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Gracia Lopez, Maria Del CarmenAuthorMartínez-Zamora MaCorresponding AuthorGracia MAuthorRos CAuthorRius MAuthorCarmona FAuthor

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January 24, 2021
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Impact of Adenomyosis on Women's Psychological Health and Work Productivity: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Publicated to: Journal Of Womens Health. 30 (11): 1653-1659 - 2021-11-01 30(11), DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2020.8789

Authors:

Alcalde, AM; Martínez-Zamora, MA; Gracia, M; Ros, C; Rius, M; Nicolás, I; Carmona, F
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Affiliations

Gynecology Department, Institute Clinic of Gynecology, Obstetrics, and Neonatology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. - Author
‎ Univ Barcelona, Dept Gynaecol, Inst Invest Biomed August Pi & Sunyer IDIBAPS, Inst Clin Gynaecol Obstet & Neonatol,Hosp Clin, C Villarroel 170, E-08036 Barcelona, Spain - Author

Abstract

Background: Quality of life in adenomyosis (AD) patients has been poorly investigated. Previous data suggest that AD has negative impact on the quality of life in these women. Methods: From September 2018 to December 2019, all consecutive female premenopausal patients aged ≥18 years diagnosed with AD by transvaginal ultrasound (TVU) were invited to participate in a comparative cross-sectional study. The Short Form-36-item (SF-36) health questionnaire and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were administered. Work productivity and activity impairment were assessed using the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire: General Health version (WPAI:GH). Data obtained from these patients were compared with women with normal-appearing myometrium in the TVU recruited during routine gynecological visits. The study was approved by the Clinical Research Ethics Committee of the Hospital Clinic (reference HCB/2018/0919). Results: One hundred three patients with AD and 214 without AD were analyzed. Patients with AD compared to those without AD showed significantly lower scores in all domains of the SF-36 questionnaire and mean (SD) higher scores in the HADS questionnaire for anxiety (10.06 [3.04] vs. 6.92 [2.98], p < 0.001) and depression (6.39 [3.89] vs. 2.74 [2.01], p < 0.002). Significant differences (p < 0.001) were also found for the percentages of absenteeism (12.2% vs. 1.1%), presenteeism (31.1% vs. 11.4%), overall work productivity loss (38.2% vs. 12.4%), and activity impairment (55.7% vs. 9.9%). The presence of AD was associated with higher yearly estimated indirect costs of €5161.32 (€7928.0 vs. €2460.8, p < 0.001). Conclusions: AD negatively affects women's health-related quality of life, psychological health, and work productivity, with impairment at work and daily activities, and higher risk for anxiety and depression.
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Keywords

AbsenteeismAdenomyosisAdolescentAdultAnxietyArticleClinical researchComparative studyCross-sectional studiesCross-sectional studyDepressionEfficiencyFemaleHealth care costHospital anxiety and depression scaleHumanHumansMajor clinical studyMedical ethicsMyometriumPremenopausePresenteeismProductivityQuality of lifeQuestionnaireShort form 36Surveys and questionnairesTransvaginal echographyWomen's healthWork productivityWork productivity and activity impairment questionnaire: general health version

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2021, it was in position 9/44, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Womens Studies.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-03:

  • WoS: 16
  • Scopus: 12
  • Europe PMC: 5
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-03:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 43 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

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    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Alcalde AM) and Last Author (Carmona Herrera, Francisco).

    the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Martínez Zamora, Mª. Àngels.

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