QS ENDO Real - A Study by the German Endometriosis Research Foundation (SEF) on the Reality of Care for Patients with Endometriosis in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

QS ENDO Real - A Study by the German Endometriosis Research Foundation (SEF) on the Reality of Care for Patients with Endometriosis in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd. 2020 Feb;80(2):179-189 Authors: Zeppernick F, Zeppernick M, Janschek E, Wölfler M, Bornemann S, Holtmann L, Oehmke F, Brandes I, Scheible CM, Salehin D, Pethick SV, Boosz AS, Krämer B, Sillem M, Bühler K, Keckstein J, Schweppe KW, Meinhold-Heerlein I, QS Endo Working Group of the Endometriosis Research Foundation (SEF) Abstract Endometriosis affects a significant number of young premenopausal women. Quite apart from the medical challenges, endometriosis is a relevant burden for healthcare and social security systems. Standardized quality indicators for the treatment of endometriosis have not previously been systematically verified. The three-stage study QS ENDO was initiated to record and improve the reality and quality of care. One of its aims is to create quality indicators for the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis. For the first stage of QS ENDO Real, letters were sent to all 1014 gynecological departments in the German-speaking area of Europe (the DACH region) which included a questionnaire as a means of surveying the current state of care. A total of 296 (29.2%) of the centers which received the questionnaire participated in the survey. The subsequent evaluation of the completed questionnaires showed that the majority of pati...
Source: Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde - Category: OBGYN Tags: Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd Source Type: research