Survey study, 2017
How much quality of life do women with untreated PMDD lose over their lifetime?
Untreated PMDD causes an expected loss of about 3 years of quality-adjusted life over a woman's lifetime, accounting for pregnancy and menstruation-free periods. This is based on a preliminary survey of 66 untreated women.
What they did
Cross-sectional study of 66 untreated women with PMDD. Researchers collected data on symptoms and quality of life during the menstrual cycle using the EQ-5D scale.
What they found
The 66 women had a mean EQ-5D score of 0.795. Their expected loss of quality of life was about 0.14 years per year if PMDD is untreated. Over a lifetime, accounting for menopause and periods without menstruation, women with untreated PMDD are expected to experience about 3 years of lost quality of life.
What it means for you
PMDD has a large impact on daily life and overall well-being. The main limits are that this is a preliminary survey of only 66 women with untreated PMDD, and it is cross-sectional.
66
women studied
0.14
years of quality of life lost per year
3
estimated lifetime years of lost quality of life
About the study
- Original title
- Reduction of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) in patients with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)
- Authors
- Yamada K, Kamagata E
- Journal
- Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation
- Year
- 2017
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 66
- What was tested
- None, observational study
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1007/s11136-017-1642-1
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