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Table 5 Impacts Associated With Endometriosis

From: Development and content validation of a patient-reported endometriosis pain daily diary

Symptom

Spontaneous

Probed

Not Affected

Missing

US

Japan

US

Japan

US

Japan

US

Japan

Problems doing physical activities

12 (70.6)

11 (64.7)

4 (23.5)

2 (11.8)

1 (5.9)

1 (5.9)

–

3 (17.6)

Affecting other daily activities

6 (35.3)

7 (41.2)

7 (41.2)

7 (41.2)

4 (23.5)

2 (11.8)

–

1 (5.9)

Experience difficulties during or after sexual intercourse

(changes in relationship with partner)

8 (47.1)

7 (41.2)

5 (29.4)

5 (29.4)

4 (23.5)

4 (23.5)

–

1 (5.9)

Doing fewer social activities

(seeing friends and acquaintances less often)

9 (52.9)

2 (11.8)

7 (41.2)

2 (11.8)

1 (5.9)

12 (70.6)

–

1 (5.9)

Having problems doing your daily chores at home

(cleaning, cooking, house maintenance)

3 (17.6)

4 (23.5)

10 (58.8)

10 (58.8)

4 (23.5)

2 (11.8)

–

1 (5.9)

Having problems at work

(with people or with getting your work completed)

10 (58.8)

6 (35.3)

3 (17.6)

8 (47.1)

4 (23.5)

2 (11.8)

–

1 (5.9)

Other impactsa

12 (70.6)

10 (58.8)

NA

–

–

–

5 (29.4)

7 (41.2)

  1. All data are presented as n (%)
  2. aOther impacts spontaneously offered by US patients: avoid work out; competitive runner; depression; family life (taking care of her daughter); fatigue; fertility – ability to have children; having another child; irritable relationship; lifting children; limit time away from home; low libido; medical issue stomach; school; sleep; sleep a lot; thinking about having hysterectomy; and tiredness
  3. Other impacts spontaneously offered by Japanese patients: bowel movement; [have] to stay in bed for 2 days; can’t [fall] asleep; financial travel plan; avoid those times (intercourse pain, ovulation period, bowel movement pain); [have] to take a day off in school (past); lying down (sideways); lying down; have to rest; leave her alone not to be disturbed; not able to sit; prefer to stay in bed; cannot keep standing especially on Day 1