Quality of Life and Sexual Function of Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorder Patients after Surgery

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate sexual function and quality of life features using two validated Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) questionnaires, and the Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) in patients with sexually active on Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) Disorder patient. Methods: This research is a cross sectional analytic observational study which was conducted in Haji Adam Malik General Hospital from January 2017 December 2019. Thirty-fi ve study patients who have been diagnosed with PAS disorder and have been treated for at least 3 months were divided into hysterectomy and conservative groups. This study data consisted of primary data from interviews and secondary data from medical records. Independent T test is used if it is normally distributed and Mann-Whitney is used if it is not normally distributed, and it is declared signifi cant if the P value is <0.05. Result: From 8 assessment variables in the SF-36 questionnaire by comparing the questionnaire scores of PASD patients in the hysterectomy and conservative groups by showing signifi cant results on social function (P value 0.021). Whereas in the FSFI questionnaire, there were 6 variables to assess the sexual function of patients with pain variable showing signifi cant results (P value 0.007). Conclusions: There were differences in quality of life (social function) and sexual function (pain) in PASD patients in the hysterectomy and conservative groups.