Development of an endometriosis self-assessment tool for patient.

Objective: This study aimed to develop and verify an endometriosis self-assessment tool (ESAT).

Methods: A non-experimental, descriptive, correlational study design was used. Candidate items were developed based on a conceptual framework constructed using the results of in-depth interviews and an integrative literature review.

Seeking adaptation from uncertainty: Coping strategies of South Korean women with endometriosis.

Women with endometriosis may experience uncertainty owing to the characteristics of the disease, including vague symptom patterns, delayed diagnosis, and long-term management with no cure. However, women use various coping strategies to adapt to the uncertainty caused by their endometriosis. This descriptive qualitative study explored the coping experiences of women with endometriosis to reduce their uncertainty about the disease and to achieve successful adaptation to their lives with endometriosis.

Comparisons of the Incidence and Critical Risk Factors of Metabolic Syndrome in Patients With a Rheumatic Disease or Gout.

Background: Rheumatic disease and gout are particularly known to be associated with metabolic syndrome.

Purpose: To compare incidence, physiological indices, and risk factors of metabolic syndrome in patients with rheumatic diseases or gout.

Methods: Data were collected from medical records of 220 patients with rheumatic disease or gout.