Reference | subjects (response rate; age) | instruments | scores on depression between two groups | strengths | limitations |
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Heller-Boersma et al., 2009, Psychosomatics [3] | patient group: 66, mean age:27.9 ± 1.0 yrs., response rate: 20% (66/355); control group:31 healthy women, mean age: 27.8 ± 1.5 yrs. | The symptom checklist (SCL-90-R); The Rosenberg Self- Esteem Scale (RSE); The Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP-32) | no significant difference | Well-matched comparison group; Widely used questionnaires; | cross-sectional design; small sample size; selection bias (Response rate: 20%) |
Adds to the limited knowledge of psychological functioning in MRKH patients. | |||||
Claudia Gatti et al., 2010, THE JOURNAL OF UROLOGY [13] | patient group:40, mean age:27.8 ± 1.3 yrs., response rate: 93% (40/43); control group: 30 healthy women, mean age: 27.8 ± 1.4 yrs. | BDI (Beck Depression Index); RSES; FSFI; Cohen Test for Life Management Ability (CTLMA) | no significant difference | Well-matched comparison group; Adds to the limited knowledge | cross-sectional design; small sample size; selection bias |
Liao et al., 2011, AJOG [14] | patient group: 56, mean age:21.7 (18–52 yrs), response rate:72% (56/87); control group: standardization population. | SF-12; HADS; FSFI; Multidimensional Sexuality Questionnaire (MSQ) | no significant difference | Widely used questionnaires; Adds to the limited knowledge. | cross-sectional design; normative data are from a general population. |
Katharina Leithner et al., 2015, PLOS ONE [15] | patient group:10, mean age:36.7 ± 11.1 yrs., response rate: 59% (10/17); control group: 20 healthy women, mean age:25.5 ± 4.21 yrs. | FSFI; PHQ; Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI); World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment (WHOQoL-BREF) | no significant difference | Adds to the limited knowledge. | cross-sectional design; small sample size |
P.T.M. Weijenborg, et al., 2019, Human Reproduction [16] | patient group: 54, mean age:39.2 ± 13.8 yrs. response rate: 85%(54/63); control group: 79 healthy women, mean age: 36.7 ± 11.1 yrs. | SCL-90; HADS; RSES; FSFI; Female Sexual Distress Scale (FSDS); Female Genital Self-Image Scale (FGSIS); Maudsley Marital Questionnaire (MMQ) | no significant difference | Well-matched comparison group; Widely used and comprehensive questionnaires; | cross-sectional design; selection bias; small sample size; |
Adds to the limited knowledge. |