Psychological Interventions for the Quality of Life of Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Scoping Review of Clinical Trials

Polycystic ovarian syndrome with a significant prevalence is one of the most common disorders among reproductive aged women whose quality of life is affected by this disease and its complications. 

This scoping review study was conducted in 2023 by searching for related studies published from 2010 to 2023 in databases including PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Library, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, IranDoc, Magiran, SID, and Google Scholar using keywords such as “Yoga”, “hypnotherapy”, “motivational interventions”, “mindfulness”, “cognitive behavioral therapy”, “polycystic ovary syndrome”, “women”, “quality of life” in English and Persian languages. After screening the titles, abstracts, and full texts of 901 articles, 11 eligible articles were selected. Evaluation of their quality was done by Chocrane risk of bias checklist.

The 11 reviewed articles assessed four psychological interventions: cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, mindfulness therapy, and yoga program.

Psychological interventions such as mindfulness therapy, yoga, CBT, and motivational interviewing alone or with other interventions can increase the QOL of women with PCOS. However, it is necessary to conduct more studies with minimal bias and long-term follow-up to get stronger evidence.