‘Everything’s from the inside out with PCOS’:exploring women’s experiences of living with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and co-morbidities through Skype™ interviews

Abstract

Polycystic ovary syndrome is an endocrine disorder affecting 1 in 10 women. Women with polycystic ovary syndrome can experience co-morbidities, including depressive symptoms. This research explores the experience of living with polycystic ovary syndrome and co-morbidities. Totally, 10 participants with polycystic ovary syndrome took part in Skype™ interviews and analysed using thematic analysis. Four themes emerged from the data: change (to life plans and changing nature of condition); support (healthcare professionals, education and relationships); co-morbidities (living with other conditions and depression, self-harm and suicidal ideation) and identity (feminine identity and us and them). The findings highlight the need for screening of women with polycystic ovary syndrome for depressive disorders.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102915603051
Divisions: College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Psychology
College of Health & Life Sciences
Additional Information: Creative Commons Non Commercial CC-BY-NC: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
Uncontrolled Keywords: anxiety,depression,polycystic ovary syndrome,Skype
Last Modified: 19 Feb 2024 08:10
Date Deposited: 09 Dec 2015 13:05
Full Text Link: http://hpo.sage ... 055102915603051
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2015
Published Online Date: 2015-08-31
Authors: Williams, Sophie
Sheffield, David
Knibb, Rebecca C. (ORCID Profile 0000-0001-5561-0904)

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