Emotional Intelligence and Quality of Life Among Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Educational Program
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Background: Nurses are at the forefront of health care, who play a vital role in the care of women with polycystic ovary syndrome, providing education, support, and guidance to help them manage their condition and improve their quality of life. Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) often face challenges, such as infertility and sexual dysfunction, which can strain marital relationships and further reduce quality of life. Objective: Find out the impact of emotional intelligence educational program on quality of life among women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Methods: A randomized control trial (R.C.T). was applied. Total sample of 102 married women at the reproductive age (18-45) years old diagnosed with PCOs. For data collection, using three tools, a structure Interview questionnaire, quality of life tool and emotional Intelligence tool. First assessed and reevaluated after 6 and 12 months of providing the educational program to studied women which covering the theoretical and practical information. Results: The mean age in the study group was (30.61 ± 4.98) years old and control group was (32.06 ± 4.34) years old majority of women in both group have irregular menstruation (70.6%, 80.4%), there was highly statistically significance difference between control and study group in post-test and follow up (p-value =0.031, 0.001) respectively following program implementation, and there was positive correlation between quality of life and emotional intelligence. The quality of life of women is statistically significantly impacted by irregular menstruation and infertility pre, post and following program implementation. Conclusion: It was concluded that educational programs about emotional intelligence effectively improve the negative effect of PCO on women’s quality of life and have helpful influence in adverse domain of quality of life. Upgrading women’s knowledge toward lifestyle modification and enhancing service training program in the field of emotional intelligence for women and nurses.
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Keywords: Educational program; Emotional Intelligence; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; Quality of Life.Downloads
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