Patient reported outcomes in chronic pelvic pain

Abstract

Aim: This research is a descriptive epidemiological study aimed to investigate the patient reported outcomes and expression of chronic pelvic pain of different etiologies and difference between males and females regarding the impact of pain on different life aspects including social and economic aspects.

Patient & method: This study was a descriptive analysis including patients diagnosed with chronic pelvic pain who visited pain management clinic at Assiut University hospital between 2018 and 2023. Five hundred patients diagnosed with CPP were allocated into two groups: 140 males and 360 females. All cases were monitored to assess the visual analog scale (VAS), PESQ, and health VAS scores. During the follow- up, the patients' efficacy evaluation and the administration of analgesics were documented.

Results: Regarding the type of pelvic pain in females, it was gynecological in 46.11% of patients, urological in 24.44% of patients; VAS was not significantly different between both patients. PSEQ was markedly elevated in male cases in comparison to female cases, with a P value of less than

0.001.

Conclusion:

The most common type of pelvic pain was local pelvic pain syndrome, which was present in 87 males (62.14%), and in 132 females (36.67%). The PSEQ was markedly higher in male cases in comparison to female cases, with a P value of less than 0.001 indicating that males can cope better with that type of pain.