Quality of Life among Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapses After Postpartum: Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapses After Postpartum

Aneeqa Aqdas; Mahnoor Alam; Nimra Rehman; Areeba Ahsan Qadri; Rimsha Tariq; Fatima Mazhar; Erum Ghaffar; Maria Samad; Uzma Irshad; Barjees Ahmad

doi:10.54393/pbmj.v8i11.1292

Authors

Aneeqa Aqdas Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Hajvery University, Lahore, Pakistan
Mahnoor Alam Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Hajvery University, Lahore, Pakistan
Nimra Rehman Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Hajvery University, Lahore, Pakistan
Areeba Ahsan Qadri Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Hajvery University, Lahore, Pakistan
Rimsha Tariq Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Hajvery University, Lahore, Pakistan
Fatima Mazhar Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Hajvery University, Lahore, Pakistan
Erum Ghaffar Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Hajvery University, Lahore, Pakistan
Maria Samad Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Hajvery University, Lahore, Pakistan
Uzma Irshad Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Hajvery University, Lahore, Pakistan
Barjees Ahmad Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Hajvery University, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/pbmj.v8i11.1292

Keywords:

Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Quality of Life, Postpartum Women, P-QoL Questionnaire

Abstract

Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is the dropping of the pelvic organs as a result of the inability to hold them through weakness, especially in the aftermath of childbirth, which causes physical and emotional problems. Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of POP and its effects on the quality of life (QoL) of postpartum women by administering the P-QOL questionnaire. Purposes: To establish the QoL of postpartum women who have pelvic organ prolapse. Methods: The study was a four-month cross-sectional study to gather information on various hospitals within Lahore. In the present study, 377 postpartum women (20 to 45 years old) in the public hospitals were evaluated by the P-QoL questionnaire, but they were not included whose prior POP treatment or were still pregnant. Results: The researchers established that 96.3 percent of 377 women experienced severe symptoms of POP, with the moderate-to-high performance scores consistent, and only half of them made it to the standardized analysis. Conclusions: The fact that severe POP symptoms occur in the majority of cases (96.3%), and moderate-to-high performance consistency highlights the fact that there is a strong necessity to enhance data inclusion and specific interventions.

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