11 April 2024 : Clinical Research
Alexithymia and Quality of Life in Saudi Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Community-Based Study
Leen E. Alturki
1ABDE*, Gomanh M. Alofisan 1ABDEF, Layan K. Alsaif 1ABEF, Saja A. Alharbi 1ABDE, Nora M. Alturki 1ABE, Shekhah S. Aldahash 1ABDE, Razan J. Almutairi 1ABE, Zeinab A. Abd-Elhaleem 2DF
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.943594
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e943594
Table 5 Correlation between TAS-20 DIF, DDF, and EOT and HRQoL 15D scores.
| Factor | Level | n | % | TAS-20 | DIF | DDF | EOT | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | 95% CI | Mean (SD) | 95% CI | Mean (SD) | 95% CI | Mean (SD) | 95% CI | ||||
| HRQoL | Affected | 494 | 95 | 64.2 | 63.3–65.2* | 25.3 | 24.7–25.8* | 17.0 | 16.6–17.3* | 22.0 | 21.7–22.4 |
| No problem on any dimension of the full HRQOL | 24 | 5 | 56.3 | 53.1–59.5 | 20.6 | 19.0–22.1 | 14.3 | 12.7–16.0 | 21.4 | 19.6–23.2 | |
| TAS-20 subscales of DIF, DDF, and EOT and their correlations with HRQoL scores. TAS-20 – Toronto Alexithymia Scale; DIF – difficulty identifying feelings; DDF – difficulty describing feelings; EOT – externally oriented thinking; HRQoL 15D – health-related quality of life 15-dimensional scale; SD – standard deviation. * | |||||||||||