PhD Scientific Days 2026

Poster Session 2.K - Mental Health Sciences

The Role of Psychodiagnostic Assessment in Chronic Pelvic Pain Evaluation

Előadó neve

Guttengeber, Anna

Neptune code

KEQ6TC

Előadó munkahelye

Semmelweis University Department of Urology

Előadó telefonszáma

+36703954744

Előadó e-mail címe

guttengeber.anna@semmelweis.hu

Az előadás címe

The Role of Psychodiagnostic Assessment in Chronic Pelvic Pain Evaluation

Szerző(k) neve és munkahelye

Anna Guttengeber¹, Miklós Romics¹

1: Semmelweis University Department of Urology

Bemutatás módja

Poszter

Szekció

Poster Session 2.K - Mental Health Sciences

Language of the presentation

Hungarian

Preferred session

Mental Health Sciences

Összefoglaló szövege

Introduction: Chronic pelvic pain is defined as pain occurring in the pelvic region that persists or recurs for at least 3 months. The diagnostic evaluation is often prolonged, contributing to a deterioration in quality of life and the development of psychological symptoms. The ICD-11 has introduced a new diagnostic category according to which chronic pain can be diagnosed in the absence of identifiable tissue damage and/or neurological pathology. This represents a paradigm shift, as chronic pain is recognized as an independent disorder, which may shorten the diagnostic process. In addition, the diagnosis introduces new specifiers, the assessment of which requires the use of psychodiagnostic tools.

Aims: Our aim is to characterize patterns in the medical histories and current symptoms of patients evaluated by the Chronic Pelvic Pain Task Force (CPP TF) at Semmelweis University, and to summarize the results of the multidisciplinary diagnostic assessment performed by the Task Force. Furthermore, we describe the methodology of a prospective questionnaire study aimed at the early identification and management of psychological mechanisms contributing to the persistence of pain.

Methods: In our retrospective cohort study, we analyzed the medical histories and characteristics of symptoms of patients assessed by the CPP TF between 2020 and 2025. In our prospective cohort study investigating the psychological correlates of pain, we employ standardized questionnaires completed during the medical assessment.

Results: Patients experienced pelvic pain for a mean duration of 24.64 months, and consulted an average of 8 medical specialists for their symptoms. A total of 36% of the sample exhibited comorbid mental disorders, most frequently somatoform pain disorder and depression.

Conclusion: Multidisciplinary evaluation of symptoms enhances diagnostic efficiency. The use of psychodiagnostic tests in the early phase of assessment facilitates a more precise classification of chronic pain according to the updated ICD-11 criteria.

Funding: The research was carried out as part of a full-time doctoral program funded by a Hungarian state PhD scholarship.

University

Semmelweis University

Supervisor

Dr. Romics Miklós PhD

Publication of my abstract

I do not give consent to the publication of my abstract on the website of the congress.

phd.section.field

in doctoral studies before complex exam (PhD)

Kind

Szabad

Status

elfogadva

Accepted presentation method

poszter

Előadás fájl jóváhagyás

nem rendelkezett róla

Előadó

9823

Start

18:54

End

18:57