The impact of systemic sclerosis on women’s health evaluated with an ad hoc-developed patient-reported questionnaire
The newly developed questionnaire provides a unique opportunity to comprehensively assess the experience of women with SSc. Disease burden was shown to negatively impact sexual function and adherence to regular gynecological visits. Furthermore, receiving a diagnosis during reproductive age may increase the likelihood of a reduced family size. Clinicians who take care of women with SSc should implement these domains into routine management, thus improving the health literacy of their patients.
Authors
- Francesca Ramazzotto
- Franco Franceschini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3678-6124)
- Ilaria Galetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9595-7582)
- Paolo Airó (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5241-1918)
- Liala Moschetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4976-9550)
- Eleonora Pedretti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5296-0416)
- Laura Andréoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9107-3218)
- Anǵela Tincani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4355-9333)
- Maria Grazia Lazzaroni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1860-6866)
- Sonia Zatti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0404-1259)
Institutions
- University of Brescia (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders
- Published
- 2025-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23971983251318148
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.89