Association between pelvic floor disorder symptoms and QoL scores with depressive symptoms among pelvic organ prolapse patients.
Javier Pizarro-BerdichevskyMario Javier HitschfeldAlejandro PattilloBernardita BlumelSilvana GonzalezMarco ArellanoRodrigo CuevasJacobo AlvoAriel GorodischerClaudia Flores-EspinozaHoward B GoldmanPublished in: The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology (2016)
A 'positive' screening for DS was associated with worse PFDI-20 and P-QoL scores despite no difference in objective measurements. It may be that depressed patients interpret their symptoms differently.