndrome and healthy women.
This research was carried out via a sectional comparative method on 129 women suffering from polycystic ovary syndrome and 125 healthy women. Available sampling method was employed using the Rotterdam criteria. Women from both the research and the control groups responded to the WHOQOL-BREF and GSE–10 questionnaires. The Data was then analyzed using multiple statistical methods, including the Pearson’s coefficient, regression, t-test and multivariate analysis of variance.
The quality of life was significantly lower among the women from the research group compared to the healthy group (p It seems to be essential to increase awareness, screening and referring process in order to take advantage of the advisory services to improve psychological factors in both PCOS and healthy women.