Kronik Pelvik Ağrı ve Yaşam Kalitesi

Uluslararas› A¤r› Araflt›rma Derne¤i Taksonomi Komitesi a¤r›y›, “doku harabiyetine ba¤l› olan veya olmayan, kifliningeçmiflteki deneyimleriyle de ilgili, hofl olmayan bir emosyonel duyum”olarak tan›mlamaktad›r.Kronik pelvik a¤r›n›n (KPA) kabul edilmifl bir tan›m› olmamakla beraber, menstrüasyon ve cinsel birleflmeyle iliflkiliolmayan, alt abdomen ve pelvise lokalize, en az 6 ay süreyle devam eden sürekli ya da ara ara ortaya ç›kan, a¤r›d›r.Yap›lan jinekolojik muayene ve laboratuar de¤erlendirmelerinde nedeni saptanamayan a¤r›lar “kronik pelvik a¤r›sendromu” olarak tan›mlan›r.Kronik pelvik a¤r›, fiziksel, sosyal, psikolojik ve ekonomik etkileri olan ve kad›nlar aras›nda yayg›n görülen bir problemdir.Bir multidisipliner ekip a¤r›n›n somatik, davran›flsal ve psikososyal boyutlar›n›n ayn› anda de¤erlendirilmesini veyönetimini sa¤lar.Anahtar Kelimeler: Kronik pelvik a¤r›, yaflam kalitesi, hemflirelik, ekip yaklafl›m›.

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