Factors influencing health‐related quality of life in women with endometriosis: A cross‐sectional study

Abstract This study aimed to assess the health‐related quality of life and identify its associated factors in women with endometriosis. A cross‐sectional correlation study design and convenience sampling were conducted in the gynecological outpatient clinic of a teaching hospital in northern Taiwan. A total of 216 women with endometriosis were recruited. The data were collected using structured questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Participants reported a moderate level of health‐related quality of life. The most significant impact of endometriosis on health‐related quality of life was emotional well‐being, followed by feeling of control or powerless, pain, social support, and self‐image. Educational attainment, menstrual cycle, period length, perceived menstrual flow, symptom distress, and self‐management strategies explained 66% of the variance in health‐related quality of life. Factors influencing health‐related quality of life in women with endometriosis play a key role in promoting women's well‐being. Interventions based on these related factors should be developed and taken into practice to effectively manage the disease‐related symptoms for women with endometriosis and thereby improve their overall health‐related quality of life.