A qualitative study to inform the development of a new quality of life measure for surgery for prolapse, incontinence and mesh complications
The impact of surgery for POP, SUI and MC on QoL is multidimensional and complex. It is recommended that a future PROM encompasses the potential for improvement of symptoms, the failure of surgery to improve symptoms, the development of new symptoms after surgery, and the consequential positive and negative impacts of surgery on activity, roles, psychological well-being and ultimately QoL, in both the short and long term.
Authors
- Stergios K. Doumouchtsis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0404-6335)
- Mollie Price (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7884-3644)
- Janice T. Connell
- Victoria Fisher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6549-0352)
- Thomas Gray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7719-4366)
- Francesca Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6961-2457)
- Georgina Forshall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7092-3490)
- Georgina Jones
- Swati Jha
- Alicia O’Cathain
- Stephen Radley
- Cat Brooke
Institutions
- University of East Anglia (GB)
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Leeds Beckett University (GB)
- University of Sheffield (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Global Women s Health
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2026.1643835
- Primary Topic
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Health Technology Assessment Programme