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The relationship between women's symptoms of endometriosis and self-esteem.

OBJECTIVE
To determine the relationship between women's symptoms of endometriosis and self-esteem.


DESIGN
Descriptive.


SETTING
Private practice.


PARTICIPANTS
Twenty-three mostly middle class, employed women who had been diagnosed with endometriosis and had received treatment from a physician.


METHOD
The volunteer subjects completed a two-part questionnaire. One part consisted of questions on demographic characteristics, health history, menstrual history, and symptoms of endometriosis, and the other part consisted of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale.


MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
The relationship between women's self-esteem and perceptions of the number, frequency, and severity of their symptoms.


RESULTS
No significant correlation was found between self-esteem and the number, frequency, and severity of endometriosis symptoms. Significant correlations were found between the number/frequency of symptoms and the severity of pain and between the frequency and number of symptoms.


CONCLUSION
Although endometriosis symptoms did not influence self-esteem, they interfered with women's lives. Assessment of psychosocial status and nursing interventions designed to relieve pain are important factors in assisting women with endometriosis.